calorie counting

So as a part of this new diet I've gone off bagels. I have completely stopped eating bagels (for a certain period of time) to get the whole bagel thing out of my system, because let's face it, eating a bagel for breakfast every morning is actually fairly unhealthy. You get the bagel, which is like 400 calories, then cream cheese, which is like 200 calories. Pretty intense. And the crazy part is that I would eat this breakfast, which is a 500-600 calorie breakfast, and then I would be hungry again an hour later because it's empty calories. There's no substance to it. It's just carbs. Now I've been eating yogurt with cereal mixed in it, so I get protein, a few carbs, and a little bit of fat (like 3g) all under 300 calories, AND I don't feel hungry until around 12 if I eat at 7:30. If I ate a bagel at 7:30 I'd be hungry again at 8:30. Eventually I'll eat a bagel here and there, cuz bagels can be AWESOME sometimes, but for now, not so much. Especially since they have helped in the gaining of 12-13 pounds since the summer :( :(

I'm trying to be as efficient as possible with calories too now that I am riding my bike again, because I hate getting fatigued on the bike or hitting a wall. I really have to make sure I eat enough protein, fat and carbs. I can't go no carb, or no protein, or especially no fat. I tried cutting back on fat last year and that did not work out. If I am cycling, I must eat some fat SOMETIMES.

Life is so complicated.