Please Stop Posting Pictures of Your Kale

Typically when you are actively using your eating disorder, diet talk doesn’t really bother you When people are like I’m only drinking syrup and cayenne pepper for 13 days, I’m like, "LETS GOOOOOOOOO." But when you realize that it’s not healthy for anyone let alone someone who has an eating disorder, when people talk about dieting, it can really mess with your head because you realize you can never do those things again because it’s a slippery slope, my friends.

Because one day of missing meals can lead to two which can lead to the rest of your life. But my issue is, I can’t avoid it. Between friends, families, and coworkers, the diet talk is just unstoppable. And guess what? Now I get to login to Instagram and see everyone’s food where they eliminate carbs or fats or only eat grapes for 22 days because they read somewhere it cuts out belly fat. And listen, I would love to try that diet. I WOULD. But also I can’t. And so it can be really triggering when you hear it, and just for the sake of everyone (UNPOPULAR OPINION ALERT) I think we should all stop taking pictures of the weird diets were on. Because if I see one more person subbing cauliflower for actual food, I'm going to lose my mind. There are no good foods, there are no bad foods, there's just food. And you need it to live. That's what my dietician tells me at least.

So I think people should just stop posting pictures of their kale salads and start posting more pictures of their PETS. These diets aren’t good for your body. THE ATKINS GUY LITERALLY DIED FROM CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND HYPERTENSION. But I also understand that people genuinely enjoy salads and genuinely enjoy kale and as my friend Sarah pointed out, Kale lasts quite a while in your fridge. So I totally get that. So eat your kale salads and eat your weird diets, but let’s not brag about how much stuff we can cut out of our meals. Can we all just agree that ice cream is just as great as kale and that you should be able to enjoy both?

I REST MY CASE.