Today I am wearing a piece of straight fabric wrapped around secured with a belt and folded over - I need to take my kilts apart and make them smaller and everything else is in the wash.
I have been under a lot of stress and not eating two meals a day which was my usual routine, about every 12 hours, so I can really recommend not snacking as I wasn't doing that, and sticking to mainly foods containing protein and fats, then gradually reducing until you find the amount of carbs which will allow you to lower your weight.
I have two cups of coffee with cream as a daily maximum, in hot weather I drink sugar free fizzy or squash, and water. I drink water when I get up and when I go to bed.