The following plans have an excellent track record for weight loss while promoting healthful eating habits:

Weight-Watchers

NutriSystem

This website helps you count calories for both fresh home-cooked and commercially prepared foods. There is a calculator to help you determine how many calories you should consume daily to achieve your particular weight goal. The website is particularly good when you are first starting a diet, to help you determine how many calories you are really eating in a day. It also tracks how many calories you have burned at any point in the day. And it's Free!

Calorie Count

Health Organizations

The USDA's Food Pyramid: "Not your father's old Food Pyramid"

The American Diabetes Association

The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency to help reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

The American Stroke Association is solely focused on reducing disability and death from stroke.

Tools

Want to know the amount of each food group you need daily?

Link to free Calorie Count from About.com Health to count calories needed for goal weight.

Support

My Diet Buddy provides online support.