Healthy positive diets

[Rose perez 8]

Are people still incorporating diets into their lifestyles, diet culture has been up and down throughout the years but what are some positives or negatives any of you individually experience?

[Arabesque 6,602]

Almost five years out & I don’t consider myself on a diet. This is just how & what I eat. The word diet has too many negative connotations for me: failure, punishment, restriction, etc.

Even when losing I didn’t like to use that word. If people asked what I diet I was on I spoke about making different choices, finding a way of eating that worked for me & that what did work for me may not work for anyone else.

The diet culture is a huge money making industry. I mean if diets worked for the long term none of us would have been obese. I have decades of personal real life experiences to prove that as would most here.

Work out a way of eating that is sustainable, that provides your body with the nutrients it needs to function effectively, that complements your lifestyle & doesn’t make you feel like you are being punished or missing out. As your needs change make the appropriate changes to your eating. For example if you increase your activity levels or decrease it.

[FifiLux 131]

Hi Rose, Are you actually getting an operation?

I see you ask a lot of questions but without the details, the way most of us put in our profile, it is not always clear what is the best answer for you.

I do not see life after surgery as a diet and I don't think that would be the most healthy way to look at life. For me now it is just about making sensible and tasty choices since I can only fit a small amount of food into my stomach.

[ms.sss 14,855]

the word diet mean different things to different people so the answers to your question will vary greatly across the board.

from merriam-webster.com:

a

: food and drink regularly provided or consumed

a diet of fruits and vegetables

a vegetarian diet

b

: habitual nourishment

links between diet and disease

c

: the kind and amount of food prescribed for a person or animal for a special reason

was put on a low-sodium diet

d

: a regimen of eating and drinking sparingly so as to reduce one's weight

going on a diet

i usually use the context of definition A and D above.

A : my diet is predominantly protein-forward.

or

D : no thanks, i'll pass on the cake. i'm on a diet.

i cant say i had any significant positive nor negative experiences with "dieting" (as per my definition) or using the word "diet".

i realize as i type this i am contributing exactly zero to this thread.

*shrug*

sorry!!