To start a calorie counting-based diet and lose weight fast where should you look for resources?

For a calorie - based diet plan, you need a menu planner with a calorie counter. Most quality websites that feature calorie counters and menu planners are fee-based (such as http://www.ediets.com), but there are a few good ones that are free (such as www.caloriecontrol.org/ ). you can also enter your target weight, and the web site calculates how many calories you should eat every day to reach that weight.

Since you mentioned you'd like to lose weight fast, a Word of advice: the sustainable weight loss rate for most people is about 2lb/week. If you try to lose weight faster than that, you may either gain the weight back once you end your diet, or, worse, you may suffer adverse health effects by cutting down too much on your calorie intake.