@Flockameanie, I look at it a different way. For me, I find it incredibly easy to ignore/not count stuff. That one thing won't hurt, pizza a could of times isn't that bad etc. the tracking has genuinely helped me add more variety to my choices.
I got a bit pissed off that the only way I could score green for lunch is to eat salad which would leave me unsatisfied and bored. Rather than go back to a sandwich and some wotsits, I have found a couple of bean based dishes which score in the 80s, are lovely and take 10 mins to cook so only slightly longer. For a veggie of 30 plus years who has been a pulse hater for ever, this is a big achievement and omg I feel full after it!
I am not avoiding orange or low scoring food but I do find myself picking an apple (85 for me) over a banana (48) not all the time but some of it. Adding extra veg etc.
I do have concerns. Firstly the tracking keeps me true so what am I gonna do when that runs out. Will it be enough if a habit etc.
Secondly I am struggling to reach 75. I do it probably one day in 3 but I average high 60s/70s most days. To get to 75 I have to have no orange food at all really which means swapping halloumi for mozzarella or Stilton for example which seems pretty nonsensical tbh. So is 70% good enough for me? Don't know yet.....
Re the calories/are you eating enough to function point, that's interesting. I have settled into eating between 1100 and 1600 per day without focusing on it. I don't feel hungry and it's not deliberate. I do seem to be losing a bit of weight (not weighing so going on clothes fit). I am peri menopausal, very sedentary and short so I suspect this is probably not a bad range for me to be in. I keep a very loose eye on protein and fibre and that seems to be ok too.
Meh, that's just me. Nothing suits everyone.