heya Chris! - my only bone fide "tip" with the weight loss is to have patience ... I waited a whole month before the needle budged one tiny little bit ... (and it took a doctor's meeting with me in floods of tears because nothing had happened!!)
And yet after two months - over a stone has gone ... however you might note that my target BMI is still in the "overweight" department according to the governmental guidelines ... I am aiming for a weight where I KNOW I will be fit and healthy
and it's psychologically achievable
If you're looking to go about low-carbing with a moderate approach (I like to think of it as carb reduction not carb removal) then the main "hints" I stick to are:
don't eat bread or breaded products, don't eat bakery products (not just because of the sugar overload), don't eat potatoes (yes that included MaccyD's fries), don't eat pasta or rice in any fashion.
DO eat protein (I choose nuts, low carb macadamia nuts are heaven - and no, I'm not on commission) - you don't have to eat a 14lb steak (I'm a vegetarian and quite happy with my current protein intake)
Evaluate your own body's reaction to carb foods - for instance I can eat a slightly underripe banana and have great BGs afterwards, however, even one quarter of a small bowl of chips, the tinest amount of bread (literally a crust) and my BGs act like they hate me !
Use your meter to guage what makes for good BG control and what doesn't - once you have an idea of what you "can" and "can't" eat, thens tick with it for a while before introducing smaller amounts of "new" things and testing again those results.
These are just a few hints, Eddie's lost like 4 stone and Tub's lost I can't even work out how much - waaaaaaaaaaay more than me, so those are the guys to be asking, lots of other people have lost much more weight than I have, it's just that I'm like a puppet, and you pulled my string (ie, you asked me hahahaha0 ...
all the best and keep smiling, keep the faith and if you can control your Blood Glucose levels I am pretty sure you can drop some excess weight too
Jem xox