What numbers to look for?

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Are there specific food data numbers that should be watched more closely, to eat better and lose weight?

When I tried eating healthy months ago, I TRIED to give up high carbs, high total fats, high saturated fats, too much sodium intake, the amount of sugars, and foods low in cholesterol. That of course left me with not much more than water. Even fresh fruit has a good deal of sugar in in. Obviously that futile (and uneducated) diet attempt ended in a couple of weeks. A friend suggested I simply watch my total fat amounts. This is a great web site and seems to focus on carb intake.

So are there one or two nutritionals food data numbers that are best to concentrate on, when trying to drop weight?

ps: if it matters, I'm a 55 y/o male trying to lose 20-25 lbs. (also I wish this message board had spell-check on it)

Chief_Rocka

Protein: 1g per pound of target bodyweight
Fat: 25% of total calories
Carbs: the rest