#192 - To track or not to track: Calories are the question.

Sustain Nutrition - Chewing the Fat

In this episode, we unpack the subtle—but exhausting—line between tracking for awareness and falling headfirst into diet culture... again.

Jo started counting calories to “stay mindful,” but quickly found herself spiralling back into guilt, food rules, and that old inner critic whispering, “You’ve messed it up again.”

If you’ve ever felt like calorie counting should be helpful—but instead leaves you anxious, fixated, or secretly rebellious—this conversation is for you.

We talk about:

• Why “helpful tools” often become mental traps

• The illusion of control vs. actual peace with food

• How to spot when you’re still dieting in disguise

• And what to do instead—without swinging to chaos or giving up entirely