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This is not a diet, it's a ______

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  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    It is a lifestyle change.

    I've fundamentally changed my lifestyle, therefore it is exactly what it is.
  • TheBackStory
    TheBackStory Posts: 263
    It's not a diet, it's fuel for my awesomeness.
  • ThinLizzie0802
    ThinLizzie0802 Posts: 863 Member
    noun
    noun: diet; plural noun: diets

    1.
    the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.
    "a vegetarian diet"

    2.
    a special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons.
    "I'm going on a diet"
    (of food or drink) with reduced fat or sugar content.
    modifier noun: diet
    "diet soft drinks"

    verb
    verb: diet; 3rd person present: diets; past tense: dieted; past participle: dieted; gerund or present participle: dieting

    1.
    restrict oneself to small amounts or special kinds of food in order to lose weight.
    "it's difficult to diet"
    synonyms: be on a diet, eat sparingly

    This is why I don't refer to it as a diet. I'm not restricting myself...I'm just trying not to eat like a fat **** anymore. I don't think eating only what your body needs to operate at optimum levels is a diet, I do think It's a lifestyle change. A diet to me implies I could go back to my bad eating at some point which I will never be able to do it.
  • Siansonea
    Siansonea Posts: 917 Member
    It's not a diet, it's a worthwhile change of behavior to achieve my health and hotness goals. :D
  • judyde
    judyde Posts: 401 Member
    It's not a diet, it's a worthwhile change of behavior to achieve my health and hotness goals. :D

    Judging by your ticket, it looks like you're close!
  • _Bajiggity
    _Bajiggity Posts: 100 Member
    I just call it eating. :tongue:
  • SummerLovesPhil
    SummerLovesPhil Posts: 242 Member
    It's a "habit reset" for 7 weeks.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    life sentence.
  • Mongognom
    Mongognom Posts: 123
    I don't really call it anything. I just eat a little healthier then I used to and it's really no ones business.
  • lcvaughn520
    lcvaughn520 Posts: 219 Member
    I always just say that I'm trying to be a little more mindful about what I eat.
  • andreachirillo
    andreachirillo Posts: 52 Member
    a huge pain in my *kitten*?
  • Julzanne72
    Julzanne72 Posts: 468 Member
    ... relentless march to being awesome in mind, body and spirit.

    I like this!! I may start using it ;)
  • Siansonea
    Siansonea Posts: 917 Member
    It's not a diet, it's a worthwhile change of behavior to achieve my health and hotness goals. :D

    Judging by your ticket, it looks like you're close!

    I'm just keepin' on keepin' on. :bigsmile:
  • Julzanne72
    Julzanne72 Posts: 468 Member
    It's not a diet, it's fuel for my awesomeness.

    ooooo this one is good too!
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    This is not a diet, it's AN ANGRY BEAR!!!

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  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,150 Member
    Diet.

    What I eat is referred to as my diet.

    Gosh, I hate that saying.
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    What I eat is my diet. Changing the name of the condition doesn't change the condition.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Wait, what's going on in here?

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  • doctorsookie
    doctorsookie Posts: 1,084 Member
    I never call it a diet!
    Why?
    It's more for the sake of others than for my sake. I'm happy and confident with my progress and the way I choose to eat, so it really makes no difference to me what I call it. But since I'm eating at a moderate deficit and haven't eliminated any foods from my life, a lot of people get confused.
    I've found that most people away from this site associate the word "diet" with restriction and overall unpleasantness (and I admit that's how I used to feel too, before I started in January). So when friends, family, and even acquaintances see me losing weight and getting fit while drinking beer, ordering fried pickles, or having dessert, they ask: "How can you eat that? Aren't you on a diet?"

    To which I reply: "No! I'm on a lifestyle change!" I have actually said that out loud.

    In the broadest sense of the word, yes, the food I eat is part of my "diet". But I'm eating now the way I want to eat for the rest of my life, and I've incorporated regular exercise into my daily routine. So I think that "lifestyle change" is more descriptive of the long-term plan I've chosen. :smile:

    okay, you just described my life. LOL! Yes, I can have beer, and I love fried pickels, I am not giving up icecream and candy. I just am limiting how much I eat but I am eating what I will eat when I hit maintanence so I guess I am in a 'transitional phase'.
  • doctorsookie
    doctorsookie Posts: 1,084 Member
    It's a "habit reset" for 7 weeks.

    love
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    That's no diet....it's a space station!

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  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
    This is not a diet,

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  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
    Honestly? It really is a lifestyle change. I just learned to make better choices. And been making those choices for 4 years now.
  • stumblinthrulife
    stumblinthrulife Posts: 2,558 Member
    That's no diet....it's a space station!

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    Dammit, I was just coming here to post that!
  • burlingtongrl
    burlingtongrl Posts: 327 Member
    I'm on a diet. Later I will be on a lifelong maintenance plan, which I suspect I will call "paying close attention to what I eat and not falling back into bad patterns."

    I know everyone is all anti-diet, but really, I'm reducing my calories by quite a bit in an attempt to become thinner and healthier. I have a lot to lose, and just "focusing on health" isn't going to break my bad habits or get me where I want to be. So, yeah. I also think of it as a Corrective Action.
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  • burlingtongrl
    burlingtongrl Posts: 327 Member
    life sentence.
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    Too funny...love it.
  • millionairesstv
    millionairesstv Posts: 55 Member
    I am not on a diet but a life time change, Lo that's what I tell myself but if it was that easy i wouldn't be here again.
    But i realize i need to focus on both food and exercise.
    life before mfp was harder because I didnt have a ready made calculator to tell me that i have gone off track.

    These days I am more motivated to do exercise as they allow me to enjoy the foods I love.
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