Looking back at the start of this thread, I see that I was aiming for 1700 cals/day.
Then I went down to 1500.
I'm still on 1500. I eat anything and everything, and everything is counted.
I think that intermittent fasting has helped me a lot, as well as Orlistat. I do my best not to eat after 17.00 and before 11.00. I therefore have a six-hour eating window.
Another excellent by-product of IF is the huge reduction in heartburn and acid reflux.
I have tried low carb in the past, and while it definitely works, it is not sustainable. Not for me, anyway. I am fine with it for about a fortnight, then the craving for toast overcomes me.
I eat two slices of toast and marmalade for breakfast every day at the moment. That's about 350 calories. It may be slightly fewer, but we eat thick-sliced bread, and I do love butter and marmalade.
I am still losing 2 - 3lb each week, so I am proof that ditching carbs is not necessary.
I eat potatoes with my dinner every night, too. I've been on diets in the past where I thought that carbs were the enemy. I've finally come to the conclusion that just counting calories works. If I eat fewer calories than I burn, I will lose weight. It's rather old-fashioned.
The Orlistat helps, of course.