You need to drink alot of water as this will allow your bowel system to move regularly and this along will help alot with the weight issue. The best thing to do is to continue with your excercise routine and add a daily routine of walking each morning or night as this is one of the best ways to lose calories and the water will allow for proper circulation which will help to add to your metabolism. If you do want to start on a good diet plan I do highly recommend the Nutri-system diet and please stay away from the Ali diet as it is not as good as they say. Oristat can help with weight loss and is a prescrption diet medication so you should also ask your doctor about starting you on this to lose the weight you have gained and since it is only 15 pounds that would be better than going into a long term program if that is all you want to lose. Running is also good so keep that up but add a power walk to your routine as well and do one in the morning and one in the evening and you will be surprised at how this can help to boost your metabolism and speed up the weight loss.