@ibuiltahomeforyou That’s great, I think often (well at least for me!) we use food for treating ourselves but don’t do other stuff, like skincare, hair etc. Hope you enjoy the baby shower!
I’m counting calories, food-wise I eat high fat as it’s so much more satisfying for me and I don’t have cravings etc (gold top milk, full fat yoghurt, some fatty meat/fish, some lean). I cut added sugar and sweetener but just broadly, I’m not rigid with it - so no sugar or sweetener in hot drinks, mainly drink water, I don’t have regular sweet snacks. I had some sweet dessert yesterday which I enjoyed, a pastry and ice cream, but that will be the equivalent of once a week usually. I eat fruit, usually in the mornings, which is naturally sweet so I’ve not attempted to cut out all types of sugar or carb or anything like that, but have reduced the added sugar/sweetener and reduced the carbs (replacing with more veg, as I was getting too carb heavy and this was making me bloated, sluggish and I actually crave more snacks when I eat a lot of carbs, especially refined carbs like white bread).
I read a blog, can’t find it now, which spoke about understanding why you eat, what food makes you genuinely feel good/nourishes you, and thinking about that has really shifted my approach. For instance I really like berries but would never buy them because they’re expensive - but I enjoy them, they make me feel good, and they’re better for me than the chocolate I happily spent money on! So I’m now investing in berries instead of chocolate.