Giving up dieting doesn’t mean giving up health. And making changes to your eating so that it feels less excessive is not restriction — it’s simply taking care of yourself. Wanting to be in a healthy weight range for your unique body is not a problem. What becomes harmful is when you try to force your body into a weight that isn’t natural for you, and when you engage in eating patterns that deprive you of enough food to try to maintain that unrealistic number. You can work on your health without