If you like meat, there is a way for most people to lose weight without much effort. Go on a low-carb diet. One guy at work did it, then two of us, then three, then my wife and Mom and Dad tried it. Then another friend tried it. It worked for all of us. Eat less than 10% of your calories in carbs (about 4 calories per 1 gram of carbs), and eat as much meat is you want (and butter and cheese, no problem).
I wanted to lose about 5 lbs, but never got anywhere with trying to eat fewer calories. All that resulted in was being hungry all the time, and I didn't lose much weight. Went on a low-carb diet, and in about 4-6 weeks, lost 10 lbs and have with very little effort on my part kept it off for about a year or more now. I now weigh about what I did in high school.
If you want to read why this works and why most of what the US thinks it knows about nutrition is bogus, read "The Big Fat Surprise," by Teicholz. A fascinating book. Or one of the books by Gary Taubes.
