Do not be afraid to eat: "The rule that helped me lose 22kg"

Despite an active lifestyle, Courtney Schweiger weighed 97 kg at her heaviest weight

"I fought to eat all my life," says Schweiger on his blog

. "When I was stressed or anxious, I ate more, when something bad happened, I craved sweets, those desires associated with the shame that I felt were" fat "were turning into many years of eating disorders," she says. 19659005] So she started counting macros as a healthier way to lose weight, but eventually found herself too restrictive and she began to be obsessed with the number of macros for each meal, news.com.au reported.

but also noticed that the locating had become an obsession. I was at the point where to go eat immediately flooded my mind with guilty thoughts before even placing an order. Be in a position that I've dissuaded from what was originally planned in My Fitness Pal gave me anxiety. "

" Although I'm feeling pretty good physically, I do not balance that "good" feeling with my sanity. I had arrived at a place where I was afraid of certain foods and was afraid to gain weight. I realized that I needed to find a balance. "

" My restrictive diet, bulimia and binge eating had an extremely negative effect on my body. It ruined my metabolism. It ruined my mental image of what my body was and what my body should be. He ruined having fun socializing on food and drinks with friends. He ruined family events that involved food. He has isolated me. "

But then it goes to the 80/20 rule.

It basically means that you keep 80% of your diet clean and nutritious (from complete foods based on complex carbohydrates, fats healthy and rich protein), while 20% is "fun", as Courtney calls it.