newbie

hi i have just joined what looks like a brilliant site, my name is val i have been dieting all my life without much success (not down to the diet but down to boredom) i decided i would start to count calories and have a 1200 allowance, it's really shocked me how many calories some foods have and also what a lot of mindless eating i do .now i'm counting the cals i have stopped myself taking a few grapes or banana cuase at the end of the day they all add up. hopefully i will get to "meet" a few of u to help me along the way i would like to lose at least 20lbs eeek lol good luck to anyone that reads this post