On Apr 7, 12:14*pm, "Willow Herself"
wrote:


That's what WW is teaching. The diet mentality is strongly discouraged.


This last part I still don't get though.

OK. I know people need whatever psychological "bag of tricks" and
system (be it points, calories, cutting back on carbs to reduce
appetite and hope the rest falls in to place, limited lists of
"filling foods", complicated rations of protein-fat-carbs, weekly
bonuses, whatever) to create some way to lose weight and maintain a
healthy lifestyle.

I call that a diet though. To me that's what it is. I *need* the rules
or I simply won't lose. The rules are, to me, constitute a diet. It's
a useful English word and I don't see a reason to avoid it.

Of course, as with most things, everybody feels differently about this
- and that is fine. If somebody finds the word "diet" bothersome or
burdensome and they prefer to call it a plan or a lifestyle that's
fine. But I think the English word for a plan or lifestyle that
determines what you eat is called a "diet" and the word doesn't bother
me at all.

In fact, saying that I am sticking to my "diet" sounds upbeat and
positive to me.

doug