Dwight Eisenhower had the same philosophy, kansukee. When his weight went up, he just ate less. Not everyone has your (or his) willpower or genetics, though.
Originally Posted by
kansukee
You can easily go crazy with all the information out there these days. .... there's no need to overthink it.
That's why I have a job! I write math models of all this stuff to see if we can get insight and not insanity from all the data. I let the computer "overthink it".