Stop ✋ stressing about having the perfect diet!

Let’s face it, we are not perfect and especially when it comes to our diet. So stop ✋ stressing about having the perfect diet. Obsession of having the perfect diet can lead to a disorder called “Othorexia”.

This is why I don’t follow a specific diet. Instead, I try to eat mostly whole foods (🍗🥗🍌) and minimize eating processed foods (🍪🍩🍭🍬🍫). I don’t restrict myself of any foods and I will have treat meal or meals here and there. (not cheat meals – bad connotation). If you have a bad day eating junk or drink too much, you must learn to forget about it and move on. You can’t do anything about it. Just get back on track ASAP!

WARNING SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF ORTHOREXIA

• Compulsive checking of ingredient lists and nutritional labels
• An increase in concern about the health of ingredients
• Cutting out an increasing number of food groups (all sugar, all carbs, all dairy, all meat, all animal products)
• An inability to eat anything but a narrow group of foods that are deemed ‘healthy’ or ‘pure’
• Unusual interest in the health of what others are eating
• Spending hours per day thinking about what food might be served at upcoming events
• Showing high levels of distress when ‘safe’ or ‘healthy’ foods aren’t available
• Obsessive following of food and ‘healthy lifestyle’ blogs on Twitter and Instagram
• Body image concerns may or may not be present

Reference:

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/learn/by-eating-disorder/other/orthorexia