What Is Normal Eating?

Guys, I was on the Struggle Bus today. Really. This morning, a friend of mine sent me the Instagram feed of another dietitian. This dietitian advocates for really low calorie diets, counting everything you eat on one app or another, and is basically the antithesis me and of what I believe.  But scrolling through her…
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