[bcrdukes]

You need to learn to choose what you eat, when you eat, and how much you eat.

For me, I snack on a few apricots, cashews, almonds, walnuts - all unsalted. Half an avacado, some Wasa crisps or Ryvita with an olive spread or tapanade is great too. Switch from rye/sourdough to a whole grain bread (not multi grain.) I usually buy breads from Silver Hills bakery at Costco.

Drop the nutri-grain bars. Those do more harm than good. Instead, make your own. That and drink more water. Much more water. A few posts up mention avoiding man-made foods - listen to this and take it to heart. Look at your ingredient list when you go shopping. If you can't pronounce it or you don't know WTF it is - avoid it. You want wholesome foods and by that, stuff like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins like beef or chicken breast. The carbs hal0g0dv2 is referring to are slow-digesting carbs that are good for you. Fruits and veggies fall into that category. Somebody mentioned this in another thread but when you go to the grocery store, the best foods are usually found at the perimeter of the store - meats, veggies, seafood, breads. Anything from the aisles are things you want to avoid.