Comments on: The 1st letters of Diet spell DIE

By: The Candid RD

The Candid RD — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:53:01 +0000

I seriously had never thought about the fact that “dietitian” has the word “Diet” in it, which may be looked at negatively. Quite honestly, I had thought about it as a good thing. Many people think dietitians wear hairnets and work in the cafeteria all the time, but I figured the word “diet” in the word would help people understand that we help create diets for different conditions, and chronic diseases, and health goals. When I hear the word diet, I try to think of food in general, as part of a “healthy diet”, not necessarily a “weight loss diet”. However, you are right, many people don’t look at it like that, they think of diets as 1000 calories starvation diets that cause them to lose weight, and be miserable. Ugh.
This was a fantastic post ,and I’m glad I stopped by to read it. Whenever anyone asks me what I suggest for their weight loss goals, I try REALLY hard not to use the word diet, but rather I tell them to “eat intuitively”. Monitor the sodium they eat and how many times they eat out, but other than that eat when they are hungry, and don’t eat when they aren’t. IF you crave chocolate, EAT IT! No deprivation. A good “diet” is something that can be done for a lifetime. That is KEY to success!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:03:57 +0000

You preach it, girlfriend! It’s sad that I’ve never paused to realize that the first 3 letters of diet, are, in fact, “DIE”!! And yep, so many reasons they fail!

Have a great weekend, sounds like you’ve got some fun stuff planned

By: Kasey

Kasey — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:39:22 +0000

Great post! I preach healthy lifestyle changes everyday at the hospital. Love the stats too
Enjoy your workshop this weekend… it sounds really interesting!

By: Swanky Dietitian

Swanky Dietitian — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:40:28 +0000

I love that you mentioned small changes get us to our big results. I always try to remind patients of this. That makes it so much easier to stick to versus saying, “I need to lose 30 pounds.” That is great in the long run, but how are you going to get there.
I have been slacking a bit on my workouts and I am trying to add a body pump class onto my weekly workouts. Here’s hoping I stick to it.
Great post!

By: Corinne Dobbas

Corinne Dobbas — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:07:31 +0000

Couldn’t agree more! Thanks for your input!

By: Food-Fitness-FreshAir

Food-Fitness-FreshAir — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:09:22 +0000

If you abide by a healthy lifestyle, a natural diet will natural follow. For instance, focusing on balance and listening to your body’s subtle signals, such as hunger cues, will balance your life in all areas, including food. I agree that diets tend to not work. Even labeling a healthy lifestyle as a “diet” seems to place restrictions and scare people off.

By: Jess (A Fete For Food)

Jess (A Fete For Food) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:17:41 +0000

What a catchy title!

By: lessonstolearn

lessonstolearn — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:12:01 +0000

A great reminder! Diets are a slippery slope, and focusing on health, rather than weightloss is a great alternative mindset.

As far as healthy habits go…I am pretty dedicated with exercise. I workout most days. It is just a habit now. I don’t really debate it in my head. Its just a part of my day, like brushing my teeth!

By: Corinne Dobbas

Corinne Dobbas — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:26:14 +0000

Thanks Stef! Always love your input

By: Stef @ moretolifethanlettuce

Stef @ moretolifethanlettuce — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:21:02 +0000

THANK YOU for posting this! especially appropriate during NEDAwarness week, i feel! the dieting mentality can be taken way too far, but even when people just “dabble” in dieting it is so horrible for their physical and mental health!