I Count Carbon, Not Just Calories

I read that eating plant-based can cut my death risk by 30%. Great—another metric to obsess over. Now it's not just 'Is this healthy?' It's 'Is this destroying the planet?' Every bite carries the weight of polar ice caps and my grandmother's heart disease. I calculate greenhouse gases like I used to count macros. Whole grains, check. Vegetables, check. Guilt when I want actual cheese instead of the sad cashew version, double check. They say what's good for Earth is good for humans. But nobody mentions the mental load of trying to save both the world and yourself, one perfectly optimized meal at a time. Sometimes I just want a burger without writing my carbon confession. #FoodGuilt #ClimateAnxiety #ControlIsExhausting #Health #Diet