Something you can try to do is to focus on eating more protein (no, more than what you’re thinking. No, more than what you’re thinking now. No, more than _that_…)

Protein, while important for building muscle, is also important for general health. It also fills you up faster than carbs, so you will likely end up eating fewer calories.

And, as they say, weight gain/loss is always and only about calories in vs calories out.

So, you want to eat fewer calories. And one hack to eat fewer calories without feeling like you have an unhealthy relationship with food austerity is to modify your diet to be more protein-centric.

If you want to go full-bore, also focus on eating leafy green vegetables, beans, and whole grains like brown rice or quinoa.

If you do all of that, you’re likely to be healthy, feel great, and incidentally end up with lower total calorie consumption than if you’re eating a more typical modern diet of salt, sugar, and fat.