You don't have to eat less, if by less you mean by volume. When I go 100% raw unprocessed vegetarian for weeks at a time, I'm eating so much plain lettuce and

You don't have to eat less, if by less you mean by volume. When I go 100% raw unprocessed vegetarian for weeks at a time, I'm eating so much plain lettuce and fruits/vegetables by volume my jaw has to adapt. It's very effective at controlling weight in my experience FWIW, while still eating huge volumes of food.