“Your body is precious. It is your vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.” ~Buddha When I went on my first diet in my teens (low-carb, it was back in the Atkins days), I wasn’t even overweight.
I weighed less than 120 pounds, but my jeans had started to get a little tight, so I thought I needed to lose five pounds or so.
At the time, I didn’t have a bad relationship with food; I just ate like a typical teenager—not the best choices. About two hours in, I remember starting to obsess over the things I couldn’t eat and being desperate to be skinny ASAP so I could eat them again.
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