There is an old book titled Atkins for Life I see it in thrift stores, can find used on Amazon or in library. It explains how to find a carb level appropriate to your metabolism. Depending on your age, hormonal status, history with obesity, etc. a "calorie counting approach focused on healthy foods but with no carb restriction" could be a slippery slope. I followed a mostly vegetarian plan focused on high quality grains, breads, beans, no soy, anti-cancer diet and gained 60 pounds, so that didn’t work for me at all. We are all different but I would caution adding carbs without restriction, and counting calories is plain tedious and inaccurate.