Eating meals made from scratch, lots of whole fruits and veggies coupled with healthy proteins does so much more than allow you to lose weight.
you are more alert, you get lots of fibre, you get vitamins, you feel satisfied longer etc.
gimmicks and tricks will just mess up your metabolism, and backfire because you will gain the weight back (plus more)
our metabolisms are so messed up from the junk we eat, the only way to set things right again is to eat real food, that has been prepared and portioned in a healthy way. couple that with lots of walking, taking the stairs etc, and you will be dropping pounds. :)

