Calorie Tracking

As you can tell, I'm trying to really track what I'm eating... I've gained too much weight over the last 6 months and am trying to drop 15 lbs over the next 6. So, I am starting by tracking what I'm eating and hope to find a really fast way to count calories. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. I use to use Sparkpeople, but it takes alot of work to convert what I've eaten into that. Maybe use a points system? That's the toughest part for me.. I look at what I'm eating and I really have no idea how many calories I've consumed.