Who's willing to help a poor redditor get her life back on track?

I was in the military and I never really ate all that well, but I exercised pretty regularly, so I stayed in decent shape. Now I'm not longer serving, and I have stopped working out, and I'm unfortunately starting to notice the negative impact of my diet and lack of exercise... :(

I want to focus on constructing a healthy diet for my day to day life (I was doing research and found that I should be consuming approximately 1200 calories a day) and I have a few questions.

1. I always hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but is it true that you should eat a large breakfast or just stick with a banana, some oatmeal/cereal, and coffee?

2. "Cheat day"? Is that actually a thing that helps, and is it actually just one day?

3. Alcohol... I like beer, and not the light shit either, but I know it's unhealthy. Is that something that I should limit to my "cheat day" or.... ?

4. What's the best way to stay on track with a diet and keep track of your calorie intake? Should I make a meal plan at the beginning of every week, or count calories as I go?

I do plan on starting to work out as well, I'm just trying to decide if it would be better to work out in the morning before work (around 7am) or after work (around 8pm) or if the timing even matters at all.

Any tips will be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)

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