So every summer i have tried to lose some weight, i am not extremaly overweight for my age (15 almost 16) but i am not necessarily where i want to be.. I am currently 170 pounds, i want to loose 40 then most likley gain some back by working out, gaining more muscle. I basically have no help from my parents because they are always working, and i need a good reliable diet/excersise plan that i can follow.

go  wheat  free. No pasta, pizza, bread and so on. And no food after 7

p.m.  People  achieve  marvellous  results  with it. Depending on your initial  weight,  you can drop upwards from 20 pounds a month. If you don't eat  wheat  then you don't eat all those sticky, fatty goey cakes, you don't  eat  junk  food,  and  you don't eat biscuits. But your diet is still  balanced. It costs nothing, and you do not have to calculate points or to buy special meals or plans.

I'm quite a bit older than you, but I tried several different plans when I wanted to lose weight and get stronger.



My favorite was one from Tom Venuto called Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle.  He's a very inspiring guy, and has a great workout and diet plan.



Another good one is Body for Life.  Again very inspiring program.



Last one I used was called Fat Loss 4 Idiots.  This one is more about losing weight than increasing fitness.  



All of these promote healthy weight loss through proper eating habits, and exercise.



You can search these programs out of Yahoo Search, or I have links to two of them on my page listed below..

I would suggest a cleansing diet. I lost 12 pounds in 9 days and then 28 pounds in less than a month. I also lost a lot of inches too!   I learned that cleansing will help the body get rid of toxins.  Toxins come from a lot of things like fast food, pollution, food additives and preservatives and lots of other things.  The toxins get stored in the fat in our body.  To get rid of the fat, we have to get rid of the toxins by cleansing the body.  This made sense to me and I decided to try a cleanse program and it worked.  The weight came off fast and this kept me motivated to keep going, not like other diets where the weight loss it too slow. I did Jenny Craig, Weight Watcher and Medifast.  If you want to learn more call the toll free number 1-877-587-4647 or check out the website.  This was the first time I ever did a cleanse, it was easy and I feel better.  Good luck whatever you decide to do!  
http://thebestcleansingdiet.com

try to burn more calories than you eat a day. running in the morning at night will help