There is no single diet that reliably causes sustained weight loss for most people without calorie counting, discomfort, hunger, or deprivation.

“i said your question is premised on the idea that there is a diet that reliably causes sustained weight loss why should we believe that that's true so that's an important thing to think about i think one of the things that is perhaps a misperception and maybe a very problematic one in our field around nutrition and weight loss or food intake and weight loss is that there is a good diet with respect to weight loss particularly such that for most if not all people if you just ate the right way you wouldn't have to count your calories you wouldn't have to be uncomfortable and hungry you wouldn't have to feel deprived and yet you would maintain a good healthy weight i know of no reason to believe that's true”