Yeah losing weight sucks. I would advise for a eating reeducation instead of diet, as diets are temporary and a long term solution would be the best. Most of the weight loss process is about diet instead of exercise. What I can suggest is:
- EAT BREAKFAST. Seriously. Idk how things are where you live but in my country people usually skip breakfast. It makes you hungry and either you'll eat whatever is available (usually something sugary or carbs) or overeat on lunch. Oatmeal with banana is my personal go to.
- NEVER EVER FOLLOW A EATING PLAN WHERE YOU FEEL HUNGRY. Please. If you are constantly hungry your body will be like "oh no there's no food, whenever food comes I'll store everything I can so we survive through these trying times!", Besides, it's not healthy.
- LESS CARBS, MORE PROTEIN. Also the carbs you eat should be whole grains. Carbs are the fuel and whatever you eat that is not used is stored. You need some, but not a lot. Protein, on the other hand, ain't stored, as it is only to build muscle. Chicken, lean cuts of meat and eggs are the best sources.
- AVOID FRUITS. Shocking, ikr. But even though fruits are indeed healthy, they are packed with sugar and are not so good if you trying to lose weight. One fruit a day, no more. Also no fruit juice, even if sugarless.
- DON'T EAT NUTS. Nuts are delicious but very caloric! Peanuts, almonds, cashews etc. Rule or thumb: if you can buy oil or butter of it, avoid!
- DRINK WATER. It will make your metabolism work better, besides, as you eat more fiber you absolutely need more water to digest it. Things won't be fun when mother nature calls otherwise. Forming the habit is the hard part, and I suggest those squeezing bottles that are faster to drink as opening a bottle all the time can be a hassle.
- CUT DOWN SUGAR, ENTIRELY IF POSSIBLE. You'd be surprised by how much sugar there is on our diets. Not only the one you add on drinks or eat on desserts. Get into the habit of reading labels. I'm prediabetic and read every label of what I buy, and it's tragic. I've found that BACON can have sugar! Scandalous!!! Also, if you absolutely need to sweeten something, use stevia sweetener if possible. It's the most natural.
- ALLOW A BIT OF "CHEATING". Tbh, I HATE overly restrictive diets and hate the word cheating when it comes to them. When you start a change, it can be really hard to follow it, and when you make a oopsie you feel awful and it goes down from there. That's a great way to put people on two categories of those who can and those who can't, totally ignoring those who are in the middle ground. If you wanna eat a very tiny bit of fries along with your salad and grilled chicken, you might as well, as long you're controlling how much you eat of it and not feeling guilty about it, you're golden. Being aware is way more important than feeling guilty.
- BUILD SOME MUSCLE. Had to include this one. Muscles are very demanding and just by having some muscle, you can lose weight doing nothing! Not saying to go into bodybuilding or anything, but having just a bit.
That's all I can remember for now, sorry for the long text!