Hi John,
I would suggest for now, picking either extra easy, red or green depending on your personal preference and sticking to it. I have seen lots of posts from people here asking about which plan has the fastest losses and the answer is, any of them. I have seen good losses from all plans here. Extra easy is probably the easiest (and for me the most like 'normal' eating) because you have can have pretty much any meal you like with a bit of tweaking but if you choose the one that you like the look of most, you are more likely to stick to it and therefore be successful.
Why not post a food diary (even if it's an 'advance' food diary of what you would like to eat) for a day and ask people to comment on it. That might help ?
I promise you it will get easier. I rarely look at my books/online stuff unless it's to look up syns or to reread from time to time.
Good luck.
Gail x