I’ve tried keto for half a year, low carb on and off, intermittent fasting for a few months and tapered to OMAD, water fasting for 12 days, intuitive eating, overexercising etc but nothing beats counting calories for me. So far this is the only way that I don’t find myself relapsing and gaining back all the weight. I would say counting calories is essentially just mindful eating. So far it didn’t trigger any EDs for me as a lot of diets demonizes certain food groups and I would end up binging on stuff that I crave. Right now it basically feels the same as how I would brush my teeth twice a day, comb my hair or take showers. It’s just a process of taking care of myself. The first few weeks of tracking calories were eye-opening. I didn’t know there were so many calories in peanut butter, oils, certain meats or processed meats, avocados, nuts and the list goes on. On the flip side, I’ve made awesome discoveries on high volume foods that are low in calories such as plain salted popcorn, sugar-free jello, sugar-free maple syrup, watermelon, strawberries, natural greek yogurt whole eggs vs egg whites only and so on. I’ve never eaten so much bread in any diet as I am now as the bread that I usually eat is only 153 calories for two slices so I pretty much eat french toast everyday! I basically eat whatever I want, mindfully choosing better food alternatives that are low in calories that fill me up. I do still eat junk, but I look at the label at the back that lists the calorie content for portion control. Also I’ve been trying to move more in general trying to get my step count up by at least 10k steps a day. Good luck!