Oh man I just clicked out of the post right before I hit submit. I think you'll do fine at 1.6g per kg of body weight. So just some rough math about 51 grams of protein and you should be good. I'm not a fan of artificial sweetners because there is just much possibilites down the line with potential side effects. Sugar is natural and the bad really isn't that bad at all.
As far as body fat percentage a great way to check it is through bio-electrical impedence. Omron makes a nice unit and it's cheap around $50. If you know some cool people at the gym they can usually hook you up with a free test. It only takes a few seconds. m007, I think the biggest thing will be changing your diet. You don't seem that out of shape from what you've been describing so the weight training will make a big difference also.
We have a nice little weight loss tracker here that you can keep track of stuff, I would highly suggest keeping a photo journal even if it's just for you if you don't end up getting a body fat device. This way you can see the change slowly over time.
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