Maybe It's Time - and Not Just for Me

Is it just me, or are there more non-diet blogs every day? It's been a couple of months since I decided to stop dieting and nearly a month since I started this blog. At the time, I felt like a very small voice. I gradually found a few of the 'names' in the diet-free world. I started reading their blogs and following them on Twitter.

The last couple of weeks, though, I've started to see more 'regular' people ditching diets and starting blogs about it. It's certainly been a learning experience for me, and it's great to read others' experiences and solutions to the unique issues we face. It's also nice to not feel so alone.

If you have a non-dieting blog, or know anyone who does, please share.

Way to Bring a Conversation to a Rapid Conclusion

I was recently talking to a group of women when the talk turned - as it so often does - to their diets. One proudly showed her lunch of salmon and salad (with low fat dressing of course) and a diet cola, saying she was being 'good' today. The other frowned in embarrassment saying how much she admired the other woman and wished she could be like that.

Since I didn't have anything to say I stood nearby waiting for the diet discussion to end. Okay, maybe there was a LOT I wanted to say, but nothing I could say. My silence did not go unnoticed, though. One of the women said 'You're not saying anything. What about you?'

Of course, now I had to say something. It took me by surprise, so I didn't have any brilliant response. Not that I would have if I had more time to think. I don't recall the exact words, but it was along the lines of  'I don't diet anymore, so I don't really have anything to say'. Talk about a conversation stopper.

But if they ever decide they want to break up with diets, they know where to find me.