ive been training for 10 years now so weight loss and losing weight fast/putting weight on is my forte, how much weight loss are you thinking??? without reading the whole thread, consider doing light weight workout to tone the body? but imo these fad diets are unhealthy...
lots of sleep, good quality work outs, maybe even take up boxercise?? boxing is an amazing workout... 10 years of doing it has left me with a body with literally no fat, just lean muscle.
if you goals are pure weight loss then i guess dieting will help but it will be a slow course. BTW my BMI firmly put me firmly in the over weight category, yet im the complete opposite of the scale.