How Do You Be Supportive To Someone On A Diet?
Is someone you know dieting? Do you want to help? Dieting is hard because eating’s not an addiction like cigarette smoking or taking drugs; you can quit those cold turkey, but you’ll die from not eating, so it comes down to making minor changes across the board. Knowing how to give your support could mean the difference between their success and failure. • Understand some of the reasons people stop dieting. • One reason is convenience. Food that is unhealthy is much easier to find, easier to prepare (if it needs to be prepared at all) and cheaper. • Sometimes it’s hard to determine what’s healthy and what’s unhealthy. Dieters must research the food they normally eat. They must decide if the food is first suitable and second what portion is acceptable. The latter is usually dependent on the former (the poison’s in the dose, right?) and dieters must learn how to gauge and control their portions. This is a very subjective judgment to make on a daily basis. • Understand that dieting is exp
