heart healthy

I've gained too much weight over the last 2 years--almost 50 pounds--and I really want it to come off.  This diet appeals to me because it originated as a heart-healthy diet that had the side effect of weight loss, and my family history is really bad with heart attacks, strokes, and a personal diagnosis of hypertension last year at age 30.  So far it's going very well with 5 pounds lost, and lik