The Paradox of Healthy Eating

If you’re having a hard time eating healthy, you have to learn how to meet yourself where you are. 

This may just be a me experience, but I put all this pressure on myself to make good food choices, but feel like the only way of achieving that is through homemade, 5 star, gourmet meals.  I would often drive past Chipotle or Panera, saying “I have food at home,” but when it comes to prepare it, I get overwhelmed or tired and settle on a family size bag of cheezits. 

Don’t expect more out of yourself than you should. Understand that to make healthy eating possible, sometimes you have to indulge in a restaurant or pre made meal. Understand that any nourishment is an achievement, and yes you had a double cheese burger for lunch, but you also stopped by a grocery store for a singular apple because you hadn’t had fruit yet today. That deserves to be celebrated. 

You can’t push yourself into a negative mental headspace with the shame of eating unhealthy then expect yourself to not experience the fatigue, anxiety, and depression surrounding healthy eating. 

Take care of yourselves <3