That probably won't work for everyone. Personally, the times I've had to diet down to a lower bodyweight, I find it MUCH easier to maintain that diet with 100%

That probably won't work for everyone. Personally, the times I've had to diet down to a lower bodyweight, I find it MUCH easier to maintain that diet with 100% adherence. If I just abstain from calorically dense foods entirely, and mentally remove those things from the list I consider food, it's MUCH, MUCH easier for me to maintain the prescribed diet. Otherwise, I will crave those foods. But if I just create a wall in my brain where I no longer consider such things food, it's way easier for me to stick to with way less willpower. It's like my brain recalibrates and shifts the whole baseline to a healthier level, rather than having to use willpower alone to keep my eating where it needs to be.