To control the amount of fat you eat: Fill up on fruits, vegetables, and grains, the foods at the base of the food guide pyramid. Think of meat as a side dish instead of as the center of your meal. Try main dishes that feature pasta, rice, beans, and/or vegetables. Or create low-meat dishes by mixing pasta, rice, beans, and vegetables with small amounts of lean meat, poultry, or fish. An example is bean soup flavored with a small amount of lean ham. Use cooking methods that require little or no fat. You can bake, broil, steam, roast, poach, stir-fry, and microwave. You can sauté in very small amounts of oil. You can also use broth, cooking sherry, wine, or even water to sauté. Trim off fat from meats before cooking. Drain off fat after you brown it. You can reduce the fat in hamburger by rinsing it under water after browning. Chill soups and stews after cooking so that you can skim off the hardened fat. The 5 to 8 teaspoons of fats and oils allowed per day can be used in cooking and baking and/or in salad dressings and spreads. Many foods are now fat-free in response to the recommendation to lower fat in our diets. You may find some of these foods useful, but it is possible to follow a low-fat diet without using them. Avoid believing that fat-free means calorie-free. Cookies, candies, chips, and frozen treats labeled fat-free still belong in the tip of the food pyramid with other desserts and snacks. Eat fat-free foods in moderation, as you would other foods. (Note: Some fat-free foods actually have more calories than their regular-fat counterparts.) http://my.webmd.com/content/healthwise/142/35452.htm#aa144653?z=3220_00000_0000_f1_01

Keep in mind that when you reduce fat in your diet, you should focus on "unnatural" fats—oils and fats that have been processed (using hydrogenation, for example). Many of them oxidise easily and are missing some of their original nutrients. Naturally occurring fats, such as those found in fish, nuts, avocados, seeds, olives, eggs and butter, are better for you. They have been credited with being good for the heart and helping with everything from depression to skin problems. Generally speaking, polyunsaturated and partially hydrogenated fats are bad for you and monounsaturated fats are good for you. Saturated fats are good for you as well, but only when taken in small amounts. Fats are an essential part of the body's cellular processes, so it would never be wise to eliminate them (even though you stated you want to simply reduce them). However, reducing the amount of "bad" fats in our diets can have positive health benefits.

Eat healthier and live a more active lifestyle.

Everyone says eat healthier. I say, kick his butt out of the house! lol

Avoid fatty food in the form of butter, processed cheese, red meat, many nuts like peanut are high in fats, whole milk. Substitute with : Margarine, cottage cheese, lean meat or white meat, skimmed milk, and olive oil (for cooking. olive oil is good fat high density lipid which is good for your heart). Take nuts those are high in Omega-3 like walnut.

Know your recipes. Prepare meals with the right ingredients. Trim meat of skin and fat. Pound to reduce cook time and reduce the amount of oil absorbed in stir fry recipes. This article may help. Good Luck! http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/196862/cooking_class_choosing_the_best_cooking.html

I think a few have already touched on this. But, first thing is stop eating fried foods. bake, broil, steam, poach, grill...stop frying! and read those labels! eat more fruit and vegetables. drink lots of water! I spoke to my doctor when I had gotten really heavy and had high bp/cholesterol. He advised against those "low carb" diets (Atkins) because they are very high in fat. He recommended, and I joined, Weight Watchers. I lost 76 lbs and now have normal bp/cholestrol. my doctor, and most others, agree that it is the healthiest diet around. and it's really about a healthy lifestyle. unlike Atkins, you can stay on Weight Watchers as long as you want. Atkins, and all those other "fast" weight loss diets are not healthy for long term dieting. and, once you stop those diets and go back to eating normally, you usually gain the weight back. talk to your doctor about what's best for you!

Eat more fruits, vegetable and whole grains. If do eat meat try to eat only lean meats like chicken, pork, lamb and fish. Stay away from red meat as much as possible.