First time dieter... Unhealthy or ok?

        So im a freshman in college and after putting on the freshman 10 when i was already insecure about my weight i noticed something had to change. I began eating a diet consisting of Fruits,veggies,lean meats and fish, and a few other various items such as yogurt and cottage cheese for dessert. Im averaging about 1200-1400 calories a day but have little time to excercise besides my walking to and from class since i have such a heavy course load. Is this a healthy diet and a healthy calorie intake for my amount of excercise and the fact that im always satisfied with this amount of food?

It seems healthy to me although I think you may want to add some whole grains or complex carbs.  I suspect you should see some results and it shouldn't take long.  Just make sure you are eating throughout the day and not consuming most of your calories in one sitting.  Also you'll want to make sure you have breakfast that includes complex carbs.

I could ask for all your stats to tell you, but instead I'll steer you to the great tools on this site - go to the "tools" tab, and look for the "calorie target" link and there is a simple form to input your stats -  the number of calories it gives you for your information may seem high to a lot of people at first - but it's something you can live with long term while you lose weight, and it WORKS and at a safe pace.

Good luck on your journey! and congrats for working on it now, and not waiting like me! 

not sure if your familiar but for breakfast ill either have a bowl of Kashi GoLean ceral with skim milk, or quaker oatmeal... would those be complex carbs?

Hi John, I think we can help but we need to know what height are you and how much do you currently weigh?

Your diet seems healthy above but maybe too few calories for your age, sex? The rule of thumb for men is to eat no less than 1500 calories a day. And this is the bare minimum for a small man if you did absolutely NO exercise whatsoever (I eat 1500 calories a day and lose and I am a 105lb 5'1" female who is older than you!). Without knowing you, and going instead by general guidelines for young men your age, I recommend that you increase your calories a bit. You might find you lose more that way and you are certain to stay in great health while doing so.

Have you used the Tools on this site to calculate how many calories you burn every day (your Expenditure) and how many calories you should consume to reach your desired weight (your Target Calories? This is the power of Calorie Count and will enable you to calculate how many calories you need to consume to reach your specified target weight. It worked for me!!!

Also, have you consulted the Calorie Count Plus resident expert Nutritionist page? There is a wealth of info there.

Good luck!!

im 6 foot and currently 198 pounds. my goal is to get down to 160 by this spring. i understand i could get some more calories but im not sure how to increase calorie intake without increasing fat intake ect. im only eating when im hungry so i dont want to overeat veggies ect.  just for the sake of doing so..

the Kashi GoLean cereal is sooo good!!

and i think your diet plan is fine, your calorie intake kinda balances out the no time for excercise