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A local woman attempting to hit her protein goal has involuntarily been transported back to the dark aesthetic depths of 2010s Tumblr, where Lana Del Rey played on loop and Thinspo reigned supreme.
Mia Jones (27) has been on a health kick lately, hoping to make some gains in the lean muscle department. To support her goals, she started tracking her daily protein intake.
She recently downloaded a fitness app to ‘support muscle growth and track macros’.
“It started innocently, I just wanted to see how much protein was in a boiled egg,” she sighed.
Within three days, Mia found herself spiralling into a nostalgic yet mildly traumatic rabbit hole.
The marketing manager now finds herself engaging in behaviours she thought she’d buried with her last flower crown.
“I was checking if gum had calories!” she whispered, visibly shaken. “I swear I could hear the Skins theme song start playing.”
Experts warn that while tracking macros can be a useful nutritional tool, there’s a fine line between self-awareness and relapsing into one’s pro-ana past.
Sources close to Mia confirm she has since deleted the app and gone on a long, reflective walk while listening to Video Games.
“I just want to get strong,” she said. “Not accidentally summon 2010s Tumblr Thinspo.”
