Rhianna Lambert
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And even Ella tried the Oura Ring and was like, what am I doing?
You know, I think we all become vulnerable to wanting to try things and explore things.
I like to achieve when I do things.
Me too.
I don't know how to slow down sometimes.
And so having a bad mark from my aura ring was like, I can't cope with that.
That's why I have no tracking apps whatsoever, because I know for my personality, it's not.
But I understand where you're coming from because foods, you've had a history there.
And thank you for sharing that because you're not alone.
In fact, this is something we're going to do on Nutrition Plus with Journeys, guiding you through relationship with food clinic sessions, because what's so important, I think, is understanding where help and harm come into play.
and how that's impacting you and how preoccupying it's becoming.
If it's becoming a daily preoccupation with the calories or the number or you're slightly worried about it, I'd say that's enough of a red flag for me to say as a health professional, get rid of it.
It might be providing some initial inspiration, but like Ella said, you can do that with the Notes app on your phone.
It's the language.
So instead of having a look at things like how few calories can I eat, did I hit a target today with the numbers of the food?
And this applies to macro counting too.
I just want to add that because I have always found that world in fitness inspo world of macro counting very detrimental sometimes.
And I know there are professionals out there that swear by it if you're in the fitness industry, but it doesn't focus on overall micronutrient intake of vitamins and minerals.
It doesn't focus on fiber.
It's completely negated.