When I Stopped Eating Cake, I Lost More Than Sugar

I used to believe every sweet bite was a setback. I’d skip cake at birthdays, sip water while friends clinked glasses of soda, and tell myself it was discipline. But the truth is, I was scared—of losing control, of what the scale might say, of what I might become if I let myself enjoy anything. The irony: the more I restricted, the less alive I felt. I watched others laugh over pastries, and all I could think about was the number I was trying to outrun. I thought I was protecting my heart, but it just felt emptier. Sometimes, I wonder if the real harm wasn’t in the sugar, but in how much I feared it. #FoodGuilt #ControlIsExhausting #NotJustAboutTheScale #Health #Diet