If you're just calorie counting, you can certainly have success, but it's not a bad idea to maintain some idea of where you stand in terms of your consumption o

If you're just calorie counting, you can certainly have success, but it's not a bad idea to maintain some idea of where you stand in terms of your consumption of fat, carbs, and protein. If you calorie count and generally try to stay around 33/33/33 in terms of percentage of macronutrient consumption by the end of the day, it's hard to go of course. It's a course set of rules, but sometimes keeping it simple as opposed to precise (since the pursuit of precision involves complicated and likely to be overturned theories) makes it easier to embark on that journey to begin with. I can't tell you how many people I know who say that want to lose a few pounds but reject calorie counting because they heard that's not the right way to do it. They rarely find an alternative so they never get started. Im saying that as someone who has gained and lost significant weight to achieve goals (lifting, running, maintenance) at various times. PS: If you do decide to diet, regardless of what you do - cut out alcohol consumption if that's currently a thing for you, and you'll be amazed at how effortlessly weight comes off, even if you don't really make many changes to other parts of your diet.