Comments on: Diet- A Four Letter Word

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:29:12 +0000

Have an awesome Thanksgiving!

By: Cammy

Cammy — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:18:04 +0000

Having a bad day, are we? :)

Seriously, I’m with you. It irritates me, to some degree, when people don’t seem to get that I’m not ON a diet, but that I HAVE a diet. I’ve HAD a diet since birth. Until recently it was a poor diet, but it was a diet.

Sheesh…

By: Lance

Lance — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:25:57 +0000

Used in the right context, I like the word diet. As in what I eat – my diet consist of ….

I hate it, though, as it is usually used – I went on a diet. I think it should be called something like “nutritional plan” in this context…

By: christin bland

christin bland — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:10:37 +0000

“Rocks, tennis ball fuzz and tin foil!” Hahaha. That would make an awesome ‘diet book’ – you’d be rich, Kelly! :)

By: Allison K

Allison K — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:27:02 +0000

You know the first time I “went on” a diet I was 8. seriously. I wrote that in my diary, I even wrote what I was going to eat. I uh, didn’t follow it, which has pretty much been my M.O. since, but …that story breaks my heart, to think of my little 2nd grade self already thinking that I needed to lose weight to be “better.”

By: chandra

chandra — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:35:06 +0000

I agree 100%. I used to be one of those people who was constantly “on a diet”, but now any time I refer to “my diet” I just mean the way I eat/my eating habits. The one thing I’m dreading about going home again is having everyone ask me what kind of “diet” I’m on and telling me all about their newest “diet”. I think I’ve decided that when someone asks me, “What kind of diet are you on?” I’m going to respond with, “the one where I eat healthy, whole foods the majority of the time but allow myself treats here and there so I never deprive myself of what I want.”

By: Andrew R

Andrew R — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:29:14 +0000

Yeah, it pretty much sucks (given what it NOW implies). I use meal plan to try and stay away from it. But it’s not really a huge deal.. I mean, I could care less… ;-) hahahah, j/k!!

All the Best,

Andrew R

By: Lacey

Lacey — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:06:07 +0000

I think it has to do with just making a decision to control it… i have never “gone on a diet” and when you stop and think about it yeah it’s like… huh? but i guess trying to streamline choices and also make the choices that will help you lose weight. i love the HILARITY that is the diet industry in america because we spend so much money on books and gimmicks and we are getting more and more overweight. maybe we should stop “going on a diet” and re-evaluate diet as just what we eat and then just EAT a little bit more reasonably. hmm.

By: Sagan

Sagan — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:48:03 +0000

I know. It’s awful.

(I’ll prevent myself from going on a rant-age).

By: Fit Bottomed Girls

Fit Bottomed Girls — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:43:48 +0000

Couldn’t agree more, Kelly. The word diet is so misused that I avoid it at all costs. Instead, I say that I have a “healthy lifestyle,” which includes what I eat.