Alright, I'm tired of this bullshit.

Here's a cookbook I recommend:
Rachel Ray's Just in Time

I'll post some easy-to-do healthy meal recepies too, perhaps in my journal or I'll start a thread.

Try this out for starters though.
1) TRY to have breakfast, everyday. Even if it's a bowl of cereal or a cup of yogurt. It'll jump start your metabolism in the morning and keep your energy-usage at a consistently higher rate than if you skip breakfast altogether. Long explanation: your body tries to conserve as much energy as possible if it knows it's not getting fed much (skipping breakfast is a BIG sign), so it doesn't use as much calories and gets into a habit of storing more energy, hence = lowering your metabolism and making you fatter. So if you have breakfast, you're alerting your body that you've filled your tank to a decent enough level to get through to lunch, and as you digest your 3-4 hour way to lunch, it helps you actually use more calories.
2) For lunch, try to squeeze in at least 1 thing of vegetable or fruit. Say for example, if you have fries and burger for lunch, skip 1/2 the fries and eat an apple or an orange in its place instead.
3) If you eat out, TELL THE WAITER TO BOX UP HALF YOUR ORDER FOR YOU when you order your food. TRUST ME, this works. Part of the biggest problem is that because A) most Americans grow up being TOLD to eat all / most of what they are served and B) The restaurant portions are usually 50% more food than a normal person needs to eat, it results to the habit of C) people over-eating without even noticing it. If you aren't feeling satiety after your half-meal, wait a while, and have tea with a SMALL desert. Usually when people satisfy their sweet tooth a little bit after their meal, it signals their brain that they are done eating. But keep in mind moderation, and SMALL portions is key.

Also some tips about HOW to eat (other than the types of foods you should eat)
1) TAKE YOUR TIME. The more time you take chewing and filling your stomach, you feel fuller at a faster rate, so you'll prevent yourself from eating more than what is necessary.
2) If it's too hard to calculate the right amount of nutrients you should be eating, try this website. MyPyramid.gov - United States Department of Agriculture - Home It's free, and it gives you a general guide of what kinds of foods you should be eating.
3) The method I stick to for bigger meals (usually dinner) is 15-20% carbs (my staples, rice and/or noodles), 20-25% protein (meats) and the rest of my plate fills with what I consider veggies. So if you were to have a full meal on ONE plate, try assembling your plate by serving yourself if HALF the plate filled with veggies first, then some meat and grains. You can worry about what kinds of veggies you should be eating a little later after you've gotten used to controlling yourself to eat vegetables for half your meal (very key).

Jam it back in, in the dark.