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The definition of DIET


MichiganChic
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I usually avoid controversy, but I just can't let this one pass. I read on one thread after another an undelrying, or sometimes overt, debate about if we should call it a diet, people who "didn't do this to diet", it's not a diet, and I've even felt a little chastised for saying this is my diet. Even the people who say they are not on a diet report restricted calories and watching what they eat. Gotta say, that's the defnition of a diet.

What you eat is your diet!! The defnition of diet does not imply that there is an end point. That's just an interpretation. For me, if I am not mindful of what I eat, I won't lose weight. Being mindful for me means knowing how many calories I am consuming. It means limiting those calories if I am going to lose. It means not grazing between meals. It means following the general rules for succes for sleeve patients.

Look up the definition. Maybe everyone with a sleeve does not have to do this, but I do. I have to limit my calorie intake INTENTIONALLY or I won't lose. I could eat enough at 6 months out to maintain or gain. Sad, but true. If I want to get to goal and stay there. So, for me, it's a diet, and I'm on this diet for the rest of my life. What we call it is splitting hairs. Please don't judge.

http://www.merriam-w...dictionary/diet

http://oxforddiction...an_english/diet

OK, rant over. Have a nice day :)

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