Don'ts:
1. Don't drink regular Soda. Switch to Diet if you really need a soda.
(Cut it out completely.)
2. Don't eat after 7PM.
(Myth)
3. Don't eat carbs after Noon.
(Bad advice. Eat carbs any time you want, and even just before bed. Your body STILL needs energy when it rests)
4. Don't finish your plate when you eat out. They always server portions that are WAY too big.
(Good advice.)
5. Don't eat out very often, and never eat fast food. Except maybe once a month at best.
(Never eat out)
Do's:
1. Do drink lots of water.
2. Do eat small meals ONLY when you are hungry. Stop when you are no longer hungry.
(And eat slowly, it takes 10-20 mins for the body to digest. don't scarf food)
3. Do cook as many of your meals at home as you can. It's just simply better for you, and you have more control over what you eat.
(Don't eat out at ALL.)
4. Do cardio in the mornings, before you eat.
(MYTH. Morning cardio is better for you, but eating typically has no effect based on dozens and dozens of independent studies and my own trial and error accounts)