Thanks Bryan! I'll go read that now and assimilate the knowledge!

Salomon, I apologize for the misunderstanding and appreciate your help too! I actually do have questions regarding my diet. Portion size isn't too bad to figure out as it is but when eating more often but less quantity, how does that affect portion sizes? For example, if I am eating 6 times a day instead of 3, would I cut my 3-per-day portions in half and spread that out or do I need more/less? Also, are there any power foods, like bananas or almonds etc., that provide a huge benefit? Lastly, though I know what my portion sizes are these days, I have absolutely no idea what foods to combine/avoid eating together on any particular day/at all nor what an "ideal" week should be other than my scale telling me that things are working the next time I step on it. The easiest way to explain what I'm doing now is eating far less than before because I learned that my previous portions were way too big. Note that I do know my portions by cup sizes and that's about it.