What did you diet wise, Szu? I remember you posted your fitness routine in the fitness thread?
Well, I will admit there were a few circumstances that "helped" me lose the weight. Early on, I just tried to eat less meals and cram most of my food intake before my workouts. I didn't become really picky about the types of food that I ate, but I did slowly phase out certain products over the course of those years (fried foods, soda, junk food, etc.)
In 2001-2002, I switched to a bodybuilding diet regime of 4-5 smaller meals a day. I focused on eating a meal every 3-4 hours. I replaced all the soda and other soft drinks with water and juice. I drank the occasional over-the-counter protein shakes before my workouts. I only started taking my own Whey protein shakes in around 2007.
Now, my diet is almost the same thing every day.
Breakfast: 3-5 egg whites, whole wheat toast (sometimes substitute toast with oatmeal if I'm really hungry), orange juice, and some fruit
Lunch: Grilled chicken sandwich or salad and occasionally a soup (the soup menu changes in my cafe, but I usually have something with chicken or turkey)
Light pre-workout meal: a few nutrition bars and some fruit
Post-workout: protein shake
Dinner: small amount of rice, chicken or fish, and some veggies.
