First, don't EVER try to not eat again!!! I have restricted my calories and I often get lightheaded (I'm not obese nor do I have any risk factors for diabetes).
I feel like I type this a lot on the weight loss threads but can I suggest that you either start with www.sparkpeople.com or www.myfitnesspal.com. Don't do ANYTHING today with your food. Just start a free account on one of these and spend the next week or two being *mindful* of what you eat and LOG IN EVERYTHING YOU PUT IN YOUR MOUTH. I mean EVERYTHING.
This will give you a real feel for how much you are eating, if your carbs are out of whack, if your protein is low, if you eat too much sugar, etc. Once you've looked at that for a week or two, start looking at areas to cut.
Each site will give you guidelines in the beginning anyway. For instance, sparkpeople told me I needed to eat 1250-1550 calories per day in order to lose weight. I tracked my food for 2 weeks and I was eating about 2300 calories per day. Based on that, I could go back and look at what food were big calorie/carb offenders.
This tactic has probably helped me more than any other thing I've tried in 20 years.
After 2 weeks of tracking, I finally got mentally prepared and motivated enough to change my eating. I have lost 10 lbs in about 6 weeks and I only really needed to lose 10 lbs (I thought it would take much longer).
So, despite everyone throwing you a bunch of tips and recipes, please get familiar with your own habits as they are today and start using one of these sites to educate yourself on how you should be eating.
It's tough but it can be fun and challenging.
What she said.
Over the past two years I have lost 40lbs. The key for me was keeping track of what I was actually eating and exercising. Once I started measuring out portion sizes and counting calories, I realized that I was eating more than I ever thought possible. It was a reality check for me- I couldn't fool myself when it was all in front of me on paper or on a food scale. I am not on a certain diet. I just make choices as to what I am really hungry for. For example, Chick-fil-a is my weakness - I love it. I had it for lunch today. I know that eating a whole meal( sandwich, fries and drink ) is more carbs, fat, and calories than I prefer to eat so I made a choice to have an 8 piece nugget, cole slaw and an unsweet tea instead of having a sandwich and fries. That was today though, next week I may decide I want the nuggets and fries or just a sandwich. If I eat the sandwich with the bun then I try to make up for the bun/butter by not having the fries. For me, it is about choices and keeping my portions in control. I try very hard to make good healthy choices most of the time, but I do allow myself to enjoy my cravings every once in a while (like Chick-fil-a). Over time you will find that your body functions so much better when you make smaller and healthier choices. Exercising was and is also a huge part of my weight loss. Running and working out with weights has yielded the most obvious results for me. I went from being a size 12 to a size 2. By no means am I suggesting that you run. I had to work slow towards running - I went from walking 3 miles in one hour to being able to run 6 miles in a hour over a two year period. In some ways, exercising motivates healthy eating, and healthy eating motivates exercising. Good for you for wanting to improve your health.One of my favorite meals is a low carb wrap filled with an ounce of cheddar cheese and all of my favorite veggies(alvocadoes, spinach leaves, alfalfa sprouts, fresh or pickled peppers, olives, tomatoes, etc). Sometimes I will add Great Northern beans or Navy beans to it with a splash of tabasco sauce.
I also love Wasa multigrain crackers. They are only 45 calories a cracker and you can top them with sugar-free peanut butter and bananas, or Laughing Cow cheese wedges, or anything you like. Also keep salt free almonds and walnuts on hand - just make sure to measure out portion sizes. I make fresh salsa weekly, and I love it on lettuce wrap tacos, grilled chicken, or steaks.
I NEVER thought to wrap my tacos with lettuce rather than flour tortillas 
lol I make a point to not buy sweets because I know I don't have any will power when it comes to them lol
). Various protein drinks work for me for breakfast along with a cup of coffee. Atkins makes them. Watch the calories though as some drinks have a ton of sugar. You can find them at around 150 calories. When you shop look at the protein content per serving. The higher the better but watch the calories as well.
I still allow a few "treats" in... Like a granola cereal (mucho sugar!) or a bag of tortilla chips, but for the most part, I feel sick buying stuff that's been overly processed. My DD asked for those Jimmy Dean bfast sandwiches and I literally felt ill. 
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