Eat This, Not That
This one didn't work so well for me because I already do most of my cooking at home (especially now that I'm unemployed). When I do eat out, it's generally not at a chain restaurant. Their book seems more designed for someone who eats at chain restaurants and buys processed foods. Also, I keep kosher (but will eat kosher fish or vegetarian food at non-kosher restaurants) and am a bit of a picky eater, so my choices at restaurants are already quite constrained by that.
I liked that there was no food journaling or calorie counting required, and that it wasn't a low-carb diet (I get really irritable on low-carb diets). I didn't like that it didn't have much guidance for someone who cooks from scratch.
Mediterranean diet or Asian diet
I have been pretty much eating this way for the past 10 years, though not following any formal diet plan. I'm still fat
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Slim-Fast
I tried this about six years ago, and lost weight on it. Trouble was that I got sick of the shakes (and of the monotony of always having the same thing for breakfast and lunch) and gained it back.