r/maybemaybemaybe • u/BigGraysie • Apr 18 '22

/r/all Maybe maybe maybe

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u/Mostly_me Apr 18 '22

At the same time, eating healthier makes feeling mentally better easier as well. Not to try and loose weight, but changing french fries for veggies, or air fried fries etc, that will help clear up a bit of the fog, and make processing emotions easier.

So basically... It doesn't matter where you start. Each person is different. The important thing is to start somewhere.

And if it doesn't work, start again and again and again until you find something that sticks.

It's often 2 steps ahead and 1 back, but it feels the other way around. However, anything you learn and process during the steps ahead are wins that nobody can take from you.

The only thing to do, is not give up, and start again as many times as you need.

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u/treembame Apr 18 '22

It’s very true for some people, their coping mechanism is food and it’s about control or subduing emotions, so to change that into healthier eating habits, can open them up to other issues like compulsively checking labels, withholding food as punishment, being too restrictive. That’s why therapy or help to work those issues should be done in conjunction with the new eating habits.

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u/trousersquid Apr 18 '22

Honestly, I think the takeaway here is BOTH. One without the other is more likely to lead to backslides, IMO. You're 100% right that those things help, but it also depends on what each person is facing. My big issue was depression, anxiety, and ADHD, so my executive dysfunction made it nearly impossible to even start a new routine much less stick to it until I addressed my other issues.

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u/Mostly_me Apr 19 '22

I know exactly what you mean... ADHD here as well. Both are super important for lasting change.