My must have/must do list includes:

Keep lots and lots of those gladware storage containers for bringing stuff to work to eat EVERY DAY. A microwave at work is a godsend. I stink up the office every morning with my bacon and eggs.

A HUGE cup for drinking water so you don't have to run back and forth all the time for refills.

A bathroom close by.

A bin full of meats and cheeses in your fridge.

FITDAY!

DIET RITE!

A measuring tape to prove to myself that even though the scale numbers aren't shrinking, my size is.

Measuring spoons in every size and cups, half cups, quarter cups, etc. in the kitchen and USE THEM!

Keep packets of hidden valley ranch mix and sour cream to mix them in. Keep it thick for dips or thin it with cream to use as dressing on salads. Beats any dressing in a bottle both for taste and carbs.

Lots of canned veggies like spinach, greens, and green/wax beans.

Cabbage! The all-purpose veggie. Cauliflower, it's favorite cousin.

Sugar-free jello (with or without the cream cheese)

Exercise, exercise, exercise.

A supportive family.