You know, I've been moderately overweight for most of my life. (5'10", reached a max weight of 230lbs) and have managed to get down to around 180 over the last 6 months. Seriously, it's not that hard. It seems strange to me, now, to look at people struggling with their weight like it's some kind of complex, arcane process. Just... get out and run. Live on low-calorie frozen dinners and run. The weight will come off.