a few years ago i was 60 pounds overweight and i am 4'10 so that is really very overweight for me much more so than someone of average height. anyhow i mostly followed the advice in the book called eat to live by dr fuhrman and i lost 55 pounds. i'm certain if i followed his advice completely i would lose the rest. i always hesitate to mention it because i think i come off sounding to excited or something but since i followed the advice i have ore energy than i have ever had i feel better my skin looks better and what i love about it is how much sense it makes and how scientific it is. his advice about nutrition is just very rational and logical and he himself was a athlete he did figure skating and was in the Olympics. he has two books that are newer and sold together eat for life and eat for health and i like those books better they make the dietary changes less sudden and easier to manage and get the philosophy of having a diet that is nutrient dense across really well.