Hey I have also been struggling with diet plans, but I doing the weight watchers diet helpful n if you stick to the points you can do it. Must admit I didn't go to all the meetings, just went to the first two to get all the info that I needed and did it at home, and it actually worked, now I wanna maintain the weight which is why I am doing a calorie count diet, hope it helps.
All you can do is keep trying. I am in the same boat.Good Luck