I do not count calories either, and since I'm familiar now with portions and allowable foods, I rarely count carbs .

But I will admit that my portions were way too large, and eating what I thought was the "required" 3 meals plus 2 snacks...well, I ate when I didn't even need to.

Recently, I have been eating much less food and only when hungry. This has naturally decreased my calories and that is when the loss started. Although it initiated due to stress and trauma, for the past several weeks I have been trying to bring my eating back to normal and still have not gained.

No, I wouldn't COUNT calories, but if there's more going in than your body can process, well, the weight's not gonna come off. So you do have to keep an eye on the general quantity of food that you're eating...and we watch that by calories as well.

Whatever works for you is usually the "rule" I see on this board the most!!