Calorie Counting Combined with ADF

[StitchIsMySpiritAnimal]

So, I need to get a bit of a grip on my diet. I'm miserable, tired all the time, achy joints and just deteste what I see in the mirror!

I'm 6'0 tall but currently about 18.5 stone, so probably obese if not heavily overweight!!

My plan is to start calorie counting everything. My TDEE is 2,368, so in a calorie deficit, I'm aiming for 1,800 calories a day, which still feels very luxurious but I'm assuming it's because I'm tall!

My question is, can I combine this with ADF to get even faster results or is that just likely to result in failure? I'm used to skipping breakfast and sometimes lunch as well! Evenings are the worst time for me!

I've completely let myself go and feel like I need to see fast results to spur me on but I also don't want to fall at the first hurdle.

Any advice welcome?

I would not recommend combing calorie counting and ADF, and especially not as a starting point.
You don't eat all day and then overeat in the evening. Not eating when you are not hungry is fine, but if you have dinner and then snack all evening, the problem is your dinner. You need to eat properly, and by properly I mean to meet the nutritional needs of your body. If you are overweight, your body does not need calories, but it still needs protein, fat, vitamins and minerals. For a healthy body, and for weight loss the following 'rules' are a pretty good starting point.

1. Protein first.
2. Don't fear fat.
3. Control carbs.

If you want more info I really recommend watching Eric Westman on YOuTube, he is an obesity specialist and uses a low carb diet, but he presents it very clearly.
Also check out Georgia Ede, for a how diet affects mental health.
And Jason Fung, if you want to learn more about fasting.

Best of luck!

You are wrong about your TDEE. When someone is very overweight , they should not use the current weight in those general TDEE calculators but the adjusted weight. Over a certain amount, your excess fat doesn't contribute to metabolic processes in your body, so using the current weight will give you a high TDEE, meaning you won't lose weight.
Look for adjusted weight calculator then use that in the TDEE.

You can always log what you eat to make sure your eating enough or the right balance of foods.