welcome to the site, there's lots of good info here to get you going in the right direction. Read the stickies for lots of the best info around. Diets are frustrating, but thats because most of them don't work. They don't teach you what to eat or how to eat after you're done with "the diet". And none of them do anything you can't do by making changes to the types and amounts of food you eat, rather than "going on a diet". If you have any questions, don't be afraid to speak up.