Variety and Moderation

Why are people so scared and made uncomfortable when they are approached with the word diet? I believe this is the case because many people have convinced themselves that dieting means giving up all the foods that they love and that they will have to eat undesireable tasteless foods to see minimal gains in their goals for weight loss. Others are made uncomfortable when approached with the word diet because they have probably been on a few diets in the past and have failed miserably.
The word diet is not made to invoke fear into anyone, and is not ment to make people feel bad about themselves. It is simply a word used to show a collection of food groups that are best for a healthy food resource. There is no reason why any person can't eat whatever they want to as long as it is in variety and in moderation. That is what is most important, moderation. Too much of anything is too much. If a person wants to lose weight and decides that they want to change their diet and start eating healthier foods, this does not mean that they will never taste cake again, just assuming that cake is one of their favorite snakes. There is no reason why, in moderation ,they can eat their favorite foods, they just have too remember on a regular basis to eat healthier foods.