CICO Works, Oddly Enough http://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/2017/07/23/this-woman-lost-99-pounds-without-following-diet.html Was gonna submit just as a link but wanted to comment.  “I have lost all of my weight by following a healthy balanced lifestyle consisting of lots of healthy food and plenty of exercise,” she said. “I count calories and log all of my meals in a food diary to ensure I am in a calorie deficit over the week, meaning that I make sure to burn more calories than I consume, allowing my body to be burning fat resulting in weight loss.” It's an older article but I love these types of stories. Regular person undergoes 'miraculous' weight loss using common sense and enduring minor discomfort. It's almost as if not stuffing your face constantly makes you lose weight or something! Gasp!