hi! eating unhealthy foods in moderation and enjoying a plate of fries at dinner with loved ones every once in awhile is perfectly fine! i shouldn't be made to feel like every dietary choice i make will be microscopically judged. i'm not sure if you know what having an eating disorder is like but i assure you, if i am at a normal weight and eat well and exercise regularly, i shouldn't feel an immense sense of panic anytime i renege on my diet.
it's not like i eat fries all the time. fries aren't inherently healthy, but contrary to what you may believe, plenty of healthy people eat...dare i say...fries??? i push back on your belief that this isn't normal, i think it would be abnormal to follow a perfect diet 100% of the time. we're human. i can still incorporate foods i enjoy into my diet because what is life without good food every now and then? i was more so speaking to how my relationship with food has degraded to where i am panicked about it, though i'm just over 100 lbs. it is called a disorder for a reason.
What up, habs. Welcome back. I didn't say I think eating fries is not normal. I don't. In another thread I spoke on my views on the subject. Long story short - I don't consider any foods unhealthy unless they are actually poisonous like death cap mushroom or rotten meat. As long as you manage your weight it's ok to eat fries every day, that's how I see it. And even if you don't manage your weight, I don't believe it's 'wrong' or 'not normal' thing to do. Even though in my opinion you're doing disservice to your health - it's your life and your priorities, and I respect it as such without any judgement.
Still some people feel radically different. To them fries are unhealthy by definition. So eating them is wrong under any circumstances. And if you do eat them - they
will microscopically judge you. Then there are many intermediate stances between my stance and such a religious approach. Like here you're saying it's ok but only 'once in a while', 'in moderation', 'at dinner with your loved ones' etc. Such stances still leave room for some judgement, especially given many are hypocrites and will judge you much faster than they will judge themselves.
Basically what I'm saying - people judging you for your dietary choices is not something entirely out there. And where there is judgement there may well be a sentence. So it's not like you're panicking for no reason whatsoever due to your irrational brain. Your brain tells you - judgement is possible. And it is actually possible. Even if your brain overinflates the possibility. And then you panic, which is the problem. So your disorder is strictly panic, the way I see it.
