8. Desperate Times Call for Extreme Food Restrictions

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Or in my case, obsessively counting Cheez-Its.In today’s episode, we’re talking about what happens when your health, body, and life feel so out of control that you start looking for something, literally anything, that you CAN control. I share my experience with acne, body shame, extreme food restriction, and the slippery slope of trying to "fix" myself through food.I talk about the time I got so restrictive with eating that I lost my hunger cues completely, and the night a random bag of peanuts became a turning point for me (which sounds ridiculous, but also wasn’t).Desperation can make us cling to extreme solutions. And when you're just trying to feel better and grasp control, it's really easy to convince yourself that more restriction is the answer. But spoiler alert: it wasn't.