Great log! I know just what you mean about learning about nutrition for the first time. It seems like I've always been dieting and trying to lose weight since I was a teenager and all I paid attention to was calories. I avoided protein like the plague and ate a bunch of carby junk all the time.
A couple years ago I went to weight watchers and lost 50 pounds. I would eat stuff like a bag of diet popcorn for dinner because it only had 200 calories. After that I got my body fat measured at my gym and they said it was 26 or 27% and I should try to lose around 10 pounds of fat. I was really discouraged because I was the thinnest I'd ever been in my life and I didn't see how I was going to lose anymore.
Since then I've learned a lot about weight training and nutrition and I am working on changing my body composition and getting stronger rather than losing pounds.
It sounds like you are really on the right track. Good luck with your goals and thanks for sharing your experiences with us.
Leah