Hello, I have posted here a bit already but i have finally figured out my plan so i'd like to sort of announce it, hoping that that will help me stick with it. For 10 days so far, i've been on 2000 calories a day, and i think that will work. I'm not excluding any foods, and my diet does include small amounts of junk food, which i'm ok with. The thing that has been lacking is structure/discipline--i pretty much eat whenever i feel like it, which results in way too much snacking in the mornings (i am most hungry in the mornings). So instead of snacking endlessly, here is my plan:

Breakfast (after working out): 700 cal.
10 a.m.: 300 cal. snack
12:30: 400 cal. lunch
3:00: 200 cal. snack
End of the day: 400 cal. dinner

But, eventually i'd like to start eating less in the mornings so that i can have more calories for dinner if i want to go out with friends or go on dates or whatever. That will be my next step.

Current weight as of this morning: 153. Goal is about 147.5, hopefully within a month. Once i reach that goal, i may increase my calories a tiny bit, and/or throw in a "cheat" day here and there...but want to stick with the same general plan for the long term...and hope i lose another few pounds eventually. I'd be ecstatic to reach 145.