What helped me most was cutting out soda, and snacking on fruit/veggies before I eat a regular meal. I'm a grazer, so I'm constantly munching, which can be detrimental to trying to eat well. I keep carrot sticks, celery, and fresh/dried fruit VERY handy, and easier than anything else to get to, and I munch on those.

Since water isn't very satisfying to drink all the time for me, I have quite an assortment of teas....jasmine, blueberry, green tea, earl grey, various others.

I also started to really slim down when I started walking a lot....it doesn't have to be vigorous exercise to be beneficial! ^_^