weight loss

What was the way you lost weight? What gave you the best results ?
I will be starting to work out 5 days a week at the gym in 4 weeks.
What excercises are best? How was your diet? Did you take anything?

How much did in lose in what period of time?

All help would be great ! Thanks  

ETA: I'm wanting to lose 50 lbs.

&& I meant to post this in weight loss ..

At around 7 months post pardom I saw a very unflattering picture of myself. So, I switched myself into high gear and started running. Previously I was only walking. In addition to running I started doing ab work outs on dvd and you tube. The combination helped me lose a lot. My pre pregnancy weight was 142, at 40 weeks I was 184! When I started to get serious about losing my baby weight I was 160. I'm currently 149 lbs. I don't diet because as soon as you stop the special diet you gain weight. Instead I eat smart, I'm also a vegetarian. I have a huge sweet tooth that I indulge in probably way more than I should, but you gotta let yourself every once in a while. So yeah, basically to sum it up I lost weight most effectively from doing at least 30 minutes of cardio 6 days a week in addition to core workouts everyday...and healthy eating. So far it's gotten me 11 lbs lighter.