Dedication or obsession?

 A quote "obsession is what lazy people call dedication" been popping up on Facebook, Twitter etc.

It got me thinking.

I always knew that I am extremely dedicated to fitness and diet even to the point of obsession, so where is the line between dedication and obsession and is there one?

The dictionary definition of obsessed reads:

–verb (used with object)
1.
to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally: Suspicion obsessed him.

–verb (used without object)
2.
to think about something unceasingly or persistently; dwell obsessively upon something.

The connotation is negative, where 'dedication' is positive.

So can one say that as long as the obsession is beneficial to one's life, it is more likely to be dedication?

At the end of the day, it does not matter what we name it, what matters is how it affects our lives.

So how my obsession with fitness, gym, diet, macro management and body fat levels affect my life?

I have to admit, I wish I was more relaxed about training and food. I wish I could go to the restaurant and pick from the menu something I really fancy instead of what "is good for me" and for once have that naughty dessert without feeling guilty. I wish I didn't pick up and put down a package of food after reading nutritional label because "it's too dense in calories or fat or carbs". I wish I could stop looking at food as grams of protein, carbs and fat and stop counting. I wish my holiday planning was not around hotel fitness facilities. I wish I could just have a 'duvet day' and miss one day at the gym because I am a logical girl and I know that one day off will not make any difference, quite the opposite, rest days are beneficial. I wish I could...

For the above reasons, I do think that my 'dedication' is bordering on the 'obsession' but at the same time I don't think I would want to have it any other way, so maybe I should work on having some balance where my obsession becomes dedication...

K xx