I thought I would add this controversial side effect of being on a diet. My son was home last weekend and he said’ I am sick of hearing about dieting, my girlfriend is on a juice diet, my sister and mother are fasting and everyone at work is detoxing by drinking hot water with lemon’.
He is of course very tall, very slim and eats a very unhealthy diet. But I do believe he has a point. We do need to save our diet chat for this forum and try to ensure our non dieting friends and family are not marginalised. Of course if they start the conversation by saying how good we now look they are fair game for ‘ Thanks I have been on a very strict diet which requires incredible self control and sacrifice but I appreciate your comments’.