I know we're not supposed to call it a diet; it's a lifestyle change. I know diet is a four letter word and that using the word lifestyle indicates permanence.
Can I be politically incorrect on this subject for a moment?
I HATE THAT TERM.
We have changed our diet. Diet is not actually meant to be synonymous with fads and unhealthy weight loss programs. The word diet is simply supposed to encompass what you eat. We have simply changed our diet. Permanently.
We have increased our activity level which, in certain ways, affects other small areas of our lives, but it is 30-60 minutes out of the entire day we're talking about here. Maybe more because I also do little things like walk into the bank instead of drive through and take the stairs if it is only a flight or two. Still, it is a simple increase of our activity level.
My overall lifestyle was and is fine. I see nothing wrong with it. I have not changed my personality or my responsibilities which are the major things that make up a lifestyle, imo. Skinny people's lifestyles are not defined by what they eat or whether they exercise. Neither is mine.
So if I avoid the term and I say things like 'diet', please don't think I have any delusions about the permanence of this change. I just hate trendy terms and find that in this instance, it actually belittles me as a person because it takes everything I am away and replaces it with the fact that I'm losing weight.
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