Keep it simple .. Find your maintenance calories and subtract 300-500 calories from that number ... Work on your macros and adjust accordingly. As your weight loss stalls, either drop calories a couple hundred per week or increase work capacity. As far as foods go, IIFYM is what I practice .. I eat the same thing every day, weigh all my meals and hit my macros, but in doing so I get to enjoy french toast bagels with strawberry cream cheese every day! Oh, white rice too, honestly, if it fits your macros and you are getting quality foods in there, then it doesn't matter ... Again, keep it simple. Good luck.