Granmums, don't fret! You do not have to count calories You are just starting off, you just need to be sure you're choosing good carbs and keeping track of them. If you look at serrelinds stats under her name you'll see that she is close to her goal and that she weighs a lot less than you right now - therefore her body needs a lot fewer calories to survive, so she's being careful.

Make sure you're eating responsibly, as you said, and not skipping meals and chances are you'll never have to count calories

-Nat