| Hi Lynn,
I think I remember hearing that "difference" before. Yes, it does mean
something different semantically, and if it gives you a better feel of
permanence to discard pounds rather than lose them, then think of it that way
by all means! Same to anyone else, and with any other thoughts they might have.
I don't think it would make a difference to me, personally, and I think I'd
get more bent out of shape because we can't change the world to say it
"the right way" anyway! :-)
Now, the bee in *my* bonnet: After years of being on a diet or off a diet,
I'm trying hard to say (as well as feel) that I'm *NOT* on a diet, I just have
a more healthy way of eating than I did before, and this is causing my weight
to be discarded :-). I can't go "off the diet" without gaining back the weight,
and who wants to be on a diet for the rest of their lives?
The more I read, the more the word DIET bugs me, when used in the "on a diet"
context. We all have a diet, which is what we eat, and that's the only way
we should be using the word.
(feel free to ask me about the books I've read, or maybe I'll even write a
little about them in the proper topic when I have time :-)).
And, by the way Lynn, congrats on your recent progress and enjoy those new
jeans!
Jill
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