A few others things I did/do (I remember as the thread continues because I didn't do it all at once), is I switched to low fat foods in milk, dressings, margarine, etc. unless it tastes terrible. I use olive oil instead of other oils and sparingly. I have always baked or grilled my food - greasy, fried foods are rare for me. (I even bake French fries.) I changed to whole grain, high fiber breads. I can't stand the gluten free anything and whole wheat pastas were nasty to me. I compromise - if it tastes fine or the same, I switch. If it is noticeably and unpleasantly different, I don't. I eat a lot of salads and vegetables with grilled meat. I added salmon to my diet. I never skip Mondays to workout as it sets the tone for the week and the weekends are when I am most likely to get a little off track.