I’ve lost (and kept off for a few years) 20+ lbs a couple times in my life. Each time by rigorously logging calories and less rigorously doing strength training

I’ve lost (and kept off for a few years) 20+ lbs a couple times in my life. Each time by rigorously logging calories and less rigorously doing strength training and running. I’ve found myself again in a position where I want to lose about 20 lbs, but I find logging calories is such an unbelievable drag. It forces me to think about food all the time, meticulously breaking down every meal and putting it into an app. I think this ends up making me more hungry. This time around I’m just trying to do common sense approaches to restricting calories: don’t snack in between meals or after dinner, skip breakfast 4/5 days a week, almost no alcohol. So far it’s been just as effective as logging calories but much more pleasant.