some fad diets that actually work?

Fad diets don't work on the long term, if they did, you'll see them everywhere. High chances are that if you do lose 10 - 15 pounds in a month, you'll likely gain it back very quickly. A regular diet is your best choice. Eating junk foods once in a while is fine, majority of the time you want to eat the foods you know you should be eating, in other words more cooking, less buying microwavable junk.