[QUOTE=latelatebloomer;143592]I can't stand the word "diet" either. My mom had an eating disorder - was so afraid of not being thin that she lived on coffee, cigarettes & No-doze. She'd proudly say, "I haven't eaten in 3 days." Of course, she was emotionally unstable and slapped the snot out of her kids! But if she could fit into her "skinny" clothes, she was pleased with herself. She put me on the "Stillman" diet when I was in 3rd grade. I was probably the only 3rd grader having black coffee and plain non-fat yogurt for breakfast. So I got started on the diet (&self-esteem) roller coaster very early.QUOTE]


Wow. On a weight loss diet (including black coffee ) in third grade is scary. Brutal even. I hope you are off that diet and self esteem roller coaster. It's not a nice ride. I'm sorry you and you're mother had to suffer that way.