Want Some Advice On Calorie Counting

[davejonesbkk]

I need to get into shape as Im starting to get a bit of a stomach and double chin (Im 6ft and now weigh around 90kg). I dont have a problem with getting into the gym, I can often go for months by going 3-4 times a week and Im in ok shape then, however if I stop for more than a couple of weeks I find it hard to get into it again. My plan is to get into the habit of running 4km-5km around 5 times a week followed by some weights.

That part isnt a problem for me, the problem is that I like my food, I dont mean junk food though, just any food, I can easily put away breakfast plus 3 square meals a day, I also have a problem with eating at night and can never sleep on an empty stomach.

So my questions are:

What is the best way to count calories, particularly for both western foods and thai? Is there a good website or system that I can follow?

What kind of healhy snacks can I eat at night say around 10pm (based on me going to bed around midnight)? I know they say you shouldnt eat after 8pm but that is just not possible for me, Ive tried so many times and just end up starving hungry and eating a huge sandwich around 11pm

In the past when Ive tried to watch what I eat my regular day has consisted of the following:

Breakfast

2 tangerines

A bowl of muesli OR 2 slices of toast (brown bread) with either margarine or peanut butter

Lunch

1 sandwich (2 slices of brown bread) with plenty of salad and either a tin of tuna (no mayo) or sardines for the filling or cheese/ham (I can only eat tinned fish so many days in a row before I get sick of it).

Mid-afternoon snack (often after the gym)

Same as above but with just 1 slice of bread

Possibly a couple of small bananas too

Dinner

Thai food, I go for anything here but I usually need more than just some rice with something on top and often have 1-2 side dishes.

Evening snack

Biscuits/cookies + milk (slim)

I try to eat those digestive buscuits but they are so plain and dull and often end up on choc ones

What would the above be in total calories for the day and how could I improve on it?

[davejonesbkk]

Oh I forgot coffee, I drink around 2-3 cups of strong black a day, all other times its water.

[robblok]

Without weights of the food your eating nobody can say a thing.

I know what you mean with going to the gym and then if you stop for a while its hard to get back into shape. I have the same problem. Every year when my parents are here i get a long break from the gym.. and that break gets longer then even when they are gone.