I am dieting. And at the same time, I do agree with a fair bit of what you've written.
For me, dieting isn't going to be a matter of "let me just get this weight off and then I can eat whatever I want again" but rather about *developing* a healthy relationship with food and with myself, instead of eating complete junk when I'm not even hungry and then blaming myself for doing it. There is still a place for junk food in my life - but it's a smaller place, and veggies have a much larger place now than they used to. My food choices are more conscious, so that even when I make "bad" choices I don't feel guilty - I weighed my options and made a true choice.
The above isn't meant to change your opinion of diets. Honestly, I think it's to justify my choice to be dieting, since (as I said) I do agree with much of what you wrote. :-)
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For me, dieting isn't going to be a matter of "let me just get this weight off and then I can eat whatever I want again" but rather about *developing* a healthy relationship with food and with myself, instead of eating complete junk when I'm not even hungry and then blaming myself for doing it. There is still a place for junk food in my life - but it's a smaller place, and veggies have a much larger place now than they used to. My food choices are more conscious, so that even when I make "bad" choices I don't feel guilty - I weighed my options and made a true choice.
The above isn't meant to change your opinion of diets. Honestly, I think it's to justify my choice to be dieting, since (as I said) I do agree with much of what you wrote. :-)