Should I eat less?

I’m a 23-year-old gal. I’ve always had a “healthy” appetite and lots of energy. I can put away a lot of food. My whole life I’ve heard things like “that’s a lot of food” “she’s binging again” “that’s her second plate” or at a buffet “that’s her fourth plate” “are you even tasting the food” etc etc. For the past ten years at the least. I’m 185lbs and 5’5. My normal is 160-170 but I’ve been slowly gaining weight with the quarantine since my activity level plummeted. I don’t drive so I normally walk my dog and cycle to work in Texas and that sort of thing. I eat a lot, I know I do. But I don’t think I’m incredibly obese or anything. I have a 32 in waist, my bust is 43 in and my hips are 42 in. I think I’m proportional. Before being furloughed I would wake up, walk my dog, cycle to work, takeaway breakfast from the cafe next door (egg white wheat wrap with spinach and mushrooms, fruit, and whole milk) then settle in to work an office job, snacking on nuts and soft cheeses until I cycle home for lunch, walk the dog, and grab a smoothie or a turkey sandwich etc then cycle back to work, snacking on hard-boiled eggs, raw veggies, raw fruit, coconut candy, almond bars etc. I usually worked 7-7 so I’d walk the dog as soon as I arrive (I always walk her for 15 minutes minimum) and then have supper. Usually a nice veggie lasagne or two salmon avocado rolls or something. Then I walk the dog again before bathing and falling asleep around 10pm. all three of my meals are pretty good sized and my snacks are decent sized as well. I think I eat about 2,500 calories a day? I drink plenty of water throughout the day (I have a 21oz sip by s’well I refill every time I get up to pee) and there’s a hot water dispenser at work so I always have a giant mug or two of brewed peppermint green tea (one pyramid tea bag of peppermint and one organic green tea bag per mug). Nonetheless, every single person in my life that sees me eat comments on my eating habits. My mum, my brother, my best friends, my best friend’ family, my boss, my coworkers etc etc. It’s getting ... weird. I used to not have a problem with it. I’d say something like ‘haha I love food’ or brush it off whenever I felt a little offended at the comment (because whatever right? I’m not 600lbs so whatever, they’re commenting because it is a good amount of food so it makes sense) but lately, it’s been getting to me. I’ve started not eating around other people if I can help it; and tonight I ate at a buffet and my best friend’s husband (someone I love like a brother) said I was bingeing. Which to me is crazy, because isn’t bingeing when you eat until you’re stuffed and sick and on the verge of puking?? I’m fine. I ate four plates, but a plate of that was fruit and another plate was rice and shrimp and another was baked salmon and grilled chicken etc. I had a plate of desserts because I love sweets but, I balance my love of sweets with veggies/fruits and activity (usually). Am I the problem? Am I eating too much?? Once I start working again, I’ll lose ten, 15lbs and be as active as I was. I don’t want to have a bad relationship with food, but it seems like I might be there already. Tonight, I found myself thinking some bad things like imagining saying no to food and “I’m not hungry” as well as really petty things like “instead of saying ‘that’s a lot of food’ they’ll say ‘you eat so little’ or ‘not hungry again?’ and that will show them.” I’ve never had thoughts like that. I don’t want to have thoughts like that, but it can’t be healthy to eat eat eat like I do. Should I be worried? Should I eat less??

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