Hi, well, what works very good for me is eating a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables (trying to limit carbs and sugars) and getting out and shooting hoops or walking or just running around for about an hour everyday. Also, if your interested in counting calories, a great way to break the weight plateau is to divide calories (a week total of around 9500) into uneven segments throughout the week, starting with Sunday with about 1100 and Wednesday being most with about 1800, then going back down. This speeds up your metabolism by giving it more food, yet you won't gain any weight because your week total is still an average of around 1200. Good luck!