Hey!
Welcome to the forum!
I find calorie counting a great way to lose weight, because nothing is restricted. Even if you have a bad day, (an off diet day) dont worry, you'll still lose, I'd say the biggest tip for losing weight is to be able to have an off day and be able to continue again the next day, without thinking omg i've broken my diet, ect. If you can tackle that then you're onto a winner. I lost over 5 stone through CC'ing and still had days where I ate mcdonalds, chinese, crisps, chocolate ect, it wasn't every day, and I never put on weight apart from when it was "ladies week"
Good luck, i'll keep an eye out for your diary.