Things That Happened When I Stopped Dieting

Caitlin Fisher
Nov 1 · 5 min read
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

In January I resolved, as so many do, to “get my eating back on track” and I started tracking the food I ate.

I restricted. I obsessed about snacks that were less than a hundred calories. I choked down “healthy meals” that made me gag.

All in the name of my health.

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Caitlin Fisher

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Queer, autistic, prone to sudden bursts of encouragement. Shey/her. Buy my book: bit.ly/GaslightingMillennials

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