He does say low-fat
or skim, so the 2% should be ok. I know it's hard to jump to skim milk for a lot of people. I personally prefer it, and the only thing I'm missing is the saturated fat, lol.
Cola habits can be hard to break! Your 2 liter of Pepsi contains 800 calories! If you can get rid of that, the weight should just fall off, lol. I think you should still go forth with a balanced diet, such as Fat Smash, since it's important to get plenty of whole grains and vegetables in your diet. But you may not be able to kick the Pepsi cold turkey, and we don't want you to give up. Have you tried the new flavored diet pepsi? I think it's flavored with berries or something. Jazz - that's the name. I tried it recently and it was really good! If you can't give up the hard stuff, hopefully you can cut back some until you can give it up. Limit yourself to 2 cans, one in the am and one in the pm, as a treat if you stuck with the rest of your plan. You are still reducing your calories by a huge chunk.
I LOVE water
But I can't stand it from the tap. I buy bottled spring water by the gallon and keep it in the fridge so it's ice cold. I crave it! I don't like all brands of bottled water, I had to try several before I found one that I fell in love with. I also use a filter on the tap to use for cooking water. If it helps any, Aquafina bottled water is bottled by the Pepsi company