What makes us fat?

I have used every excuse in the book for being overweight: hormones, medication lack of time to eat and exercise. All nonsense! The simple reason for being fat is taking in more energy than your body consumes. So I have to investigate what I am consuming that makes me fat: 

Problem 1 :

Coffee - Note no sugar and milk since 15 years ago but still very problematic http://www.ivillage.com/does-coffee-habit-slow-weight-loss/4-n-142436

Solution: Cut back from 6 cups to 3 cups

Problem 2:

Wine: Some good news at last ! Several sites state that women who drink More often is less likely to gain weight due to metabolic adaption. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Binge-Drinking-Means-Weight-Gain-in-Women-120742.shtml. Tim Ferris also states in his 4 hour body that he had a glass of red wine every night without any influence on weight loss. So I think for now the glass of red every night can stay:)

Problem 3:

Irregular eating patterns - Busy skip meals often slowing metabolism. If you are hungry you crave (an especially crave carbs NOBODY EVER CRAVES CARROT!)

Solution: From tomorrow plan better on afternoon meals and snacks for teatime. 

Problem 4:

Calory counting - I have been following low Carb diet without much success. 

Solution: I am therefore starting a low calory diet instead. From tomorrow I will be counting each calory I put in my mouth. I found a very helpfull calculator (http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm) and it recommends the following:

	Ex Fat Loss	Fat Loss	Maintain
Monday	1602	1766	2207
Tuesday	1602	1602	1766
Wednesday	1922	2119	2649
Thursday	1602	1766	2207
Friday	1602	1602	1987
Saturday	1762	1943	2428
Sunday	1602	1766	2207

The challenge comes in to work out how many calories I have consumed already and is allowed. Therefore I will have to plan very carefully every day. LOL I suppose there goes the wine after all, I am sure above does not allow any of that!!!

Who of you have tried any of the above with good results?