The Keto Diet: Pros, Cons And Tips (5 of 5)

It is possible to develop obsessions with dieting and food restriction.

The risk with any diet that involves heavy restriction is the same — you essentially become obsessed with monitoring everything you eat in order to make the diet work. “When you micromanage your food intake by tracking how much you eat, it disconnects you from what your body is asking for. You start using outside numbers to determine what to eat instead of listening to your body.” This type of over-excessive monitoring oftentimes leads to shame and guilt associated with everything related to food and consumption.