How can I stop obsessing over healthy eating?

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I was on a diet for about a year and a half, and after monitoring my health with a close eye for that long, I am even more controlling about my diet now than I was when I was losing weight, and until a couple of weeks ago, I was visibly losing weight because of it.

I know what foods are good for me and calorie content in most foods, but I keep altering and researching my diet, trying to achieve a perfect meal plan.

How can I find a simple way to eat healthily without deep thought before each meal, and begin to enjoy other aspects of life more with my worries aside?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I help people lose weight.  I teach them that healthy eating should be thought of a lifestyle, and not a diet.  A diet has a beginning and an end.  A lifestyle or program is something that can be done indefinitely.  Celebrate your successes with non-food rewards, be flexible, and allow yourself some freedom.  There are two main reasons why people give up on weight loss- because they are hungry, and/or they feel deprived. Also, while calories are important, whats more important is what makes up the food- the nutrients. I hope that this helps.

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