Originally posted by 1mic
yeah thanks and im just gonna eat salad for dinner now....
Ha! It's not that bad. The only thing to remember is to burn more calories than you use
I don't follow a strict diet. The only things I'm really concious of is sugar consumption (start reading food content labels), and don't eat complete rubbish (e.g. McDonalds, Burger King, KFC), and not eating until I'm stuffed. I try to work to reducing carbs the evening, but I don't generally follow that one too closely. Also, make sure you drink enough water - often people mistake being thirsty for being hungry.
If I'm hungry I certainly won't deny myself (hell, that's why I do all that friggin' exercise in the first place!).
Remember, body condition is actually about fat content, NOT weight. You've got a number of options to reduce fat content, and eating less is usually the worst of them. Just keep a bit of an eye on what you eat, and make sure you do enough good quality exercise, and you'll be fine.
The other thing to remember is that even if you're fat, you still get 99% of the benefits of fitness. I'm carrying about 6-7 kilo in fat more than I should, but I have normal blood pressure and a resting heart rate of 46, so it's no big deal.