<i>while the post I was replying to specifically said you didn&#x27;t have to do that.</i><p>I read that post as saying that losing weight <i>does</i> require a change in diet. Reducing calories is a significant change to make.<p>I think one of the easiest ways to reduce calories is to change the composition of the diet, there are a lot of calorie dense foods that provide little nutrition and not much satiety. Eliminating (or simply reducing) them can be an easier way to shift calorie consumption in the right direction.