Can keto become obsessive?
Can WW become obsessive?
Can paleo become obsessive?
Everything has the potential to become obsessive in the wrong hands or with the wrong mindset.
I’ll give it to you straight: because of the attention paid to weighing, measuring and tracking food and macros in an app, it can trigger already unhealthy, obsessive habits in people who have a history of disordered eating.
How you use the approach is everything.
If you learned about macros with your eyes set on perfection, aiming to hit macro targets exactly every day under all circumstances, measuring every leaf of lettuce you eat, then yeah, I bet you
(1) either ditched tracking altogether because perfect is a construct created to keep you stuck and you grew tired of feeling like a failure, or
(2) are still stuck in the loop, definitely not enjoying life, but unable to let it go.
Tracking macros doesn’t have to be that way. The way you track has the potential to become stress-free. Here are some examples of how I teach a macros approach:
>> hit macros within a recommended range
>> don’t tracking non-starchy veggies or seasonings, spices
>> hit protein and calories but let carbs and fats fall where they will
These are just some of the strategies I use with my clients to remove the perfection around tracking so it can become a more useful approach to use long-term.
In case you never heard it before:
>> It’s ok to love the approach that didn’t work for a friend.
>> It’s ok to use the approach differently than you did before.
>> It’s ok to grow out of the approach if it’s no longer serving you.
To the person who asked me this question, hear this: you’re allowed to change. if the way you’re using macro tracking is no longer serving you, you have permission to change directions or take a break from the approach all together.
can macros become obsessive?
