“I was the girl who counted calories, who measured, tracked, even counted out how many almonds to eat. I would stand there frustrated that I was bloated after every single meal, despite eating what I thought was healthy. I was ordering a salad, with no dressing, when going out to eat, or if I "allowed" myself to eat anything more, then I was at the gym trying to burn it off. Because that's the only way I knew how. Yet no matter how much I did I still was not happy with what I saw in the mirror, and even worse, my body didn't feel good either. From being exhausted to bloated and breaking out. I was anxious all the time, irritable from being so undernourished, and honestly just miserable. And it became this vicious cycle because the worse it got, the harder I would try, the more I would restrict and the more I would workout. But then, I decided enough was enough. I deleted that app that I clung so tightly to that told me what I was allowed to eat that day. I stopped counting calories and I started counting nutrients, and slowly but surely, I not only felt better, but I finally got the health and body that I had chased after for so long. I was finally nourishing my body the way it needed me to all those years in a way that allowed it to feel amazing inside and out. That allows me to enjoy delicious food, go out with friends without overthinking, and replace tears with a smile when I look in the mirror. All still while having the health and body I envisioned.”