Honestly, any form of elimination diet (don't eat x, for any x) works, in direct proportion to how many of your calories typically come from that x. It's not w

Honestly, any form of elimination diet (don't eat x, for any x) works, in direct proportion to how many of your calories typically come from that x. It's not what you eat, in that regard. Pick anything you eat a lot of, and stop eating it. You'll have a hard time matching that missing intake with other foods, and so you'll eat fewer calories, and so you'll lose weight. If your diet has a name, it's a fad.