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Naughty blue cheese salad at Mildred’s #health #food (Taken with instagram)

#vegan lentil burger #food #health (Taken with instagram)

Veggie moqueca. #food (Taken with instagram)

When i don’t “eat clean”.

Lots of people have asked about diet and what i do and don’t eat and if there are times i binge.

I’d say i go by the 80/20 rule.. eat right 80% of the time and eat naughty 20% but it does vary.

The times when i do eat higher calorie food are when i am under stress i can’t resolve myself. I have what my sister calls an “emotional metabolism”, i can eat every meal that day relatively unhealthy and snack but i will still lose weight if i am under stress.

Stress also can cause me to totally lose my appetite, its often thought people stop eating when they’re stressed or depressed because of the control it gives them but that isn’t the case here. I don’t not eat because i think i’m fat or want to lose weight, when i’m anxious: i feel it in my chest, it becomes tight and my breathing is shallow. So the thought of eating only causes more anxiety. When i was younger it even got to the point where i couldn’t face eating because i was convinced i would choke because of the sensation in my chest.

I guess what i’m trying to say is i’ve figured out what my weird body-quirks are and i’ve learned to counteract my body’s malfunctions. I know i need to have protein shakes or nutrition-packed smoothies when i’m anxious or stressed to give me a boost on top of small meals i can stomach and i know that during high stress, as soon as i don’t NOT feel hungry i have to eat what i can and if thats a veggie burger and chips, so be it.

I know what my body needs and when. Ideally i might be able to treat these things by eating 3lbs of nuts and a bag of apples but thats not practical for me.

If you slip up, don’t be hard on yourself and follow a diet that is right for YOU.