Okay, nothing "quick and easy" is healthy. Just so you know.
Your best bet would be to up your protein intake (meat, cheese, dairy (low or nonfat dairy/cheese)) and lower your complex carb intake (starches like breads, potatoes, pasta, etc. Anything with flour in it). Make sure you eat some of that, but try to make it earlier in the day so you can burn it off by the end.
Lay off the junk food and soda. You don't want anything with high fructose corn syrup in it.
Aim for about 1500 calories a day doing all that, and start an exercise regimen. Even just walking around your neighborhood to start is a good idea. Exercise is key to weight loss.
DON'T take pills to lose weight, and DON'T try any of these fad diets (Atkins, South Beach). They work, but you can gain the weight back easily because your body forgets how to use the carbs that you'll eventually put into it.
Eat something small every 3-4 hours to help speed up your metabolism. Green tea is good for that, too. Make sure you drink lots of water.
Just so you know, also, any sort of deprivation diet isn't good. Good diets balance every food group (including refined sugars, but that has to be in major moderation) so your body learns how to use all of it to its advantage.
This is what I do, and it works for losing weight. It's a little bit slow going, but it's permanent, and it's something you can keep up for a long time, which is what you should be looking for. If you're unhappy with your body, don't "diet," change your lifestyle.
Be kind to your body.
Good luck!
-Siren =)

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