You need to increase the calories you use and decrease calories you take in by eating. While that part of the equation is simple, it is finding program that helps you do just that without making you feel deprived or causing you to pack on pounds as soon as weight loss program is over. Keep in mind, if you are able to find weight loss programs such as the Atkins or Scarsdale diets that work for you, they lead to long term weight loss, but only if you can keep following diet.