The Avocado Didn’t Fix My Fear of Food

Every morning, I’d slice an avocado, telling myself it was a step toward health. I read the studies. I knew the fiber count, the heart benefits, the way it looked on someone else’s feed. But I still weighed the halves. I still wondered if I was doing it right—if one avocado could cancel out the shame of everything else I ate. I wanted to believe a single food could make me better, safer, less afraid of my own hunger. The truth is, I never tasted the avocado. I only tasted relief, for a moment, before the guilt crept back in. #FoodGuilt #ControlIsExhausting #NotJustAboutTheScale #Health #Diet