if you can't control your intake (like me, who enjoys life),
then control the outcome.
Simply, if you have food and you don't use the energy, your body
will keep it as fat, which is the "energy for rainy days". Your
body thinks it should keep some spare ones in case one day you will
need it but you don't have enough food. This is natural, it's not
because your body is stupid, indeed it's smart to think that way,
because you can live few more days even without any food.
Now, balance is the key. Those people who talk about calories etc,
the point is to have the idea of how much energy is in, how much
energy is out (used). If you enjoy food, then you should do
exercise to burn the energy and don't let your body keeps it as
fat. Simple exercise like walking, jogging, or change your
lifestyle a bit, like taking stairs instead of lift, get off one
bus stop before your usual one and take a walk home, etc.
ps.: and drink more water.
