People, I’ve had enough of hearing this:

It’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle change.
It’s not a diet, it’s a health plan.
It’s not a diet, it’s a way of life.

I don’t know how people can say things like this and other people just nod along and nobody ever raises their hand and says, “What the F are you talking about?” First, those phrases are completely meaningless. You can use them to describe anything. You can say, “I eat a stick of butter at every meal. It’s not a diet, it’s a way of life!” And that would be true enough.

Second, you’re just making a big deal about semantics. You can call what you’re doing a “diet” or an “eating plan” or a “lifestyle change,” it’s still the same damn thing. You can say, “It’s not a driveway. It’s a paved area in front of my house that I park my car on.” It’s still a driveway. If you’re eating in a manner that you feel will help you lose weight or get in shape, then you’re on a diet. Deal with it.

People don’t want to say “diet” because a diet is something a fat person goes on. And people don’t like to say “fat” because fat is unattractive. And people don’t want to think of themselves as unattractive so they think of themselves as a full-figured person on healthy lifestyle eating plan. But they’re not, they’re just fat people on a diet. It’s okay to use those words even if you don’t like them. In fact, it’s probably good for you. We’re all grown-ups here.

It’s not a die-t it’s a live-it! Right? Right?!