Remarkableriots Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Mom Lost Over 100 Pounds, Hardest Thing Was Talking to Kids About It WWW.INSIDER.COM The author shared with her children how her previous relationship with food was unhealthy, and they have open conversations about their choices. Quote I never used the word "diet" because I know how toxic diet culture is. I intentionally didn't cut anything out completely — not sweets, not carbs, not wine. I just controlled my portions and switched out higher-calorie things for lower-calorie options — like a smaller portion of meat and more veggies, or switching out beef for fish. Still, my 8-year-old daughter held up a cookie and asked, "Is this on your diet?" I wasn't using the word "diet" with her, but someone was. As calmly as possible, I said: "I'm not on a diet. I'm just working on making healthier choices." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 I don't see how eating healthier could be toxic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 No the end 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 goes on diet lies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Yes, to miracle diets that people follow and expect to be a life changer. I say that, there are times when a short term diet is the right choice (then a change in lifestyle). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 15 minutes ago, gamer.tv said: Yes, to miracle diets that people follow and expect to be a life changer. I say that, there are times when a short term diet is the right choice (then a change in lifestyle). If I can get to the weight I want to be at I think I can sustain it by eating better and exercising every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShader Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 I'm not gonna read the article, but from my perspective I think it is. But I don't think of 'diet culture' as eating what your body needs, exercising, etc. I see 'diet culture' as the culmination of the billion dollar diet industry that thrives on keeping people obese while promising them expensive miracle cures that will never work, and obsfucating what it actually means to eat healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Its the word game. Language being a "living" thing, peole want to shed the history and connotation by changing from word A to word B. The problem now is that mass communication in a 24/7/365 cycle is making this strategy an eye rolling pain in the ass for those of use not looking to publish an article, sell us a new twist on an old thing, or in some other way make money of the ups and downs of life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 When I first started working out I was very overweight and went out to lunch with my manager and some new hires, we went to a dim sum place (his choice) and he was like "hay aren't you on a diet!?" When I was gonna start eating. Super embarrassing and I said no, I wasn't on a "diet" I was just trying to go to the gym more. Also wtf you picked the place and asked me to go to lunch with the new people under us what am I supposed to do here? Drink water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Definition of a diet: noun 1. the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats. ex: "a vegetarian diet" So she is in the habit of eating healthy controlled portions. Her diet of food she has decided on is good for her. A 2,000 calorie triple cheeseburger does not fit into her diet. "Mommy is this cookie in your diet?" "Don't say diet it's giving me anxiety!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 2:05 PM, TwinIon said: Betteridge's law of headlines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 If “diet culture” includes shit like detox teas / lollipops / supplements, the demonization of vegetables, fruits, grains, and fibers, focuses solely on calories in/out and not people’s reaction to those things, doesn’t include behavioral changes to help guide long term, sustainable changes… then yes, it’s toxic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Ask @Commissar SFLUFAN's former roommate about diet culture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Everything is toxic if you spin it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 'Diet culture' is bad nomenclature. The state of your body is a constant flux of needs and the commercialized trend to 'zero in' on all-in-one solutions is definitely a bad one. So is the overbearing accessibility of processed foods over whole foods, the trials of employment and the lack of time to manage all of it in any really attentive manner, and gulf in the wealth divide that forces food deserts around impoverished areas while charging a premium for non-processed foods because of 'infrastructure footprint'. All in all any sort of societal decline in physical outcomes is largely man-made, since I imagine we were probably eating better as hunter-gatherers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 I don’t think so but I stick to full calorie culture just to be safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmugPrick Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 No, whats toxic is 20 year old "fitness influencers" that are trying to teach adults the proper ways to diet and exercise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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