I have a really poor relationship with food. Growing up, my parents never enforced the idea of ‘eat your greens,’ and my mom was mostly focused on body shaming. I’m trying not to slip back into an ED spiral, as I’ve just gotten out of it, and I’m working on disciplining myself—something I was never really taught. I’ve read countless articles, but I’m still struggling to grasp what a balanced diet actually looks like. For example, if I have mostly fats and carbs for lunch, fruit as a midday snack, and protein for dinner, is that balanced? Or should I have a little bit of everything in each meal? And those percentages they mention in articles—how do you even figure those out? I naturally have a small appetite, and I find it really hard to eat as much as I’m ‘supposed’ to. Honestly, I’m clueless when it comes to balanced meals and would love some clarity.
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Eat real food, make sure you eat some veggies, maybe not a ton of carbs. Don’t listen to the folks with too much advice about diets, they’re more often than not kind of quack-ish. Most of all, super rigid. Everybody’s different. Just eat stuff that makes your body feel good. Don’t overthink it, you can drive yourself crazy. The body is much more resilient than you think.
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