Hi Trish!

Counting calories is a good plan. If your appetite is triggered by carbs like breads, pasta, potatoes, chips, cakes, and candies, it might be a good idea to look into low carb eating. If you don't have a particular problem with carbs, then straight counting calories should work just fine for you. Everyone is raving about the myfitnesspal app so you might want to look into that. It's supposed to be extremely helpful. Good luck!