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There is no need to obsess over anything when you better your habits. You will eat good, because that'll be your "standard", your habit, your go-to mode, your d

by rofo1 7y ago

There is no need to obsess over anything when you better your habits. You will eat good, because that'll be your "standard", your habit, your go-to mode, your default. If you only eat good/clean when you are pushing yourself to eat clean, you are doing it wrong and eventually you'll give up and gain back all the weight. Inevitable. Also, as someone that has very low bodyfat (6/8 pack for years), there is absolutely no need to eat clean 100% of the time. I'd say that if you eat 90% cleanly of the time, you are golden. There are ways to make your food delicious without adding huge amounts of calories (think of spices, etc.) All it takes is some common sense, and some (very little) knowledge of nutrition to eat healthy. I would say that anyone can learn this, in less than a month. Also, I suggest anyone (that hasn't done this) to count their calories for a month, and be meticulous about it - you will learn a lot. Afterwards, you will not have to count calories - your estimation will be good enough. About the habits and "converting" to a better lifestyle? That I don't know. I don't understand why is it so hard for people. It seems like it is, even for people that know everything about it. That I can't explain.

elliekelly 7y ago
> There is no need to obsess over anything when you better your habits. That's not how orthorexia nervosa works. It's not an "obsession" in the colloquial way you're using the term but an actual pathological obsession. A diagnosable mental health condition. Your comment is incredibly insensitive (I hope because you only bothered to read the title) and is the equivalent of telling someone with a cold that there's no need to cough.
- rofo1 7y ago
  I stand behind what I wrote, cause that's the truth. I can't understand anyone being offended by it. Not a fan of the way we are blowing things out of proportion so much these days. Eating right is not that difficult. It's not difficult AT ALL. The mere fact that we are discussing this is insane, to me. There was a point of time in history where civilizations routinely starved to death - THAT was difficult. Having the most abundant choice, and voluntarily picking the wrong one, all the time, all day every day - I just can't sympathize with that and call it "difficult". Especially if you know what you are doing. And you must know, cause you'd figure it out by the results pretty quickly. (Not you in particular, it's a general statement)

by rofo1 7y ago

elliekelly 7y ago

> There is no need to obsess over anything when you better your habits. That's not how orthorexia nervosa works. It's not an "obsession" in the colloquial way you're using the term but an actual pathological obsession. A diagnosable mental health condition. Your comment is incredibly insensitive (I hope because you only bothered to read the title) and is the equivalent of telling someone with a cold that there's no need to cough.

rofo1 7y ago
I stand behind what I wrote, cause that's the truth. I can't understand anyone being offended by it. Not a fan of the way we are blowing things out of proportion so much these days. Eating right is not that difficult. It's not difficult AT ALL. The mere fact that we are discussing this is insane, to me. There was a point of time in history where civilizations routinely starved to death - THAT was difficult. Having the most abundant choice, and voluntarily picking the wrong one, all the time, all day every day - I just can't sympathize with that and call it "difficult". Especially if you know what you are doing. And you must know, cause you'd figure it out by the results pretty quickly. (Not you in particular, it's a general statement)