Why diet when you can easily do without

I just read in the New York Times that there is a cookie diet to help you shed away the pounds very easily. My thought here is why go through any diet at all. Just keep calories within what is allowed for a person (2000 calories? May be a little less for a petite frame.) This way one can eat anything, just less of them. Some minimal exercise along with a normal diet should help I think. For liquids just stick with water. These tips might just do the trick. Another suggesion - move to being a vegetarian and stick to the calorie count. Try some recipes that are here.