I Followed Every Study. Lost Myself

I used to screenshot every nutrition study. Red meat bad, fish good. Swap this, eliminate that. I'd stand in grocery aisles calculating which sardines had the perfect omega-3 ratio. I thought I was being smart. Proactive. Every meal became a science experiment—anchovies instead of beef, checking labels like my life depended on it. The irony? I was so busy optimizing my body that I forgot I was living in it. My kitchen looked like a research lab. My mind felt like a prison. Someone asked me what I actually wanted to eat last week. I couldn't remember the last time I'd asked myself that question. All those studies promised better health. None of them mentioned what happens when food stops being food and becomes just data points on your plate. #FoodRules #HealthAnxiety #ControlIsExhausting #Health #Diet