Going Plant-Based Fueled My Binge Eating
About 7ish years ago I stumbled onto the plant-based community…thanks to a random article I read featuring the QUEEN herself, Beyoncé + her new vegan “lifestyle”.
Well, I quickly dove all in. Going plant-based not only felt like discovering a secret one-stop for all of the answers to health…
It gave me permission to eat a ton of food without feeling guilty.
And it was an easy way to say “no” to food in social settings without feeling pressured to offer an overly complicated explanation. The birthday cake that's calling my name “Can't! I'm plant-based!”.
I flooded my social feed with hacks from wellness gurus.
Every podcast I popped into my ears related back to some trendy alternative health practice from bloggers to MD’s.
My grocery cart was filled with superfoods + supplements I could barely pronounce.
But after an exciting 3-month honeymoon phase of feeling awesome, enlightened, and energized…things with my own plant-based lifestyle took a turn…
All of a sudden I was secretly bingeing on massive trays of roasted veggies & blenders full to the brim of of green smoothies or “nice cream”.
My belly looked like it was 3 months pregnant before bed sometimes. I was so uncomfortably full that I could barely sleep.
I was eating all of the “right” things, but I still didn’t know how to stop eating. WTF???
I was embarrassed. I felt out of control and even though my life appeared “all together” from the outside, I could barely think about anything else except food + my body.
The truth is, I was using healthy eating in an unhealthy way.
For myself and many people, going full-blown vegan or plant-based was a diet in disguise. This was disordered eating verging on a full-blown eating disorder.
But, you see I'd become so obsessed with health and the holistic community and my new identity, I didn't want to admit that something was off.
When I finally hit my limit, I knew that my struggle was related to way more than what I was eating…I needed to heal my RELATIONSHIP with food, my body, and myself.
Healing has been non-linear and wildly uncomfortable at times, but completely worth it. I've had to pull back a lot of layers that I’d been covering up for years to finally stop the binging + reconnect with my natural body cues from the inside out.
But today my health has never felt more true, authentic or “holistic”. I eat with flexibility, freedom and ease. I can focus on the present moment and truly “be” with people, work, and activities.
My resiliency has elevated- I hit bumps & move forward, without getting pulled into an “all or nothing mindset” most of the time. And so much more!
If you’re also “the healthy one”, silently struggling & ready to change your relationship with food so that you can get your life back- feel authentic, free, fun, AND healthy without obsession be sure to grab your free Body Acceptance Starter Kit.
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