Well, that’s pretty much how I do it, and I’m not overweight. I drink adequate amounts of water, I do love vegetables-—fruit, not so much, and too much fructose isn’t a good thing, anyway. I always keep dark chocolate in the pantry. Fish, red meat, chicken.....love it all. I could never be a vegetarian.
But when you restrict carbs, at least somewhat, you don’t need to starve, and you will lose weight (if you need to). My mother-in-law thinks she can eat only half a handful of nuts at a time or she’ll get fat. I eat as many nuts as I want, but I don’t gain weight.
50% of your calorie intake should be carbs, actually. GOOD carbs, not empty or worthless carbs.