I Still Read Labels, But Not For Calories

I used to count every gram, every calorie, every macro. Now, I stand in the grocery aisle, holding a microwave meal, reading the label for words I can’t pronounce—phthalates, pFOS, microplastics. I tell myself it’s just food, but the packaging feels like another thing I can’t control. I swap the plastic tray for glass at home, but I still think about what’s already seeped in. Sometimes I miss when my only worry was the number on the box. Now, it’s the invisible things I can’t track, can’t see, can’t burn off. I wish eating could just be simple again. #FoodGuilt #ControlIsExhausting #NotJustAboutTheScale #Health #Diet