<human>: Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?

It seems that my life has been lived in extremes. Extreme over eating, and now, the other side of the coin, extreme caution with food. Fortunately I am not anorexic, but I do count my calories very meticulously. For the 5 months and about 50 pounds that I've been on my journey, I have developed this mind set that any food outside of my 1200 calorie goal for the day is bad, that I will gain 5 pounds over night, most especially if that food is terrible for consumption (i.e. fried food, junk food, high carb food etc). 
That being said, it's fair season here in the good old PA (United States, Pennsylvania). I have a lot of self control and being around that fair food, I wasn't really all that inclined to indulge in anything, however, my goal was to buy something. Anything from a food place and try to enjoy it, because I have been getting on my own case about being so strict with myself, and for fear that too much denial of some junk food may push me into a binge at some point down the road.
So, I did it, I bought and ate a fried, greasy Stromboli. And this is what happened:
-It was kind of good, but not delicious.
-I conquered my fear of eating anything that isn't directly within my calorie goal for once.
-I let myself live instead of living under the control of the food.
-I stayed within maintenance calories and still had a good time at the fair.
I'm proud of myself for being able to overcome that irrational idea of "bad food". Food is simply food, and while I have never been a fan of fried food, and you can't eat something like that everyday and maintain a healthy life style, it's OKAY to do it once in a while, once in a little fair =) I'm realizing it's okay to live, and one day at a time I am learning to live without food ruling me, whether it's over eating or meticulous counting.
<bot>: I went to the fair, and let myself eat something I never would have allowed myself to in these past 5 months. Conquered fear of "bad" food and lived a little at the fair.