I am counting calories. I record them on www.fatsecret.com and there's a nice application for my phone from that site as well. I consume 1600kcal a day and shoot for 5-6 days a week for exercise. I try for a deficit of 700-1000kcal per day.

Its been proven that people that record their daily intake of calories loose more weight and keep it off. I certainly have seen that truth for myself.

What plan are YOU on?

I use fitday and I'm trying to stay in a range of 1200-1800 cals. To be honest, I have been failing miserably though. I know I need to get serious about counting, not just guessing, calories.

Calorie counting and exercise. I write down everything that eat!! Even if it is just 5 calories. All of those 5 calories add up!!!

Primarily whole foods and the hunger scale, but I also keep a tally of my calories. But I consider it an off plan day if I eat within the calorie range and it consisted of junk.

Also, I exercise about an hour a day, 6 days a week.

Whole foods, counting calories (1600 or below), exercising at least 100 minutes a week (Mon-Friday)....I write down everything I eat. What plan am I NOT on?

Using a Go Wear Fit and calorie counting with the Lose It app on my Iphone.

I do south beach but still use sparkpeople.com to track everything, I just changed the ranges of carbs and protein and fat.

I also use a gowearfit to track calories burned and my exercise and so on.

I use sparkpeople to track calories and exercise. I try to shoot for 1500-1800 cal/day. I work out at least 5 times per week and try to have a calorie deficit of 500-1000 cals/day.

I've tried to eat less processed food and more whole grains and veggies. I've also cut out all soda and most "junk food". I still occasionally will eat M&M's or something, but try to minimize it and definitely track it, so that I can account for it in my daily totals.

I don't have a structured plan ... I'm just eating better ..... and trying to eat more fruits and veges and lean protein.....

I exercise 6 days a week and have a personal trainer for 1 of them ....

I have also cut out coffee .... and I am drinking more water or herbal tea ...

I am on WW right now but will probably count calories using my fitness pal when my membership is up. I needed the weekly weigh in's to get me back on track.

I also exercise 4-5 times a week and aim for 30-45 minutes each time.

WW works for me but only for liek three weeks. Then I get bored. I need to try something else. Is there something where you don't have to write stuff down and keep track of stuff? Yipes I am no good at that.

That's why I like the whole foods concept. I am a "starter." I begin something and get all gung-ho and then it fizzles quickly. So, I decided to switch what I eat and pay attention to my hunger level. I eat frequent meals and (most of the time) avoid emotional eating. No points or calories to track! It is really hard to eat too many calories if you are eating unprocessed, natural foods and stopping when you're full. The first few weeks, I did eat a lot, but after a bit, I was satisfied on less. I never get bored because there are so many great recipes and foods out there I have never tried. I am learning about cous cous and quineoa and barley lately. I like the flavor and how much it fills me up.

Ultimately, find what plan works best for you and just stick with it. There are so many plans to learn about on 3FC.

Sound interesting. Is there something I can read to learn more?

I'm a calorie counter, but what I eat depends on the day. More low-GI carbs on Monday, Wednesday and Friday because of my cardio; Tuesdays and Thursdays are more protein-based because of strength training, but in the last 4 weeks, this has all but fallen by the wayside since I haven't been doing a lot of strength training. I don't have carbs for dinner if I can absolutely help it.

I'm tracking with My Fitness Pal and counting roughly 1400 to 1700 a day with a 500-700 calorie a day deficit.

I'm also trying to eat more veggies and fruits- 3 pieces of fruit a day, plus 2-3 vegetables (I'm not a veggie person; but I like salads) a day. I'm also a bit more mindful of what a serving looks like and have been obsessive about weighing and measuring tablespoons and teaspoons and what 35 grams of chips looks like and how much 25 grams of cheese is.

Rachel - try reading Tosca Reno's Eat Clean Diet book. She's not the first person to coin this concept, but she explains it really well in her books. I am a big fan!