“I am not naturally that thin, so I had to go through everything from using drugs to diet pills to laxatives to fasting. Those were my main ways of controlling my weight.”
Diet culture promises transformation but often delivers guilt. These quotes take a broader view — covering nutrition, health, willpower, and the complicated relationship most of us have with food and the bodies we live in.
“You can't exercise your way out of a bad diet.”
“I am not naturally that thin, so I had to go through everything from using drugs to diet pills to laxatives to fasting. Those were my main ways of controlling my weight.”
“And let's be clear: It's not enough just to limit ads for foods that aren't healthy. It's also going to be critical to increase marketing for foods that are healthy.”
“Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments.”
“So, when it comes to eating healthy, it's just doing the right thing. And it's not something you have to do 365 days a year, but I think it's something you have to do 25 days a month. Let's put it that way.”
“I drink Diet Coke from the minute I get up to the minute I go to bed.”
“I don't care how pumped up or psyched you are to start a new diet or a new program - that emotion will fade.”
“I was a vegan for two years, and I really enjoyed it. Then, I got to a point in my life at which I wanted to do something else, so now I'm a vegetarian. You should make your diet one that best fits you and how you feel. Listen to your body. The most important thing is to exercise, drink lots of water, and take really good care of yourself.”
“I don't eat junk foods and I don't think junk thoughts.”
“Weight Watchers is not intimidating. It's not a diet. It's a lifestyle.”
“There's no quick or magical way to lose weight. You just have to do it the natural way - diet and exercise and stick to it - and be able to do it at your own pace.”
“I'm on the Sensa diet. It's a little magic powder based on Dr. Hirsh's clinical trials and studies and it basically signals the brain that you're full through smellology.”
“I don't do faddy diets any more. I once did a no-carbs diet a few years ago but it made me depressed. I couldn't be doing with that!”
“I still indulge in a glass of wine or chocolate - treats are mandatory. Without deviating from the day-to-day healthy diet once in a while, it wouldn't be sustainable for me, and that's what I wanted: an approach to eating to last my entire life.”
“In the 20 long, hungry years between my late teens and late 30s I bought in to virtually every new diet and/or exercise regime that hoved into view, particularly at this most vulnerable time for those of us prone to poor body image - a new year.”
“I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions.”