Permanent weight loss via a diet and exercise program doesn't work. Lifestyle change does. Other than weight loss surgery, which you probably don't qualify for, the next most successful aid to effecting lifestyle change is Weight Watchers.
Weight loss surgery has about an 80% success rate as measured by the number of people who lose 50% of their excess weight and keep it off for 2 years. Weight Watchers has about a 20% success rate. Internet advice from a car enthusiast forum has about a 2% success rate.
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