how many pops do you drink on an average day? one or less is ok. try to avoid it though. excessive sugar can stop the weight-loss process because you have sugar to burn instead of fat. Try to skip the pop. try anything sugar free. for breakfast, try the sugarfree jello (10 calories a container) and fruit. natural sugar is normal to get (like in fruit) but not too much. try to find a happy medium. I use "Windsor Pilates" its a set of exercize wideos. Only 5 days a week for 20 min a day, I did it for a month or so, and dropped about ten pounds. that should be a start. Good Luck. Please dont torture yourself though. You can find "safe foods" just look at the label. Sodium should be under 20% and in the contents if "fructose" or "sugar" is in the top 5 ingredients (ones listed first) it is high in sugar.