It's not necessarily how much you it, but what you eat.

This kept my mother fat for decades up to the prediabetic test results.

She thought ( because nutritionists keep saying that ) the only way to lose weight was to stop eating the "wrong food" she wanted to eat, and she could never stick to the "good food" for more than a few weeks.

She lost 50 pounds when I did ( she wouldn't do it herself ) the unthinkable nutritionists said to never do : calorie counting to reduce portions of the same sugary crap food, so she could eat less of the same.

Her blood sugar went back to normal. She can stick to it ( it's been years ) because she still likes what she eats.

P.S. : If changing what you eat instead works for you, by all means do what you can stick to long term. Not everyone will succeed managing their weight the same way.

It's not necessarily how much you it, but what you eat.

This kept my mother fat for decades up to the prediabetic test results.

She thought ( because nutritionists keep saying that ) the only way to lose weight was to stop eating the "wrong food" she wanted to eat, and she could never stick to the "good food" for more than a few weeks.

She lost 50 pounds when I did the unthinkable nutritionists said to never do : calorie counting to reduce portions of the same sugary crap food, so she could eat less of the same.

Her blood sugar went back to normal. She can stick to it ( it's been years ) because she still likes what she eats.

P.S. : If changing what you eat instead works for you, by all means do what you can stick to long term. Not everyone will succeed managing their weight the same way.