Cheese was the thing killing me. I'd make a chicken wrap with cheese and spinach, and half the calories were the slice of cheese. Crazy. I've been using MyFitnessPal for about a month. I don't love it, but it integrates with my Garmin fitness watch. For me, to feel sane, it isn't a travesty to deliberately cheat, i.e. knowingly go over my calorie limit occasionally. For me personally, it is terrible to lie to myself about how terrible some food is or how much I ate. The more honest one is with themselves and their calorie tracking, the better. (Though I'm on vacation right now and my log is a mess these last few days. There's no cell service, making it a bit more difficult.) MFP tells me my limit is about 2000 calories/day. Some days this seems hard. I find it's easier for me to burn 200 calories exercising and eat 2200 calories than to do nothing and eat 2000. But again one needs to be honest about the exercise. I've heard it said "it's hard to outrun a donut."