No you don't technichally have to count calories to lose weight. The French have a higher average daily caloric intake yet they weigh less than the average American. Their also was a study done where the participants kept gaining weight regardless of the fact that they ate less calories than was needed to maintain their weight (I will update with a link when I find the study I read). Calories can also differ drastical from plant to plant depending on where they are grown. I gain weight every time I lower my caloric intake but lose weight when I eat more. People who sleep more lose more weight when they are on a diet than those who don't. Some people are born with less fat cells since the amount of fat cells remain constant from birth but rarely increase in morbidly obese persons. Also, stress can cause weight gain even without a change in caloric input/expenditure.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adipose_tissue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_loss
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