Good for you!! I know you can do it. I also dont believe a calorie is a calorie. I have tried everything but now I picture weight loss differently in my head. I think you have to focus on your body doing what it naturally wants to do - food in - process - and food out as efficiently as possible. For me, that means, eat what is useful to that process and then work your body (exercise) to facilitate that process, drinking plenty of water to keep keep it all moving. A wellness coordinator referred me to this site for the purpose of keeping a food diary so she can help me make better choices for my situation. At this point, it is only to look at my current eating habits; however, now that I have been doing this a week - it is actually forcing me to be more accountable and aware of my choices. I passed over desert because I didnt want to have to put it in my food tracker later. At first it was about being judged but now when I look back over my week, I am actually seeing the bigger picture.