Hi Mel, You need to adopt a high protein, low carbohydrate diet. This basically means: Lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, but stay away from the veg that is high in starch like butternuts, carrots, mielies, potatoes. Adopt sweet potatoes rather as your starch but try to eliminate any carbs for your evening meal. Stay away from bread - rye bread is fine - have 1-2 pieces for breakfast/lunch. Eat lean proteins like fish, chicken, pork fillet, turkey, venison etc. Drink a lot of water and eat smaller meals, often, to kick-start your metabolism. Snack on low calorie things like celery, cucumber. Exercise! At least 3 times a week. If you are serious about losing weight, spinning is the best way to get results fast and is very important for your metabolism. Good luck!