I'm more of a numbers guy, so it's watching calories in vs. calories out and getting the right ratio of carbs/fats/protein.
Presently:
Caloric burn goal each day: 3000
Caloric intake goal each day: 2500
Carbs/Protein/Fat Ratio: 60/20/20
I'm burning off the last bit of excess fat (at 16% BF now, going down to 10-11%); I'm dropping about 1 - 1.25 lbs/week.
Here are some of my staples that I consume:
Egg Beaters
Wheat Toast
Shedd Spread (w/ Calcium)
Grapes
Oranges
Carrots
Turkey and Ham (luncheon meat)
Sugar-Free JELL-O Pudding snacks
Sun Chips (the small 140 cals/bag size)
Fat Free Plain Yogurt
Ground Turkey w/ Whole Wheat Egg Noodles, Tomato sauce, Zucchini, Red Bell Pepper and Onion
Rubio's Fish Tacos
An occasional Big Fat Chicken Taco from Del Taco
Steamed Veggies
Yams
I manage all of this using a BodyBugg (worn 23 hours/day to measure calories burned) and the software that goes with it to track my calories consumed (my food log). My targets are set by my personal trainer.