was trying my way I guess
i too did the same thing throughout HS and made weight many a time
but then you get older and you realize that if you aint working out like an athlete then you best not be eating like one
to give you an idea, i ate meals similar to the ones you posted(filled up my plate half the plate with meat the rest w.e) so im familiar with it...BUT i also worked out 6 hours a day(3 hours conditioning, 3 hours live wrestling) and ran 3 miles every morning
she cooks very healthy though. Organic foods, whole grains, more water, olive oil/vegetable oil, Light butter and light caloried juices. I gotta do my part I guess
healthy =/= consistent deficit
while ur heart may benefit, ur love handles couldnt tell the difference
also...even still you could still manage to do much better even without counting if you made subtle changes
IE limit ur carbs to half a fist size servings and eat the balance in protein(aka alot of meat, eggs, milk etc)
while you still wouldnt know if ur in deficit, itll drastically reduce your overall cals...grains..light fat butter...organic etc have no bearing on fat loss.