If attempting to count calories leads to eating less, and that leads to weight loss, bravo, you did a thing. But you could accomplish the same thing just by going to bed a little bit hungry most nights.

Counting calories to eat less likely means going to bed hungry. And that’s easier to do if you’re attempting to keep under a certain threshold. Which counting calories is a close enough approximation to get the job done.

And your assertion that it’s impossible to count calories when cooking at home is just ignorant at best. It’s not that hard to put the approximate calorie count in for all the ingredients, and the total calorie count by the servings you made. I and multiple people I know, and many more I don’t but have followed online) have used this kind of method to lose weight.

No matter your opinion on the matter, counting calories is actually accurate enough to help you lose weight. it doesn’t need to be a perfect tool to live in your toolbox.