I Measured My Ranch Dressing

I thought I had it figured out. Portion-controlled chips, weighed to the gram. I was being so careful. Then I read that study about dip adding 77% more calories. I sat there staring at my kitchen scale, remembering every time I'd congratulated myself for "just having a small snack." The ranch wasn't even that good. But something about chips alone felt incomplete, like I was depriving myself. So I'd add the dip, thinking it was harmless. Turns out my brain was playing tricks on me the whole time. I wasn't eating more chips—I was eating the same chips plus liquid calories I never counted. Even my most controlled moments weren't actually controlled. That hit different. #FoodGuilt #ControlIsExhausting #MaintenanceMode #Health #Diet