I'm trying to lose some weight, too. In the past I've done really well with calorie counting, so I'm going back to that. What I do is vary my calories per day, though. I read a book that gave a formula on how many calories you need to eat in 1 week to lose 1-2 (or however many) pounds a week, and then I just divided that up between 7 days. I heard varying like that is better for your metabolism because it keeps it guessing. I can look up the formula later if you want. I'd also recommend not eating the same thing everyday.. maybe you can plan several meals that you know work and just mix those up instead? Good luck, though. I'm on vacation now, so it's tough.. I'm just trying to not go crazy, but once I'm back at school I'll be back on the calorie counting full blast.