Overthinking macronutrients - fear of weight gain

[@veganchambers6281]

Never stop doing what you are doing you are a genius. You have the wonderful ability to make everything sound logical. By finding your channel I have gone from quasi to full mental freedom . Still check in to keep myself accountable plus I love your humour and stinky but honestly you have changed my life I’m so grateful to you 👍

[@oksanakaido8437]

Did you recover and find mental freedom while being vegan? And yes, listening to Tabitha knocks all the cobwebs clean out of my brain, it's such a relief 😅

[@veganchambers6281]

Yes I did recover whilst being vegan . Choosing not to consume animal products was nothing to do with diet restriction it’s about the animals. There is a vegan version everything these days so still love burgers pizza ice-cream etc. Hope that’s answers your question

[@oksanakaido8437]

​@@veganchambers6281 I'm vegan as well (and I've had anorexia while being both omni and vegan), so I know restriction can happen independently of whatever diet someone follows. I was asking mostly because I'm trying to understand how you can really get to that place of mental freedom/carefree eating while still taking all the efforts and precautions to make sure no animal products end up in your food (checking labels, cooking meals separate from family members, making special requests at restaurants, etc).

[@BenLiftsStuff]

I resonate so much with this video Tabitha.... Thomas could have almost been me, 6 months ago. Yes, to gain muscle we need to eat enough protein. But that's it. We don't need to micromanage it. Ive gone from OCD weighing and measuring food and orthorexia to eating three meals and three snacks a day, get plenty of protein at each meal, and no tracking and eating to satiety, eat 'junk' when I want it, and I'm gaining muscle just fine. Not fully recovered, but well on the way.

[@BenLiftsStuff]

MIRIAM SANCHEZ MANZANARES thanks, it's taken a long time but I feel like maybe the worst of the extreme hunger, weight gain and all the rest is behind me... it was scary gaining weight but once you start and actually get used to the idea it's not as bad as it seems in your head.

[@franfriday4]

it’s sad that i’ve been taught nutritional science since i was a kid in school & they told us this stuff like it was fact. all the posters about healthy eating & the food groups. and who ever thinks to question it bc it’s what the mainstream world tells us! i hope he takes your advice and finds freedom in eating. i’m on that journey and it’s very difficult, but so worth it!

[@kathleendowner6506]

😁👍

[@blythefarran7099]

Stephanie Buttermore has some recent videos on recovering from the crazy brought on by fitness/ bodybuilding. Super good. Also you can put on more muscle in a calorie surplus

[@yeneliagu6811]

I really loved this video! you are the best, what you say is always true and makes me feel free and relax, you are the only person that speaks with true without obsession around food and without stupid limits that diets stablish saying that is because of the health...thank you very much, much much! love you Tabitha, you have helped me so much :)

[@chrissy_south75]

FANTASTIC video 👍🙌

[@cyllan08]

Another really insightful video that gets straight to the heart of the matter. Thanks Tabitha.

[@powerofplantfoods2035]

Something I’d like to note here is that usually people in larger bodies ALSO have a bad relationship with food. So he or anyone else doesn’t necessarily need to accept a larger body and can accept it as a healing body. Most people in larger bodies have been on and off of diets their whole life. That’s not to say that if they fix their relationship and go through the healing process the same way someone in a smaller body does, that his body can’t also find a “healthy” weight that is not holding onto excess fat

[@joycooper4023]

Tabitha I really loved this video. I’ve been stuck in the recovery process right here-you really put it in perspective for me. I think there is some overlap (at least for me) in following people who have led me to some food peace in terms of not being orthorexic but they’ve also made me hyper vigilant about calories/macros etc and looking more muscular.

[@AnalyzingHorror]

Hi Tabitha. It KILLS me that this only has 16 views? But also thrills me. As it means maybe this info isn’t as needed as it once was. At any rate. I’m thankful for this channel. You’ve helped me and my mother get through this rough patch ❤️

[@thebestever3662]

Juniper Piper it's only been up 4 minutes that's why...

[@hunterfagan6272]

The Best Ever damn straight

[@joannx98]

It is needed more than ever I think :)

[@annaa_louiise]

My story is very similar to this man that wrote to you. I was also obese and ate very unhealthy all of the time, I lost all of the weight I needed to and all though I was at a ‘healthy weight’ most of the time after my weightloss I was dealing with anorexic, bulimic, ortharexic, bing eating and over exercising tendencies. This completed destroyed my life for a few years. I have mostly recovered from my ED tendencies but still struggle with my weight and eating behaviours (still restricting here and there and still have rules around food) . Ever since I lost the weight I have been secretly petrified of putting it back on, Hence the restriction and constant monitoring of my body. I’m too scared to fully let go as I’m afraid of becoming obese again.

[@klyndike]

"People make money of you, not trusting your body" 👍

[@user-qb4eb8vq5u]

Your body builds muscle if you eat enough calories...so eat food. If you eat lots, you will end up eating enough protein

[@kmoy]

How do you explain to a health provider that you have gained weight because you now have a healthier body image and no longer yo-yo dieting and basically recovered from disordered eating and over-exercising?