I have decided I think about food too much

I spent this weekend with a new set of friends. A non-Paleo-eating, non-CrossFitting set of friends, who I watched consume foods I haven’t even considered eating for years. YEARS. Maybe ever. (Powdered donuts? Slurpees?) I’m certainly not judging, and they didn’t judge me for my eating habits (gotta love them for that), but it is interesting to take a step back from your conventions and observe others.

I don’t know how to label how I eat. I eat not-strict Paleo. I eat Primal. I eat low-carb. I eat normally. I’m on a crazy diet. I drink raw milk. I intermittent fast, sometimes on accident. I eat when I’m hungry and don’t eat when I’m not—except when it’s late at night and I’m watching one of my shows. I know that’s habitual eating, but I often do it anyway. I drink wine and liquor, I try to avoid beer except when it’s a delicious microbrew or gluten-free. I don’t eat sugar except in my Ben & Jerry’s, which is really only because I’m an advisory board member and I HAVE to consume it. I sometimes use palm sugar when I’m baking, but I usually bake in week-long phases and then forget about it for awhile. I try to stay low-carb. Like under 50 grams a day (veggies don’t count, sweet potatoes and kombucha do). I don’t pack snacks, I don’t food-prep every Sunday.

Here’s the deal … I’ve tried a lot of things. Unlike many people, strict Paleo hasn’t brought me everlasting joy. So I have decided that basically what I am now seeking is freedom from thinking about food too much. My brother forgets to eat sometimes. I want that detachment from food.

So this is how I want to eat:  Healthy Eating Expectations. But I want to also try their Elimination Diet … is that counterproductive?