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Opposite of a diet


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I would like to know if there is a single word to describe the opposite of a diet.


If you are overweight you may say "I will go on a diet".

If you are underweight you could say "I need to go on a ..."


A single word is preferable rather than a phrase










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    I think you misunderstand the word. A Diet is not something that makes you lose weight or stay healthy; it is a term that simple describes what you're eating. We just got a bit used to most 'diets' are designed for weight loss.

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    Mar 26 at 23:24







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    A see-food-diet!

    – Script47
    Mar 26 at 23:36






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    I agree with @Aganju on the base definition of the word, but a word's meaning is also based on how the majority of society perceives it. Unless you expound on the type of diet, people are going to assume you mean to lose weight. Just like if someone asks what vegetables you want in your salad, a person will say cucumber and tomato, even though they are actually defined as fruits. So I don't think diet would be the best word to use in this case.

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    Mar 27 at 19:22






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    @Sensoray, people will generally assume this when they hear the word diet within the phrase to go on a diet (without further specification as to what the diet is), but they won't assume it when they hear the word in other constructions (e.g. 'the diet of the people in this region consists mostly of . . . ').

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I would like to know if there is a single word to describe the opposite of a diet.


If you are overweight you may say "I will go on a diet".

If you are underweight you could say "I need to go on a ..."


A single word is preferable rather than a phrase










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    I think you misunderstand the word. A Diet is not something that makes you lose weight or stay healthy; it is a term that simple describes what you're eating. We just got a bit used to most 'diets' are designed for weight loss.

    – Aganju
    Mar 26 at 23:24







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    A see-food-diet!

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    Mar 26 at 23:36






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    I agree with @Aganju on the base definition of the word, but a word's meaning is also based on how the majority of society perceives it. Unless you expound on the type of diet, people are going to assume you mean to lose weight. Just like if someone asks what vegetables you want in your salad, a person will say cucumber and tomato, even though they are actually defined as fruits. So I don't think diet would be the best word to use in this case.

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    @Sensoray, people will generally assume this when they hear the word diet within the phrase to go on a diet (without further specification as to what the diet is), but they won't assume it when they hear the word in other constructions (e.g. 'the diet of the people in this region consists mostly of . . . ').

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I would like to know if there is a single word to describe the opposite of a diet.


If you are overweight you may say "I will go on a diet".

If you are underweight you could say "I need to go on a ..."


A single word is preferable rather than a phrase










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I would like to know if there is a single word to describe the opposite of a diet.


If you are overweight you may say "I will go on a diet".

If you are underweight you could say "I need to go on a ..."


A single word is preferable rather than a phrase







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    I think you misunderstand the word. A Diet is not something that makes you lose weight or stay healthy; it is a term that simple describes what you're eating. We just got a bit used to most 'diets' are designed for weight loss.

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    Mar 26 at 23:24







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    A see-food-diet!

    – Script47
    Mar 26 at 23:36






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    I agree with @Aganju on the base definition of the word, but a word's meaning is also based on how the majority of society perceives it. Unless you expound on the type of diet, people are going to assume you mean to lose weight. Just like if someone asks what vegetables you want in your salad, a person will say cucumber and tomato, even though they are actually defined as fruits. So I don't think diet would be the best word to use in this case.

    – Sensoray
    Mar 27 at 19:22






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    @Sensoray, people will generally assume this when they hear the word diet within the phrase to go on a diet (without further specification as to what the diet is), but they won't assume it when they hear the word in other constructions (e.g. 'the diet of the people in this region consists mostly of . . . ').

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    splurge? (Not familiar enough with this SE to go with an answer.)

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    I think you misunderstand the word. A Diet is not something that makes you lose weight or stay healthy; it is a term that simple describes what you're eating. We just got a bit used to most 'diets' are designed for weight loss.

    – Aganju
    Mar 26 at 23:24







  • 6





    A see-food-diet!

    – Script47
    Mar 26 at 23:36






  • 3





    I agree with @Aganju on the base definition of the word, but a word's meaning is also based on how the majority of society perceives it. Unless you expound on the type of diet, people are going to assume you mean to lose weight. Just like if someone asks what vegetables you want in your salad, a person will say cucumber and tomato, even though they are actually defined as fruits. So I don't think diet would be the best word to use in this case.

    – Sensoray
    Mar 27 at 19:22






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    @Sensoray, people will generally assume this when they hear the word diet within the phrase to go on a diet (without further specification as to what the diet is), but they won't assume it when they hear the word in other constructions (e.g. 'the diet of the people in this region consists mostly of . . . ').

    – jsw29
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I think you misunderstand the word. A Diet is not something that makes you lose weight or stay healthy; it is a term that simple describes what you're eating. We just got a bit used to most 'diets' are designed for weight loss.

– Aganju
Mar 26 at 23:24






I think you misunderstand the word. A Diet is not something that makes you lose weight or stay healthy; it is a term that simple describes what you're eating. We just got a bit used to most 'diets' are designed for weight loss.

– Aganju
Mar 26 at 23:24





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A see-food-diet!

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Mar 26 at 23:36





A see-food-diet!

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Mar 26 at 23:36




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I agree with @Aganju on the base definition of the word, but a word's meaning is also based on how the majority of society perceives it. Unless you expound on the type of diet, people are going to assume you mean to lose weight. Just like if someone asks what vegetables you want in your salad, a person will say cucumber and tomato, even though they are actually defined as fruits. So I don't think diet would be the best word to use in this case.

– Sensoray
Mar 27 at 19:22





I agree with @Aganju on the base definition of the word, but a word's meaning is also based on how the majority of society perceives it. Unless you expound on the type of diet, people are going to assume you mean to lose weight. Just like if someone asks what vegetables you want in your salad, a person will say cucumber and tomato, even though they are actually defined as fruits. So I don't think diet would be the best word to use in this case.

– Sensoray
Mar 27 at 19:22




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@Sensoray, people will generally assume this when they hear the word diet within the phrase to go on a diet (without further specification as to what the diet is), but they won't assume it when they hear the word in other constructions (e.g. 'the diet of the people in this region consists mostly of . . . ').

– jsw29
Mar 27 at 22:58





@Sensoray, people will generally assume this when they hear the word diet within the phrase to go on a diet (without further specification as to what the diet is), but they won't assume it when they hear the word in other constructions (e.g. 'the diet of the people in this region consists mostly of . . . ').

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1) a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.




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It’s still a diet, but for clarity you should call it a weight gain diet:




A weight gain diet is very similar to a healthy weight loss diet. In both cases, you will eat foods that are rich in nutrients and not eliminate major food groups. You will avoid "empty calorie" foods (junk foods that contain sugar, salt, and fat, but few other nutrients)



What Is a Weight Gaining Diet?




What's good about "weight gain diet" is that it works no matter who's doing it or why (even if that someone is an animal). It's also neutral and works no matter the level of formality.






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    In the fitness/bodybuilding context, the word bulk is used (the opposite process is a cut).



    According to the OLE,



    to bulk something out/up: to make something bigger, thicker or heavier



    PS: I'm not sure this can be used in the requested form "I will go on a bulk", although an example can be found here.






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      Well, it is also called Ectomorph diet. Diet for a skinny person to become strong. Ectomorph means a person with a slim physique. So, ectomorph diet is the diet for slim person to gain weight.



      Citation 1: Men's Body Sculpting By Nick Evans




      An ectomorph's diet should contain a surplus of calories from complex carbohydrate foods to encourage anabolic weight gain.




      Reference 1: Ectomorph Diet Plan Principles






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      Well, binging would be bad. Stuffing one's face would be bad. Even if one is underweight.



      So, better is: I will increase my caloric intake.



      Everyday speech: I will eat more (food).



      There is no "going on an x" for eating more food.



      This answer is for spoken English register.






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      • Oh boy, I guess naysayer is not aware of registers.

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      • Do you mean 'bad' as in 'not healthy' or as in 'not an appropriate word'. If the latter then I disagree.

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        @Mitch It is both unhealthy and not a word a person looking to gain weight would use to "explain their thing". Bad as a poor expression of the idea, like stuffing, gluttony or any of the other nonsense sprouting up here. Laurel's by the way is fine. Just a different register. [gosh, for some reason my program won't give me bolding or italics on ELU, only on ELL].

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      Just for the heck of it, I'll answer the title of the question as asked instead of what the asker intended.



      The opposite of "a diet" (choosing specific foods for your diet) is to not diet or to have "No Preferred diet".






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        So assuming diet is used to mean a program of constrained eating, the opposite would be unrestrained eating. Here are some possibilities:




        indulge, over-indulge, over-eat, feast, gorge, binge, stuff, chow down, go to town




        Some words that are near opposites, but of a different tense:




        gluttony, voraciousness, gourmand




        If none of those work you could take a word from Georgian. Shemomechama, literally “I accidentally ate the whole thing,” describing the incapacity to let the delicious food go to waste.



        https://www.ozy.com/acumen/theres-a-word-for-your-thanksgiving-gluttony/74075






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          Actually, the most basic meaning of the word "diet" doesn't have an opposite... Proposed words like "gluttony", "overeat", "binge" are all very unhealthy concepts, and are not the kind of word you are looking for. In my opinion the best thing you could say if you are underweight is: "I need to change my diet and eat more calorie-dense foods because I need to gain weight..." Or "I need to change my diet in order to gain weight." Or more simply "I need to eat more calorie-dense foods in order to gain weight". You could also say "I need to go on a (special) diet to increase to gain weight".



          Diet (noun): the food and drink usually eaten or drunk by a person or group (Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/diet)



          If you say "I will go on a diet", people will assume you will eat less, because of the second meaning of the word (an eating plan in which someone eats less food, or only particular types of food, because they want to become thinner or for medical reasons - same source as above).






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            In fact, there are some synonyms of "anti-diet".



            I would recommend



            gluttony



            NOUN



            mass noun



            Habitual greed or excess in eating.



            ‘she said plumpness was a sign of gluttony in most cases’



            (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gluttony)






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              ""I need to go on a ..."//on a gluttony diet? Gobsmacking really...

              – Lambie
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              To @Lambie's point, this seems related but not the right part of speech at all. 'gluttonous diet' maybe.

              – Mitch
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              @Mitch How far are you really willing to stretch that acceptability rope? :)

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              I don't know that any of the suggestions so far are perfect; the OP did not specify register. 'Diet' is ambiguous - it could mean the informal 'not eating as much as I'm used to' or it could mean more formally 'a deliberate change in food habits for medical purposes'. The latter, while a bit rarer, is more inclusive of eating differently.

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              @Mitch He did specify spoken register in the sense that he said: I need to go on [diet]". Isn't that enough register? So that eliminates most answers except Laurel's and mine.

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            Here I am considering the definition of diet as: eating systematically in a controlled and restricted manner.



            I would recommend, overeat.



            However a quick search on google give me this results,



            • binge

            • indulgence

            So the whole sentence with the three provided words would go like this




            "I need to go on a binge (diet)."



            "I need to go on an indulgence (diet)."



            "I need to go on an overeating (diet)."







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              • If you are overweight you may say "I will go on a diet".

              • If you are underweight you could say "I need to go on a ..."



              diet. When i was a little kid i didn't know much about a diet. But nowadays i use two and i exercise a lot. Im always on a diet, when i'm overweight on early spring to late summer. I like to cut down my caloric intake. My second diet is from fall to late winter when i eat a lot and it makes me happy. Diet (healthy or not) is always here and i cant find the opposite.






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              First word that came to my head was



              Starvation



              Oxford Living Dictionaries defines diet as




              selection of food, food and drink, food, foodstuffs, provisions, edibles, fare




              Therefore, I'd say the opposite would be to have none of the above






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                This doesn't make sense. Why would someone underweight "go on a starvation"?

                – Azor Ahai
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                The question asker isn't using the word "diet" in the sense that you're describing here. Rather, they mean it in the more colloquial sense of "a restricted intake of food normally undertaken to lose weight". Therefore your answer here makes no sense.

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                Please read the question again and update your answer accordingly.

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              • A diet can still lead to starvation. "Starvation" is when you receive a lot less nutrients than what you need. A diet is a regime of feeding - if that regime includes a lot less nutrition than your organism requires to survive, then that would lead to starvation. Such diets do exist - they are usually short term. A long term starvation by definition is not good for you.

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              binge
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              1) a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.




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              *Personal note: Binge eating can be a difficult habit for many people, myself included in the past. If you struggle, please feel welcome to look for support. There are a lot of people with similar struggles working together to help one another. Link






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              Source: Dictionary.com



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              1) a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.




              Source: Dictionary.com



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              1) a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.




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              It’s still a diet, but for clarity you should call it a weight gain diet:




              A weight gain diet is very similar to a healthy weight loss diet. In both cases, you will eat foods that are rich in nutrients and not eliminate major food groups. You will avoid "empty calorie" foods (junk foods that contain sugar, salt, and fat, but few other nutrients)



              What Is a Weight Gaining Diet?




              What's good about "weight gain diet" is that it works no matter who's doing it or why (even if that someone is an animal). It's also neutral and works no matter the level of formality.






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                It’s still a diet, but for clarity you should call it a weight gain diet:




                A weight gain diet is very similar to a healthy weight loss diet. In both cases, you will eat foods that are rich in nutrients and not eliminate major food groups. You will avoid "empty calorie" foods (junk foods that contain sugar, salt, and fat, but few other nutrients)



                What Is a Weight Gaining Diet?




                What's good about "weight gain diet" is that it works no matter who's doing it or why (even if that someone is an animal). It's also neutral and works no matter the level of formality.






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                  It’s still a diet, but for clarity you should call it a weight gain diet:




                  A weight gain diet is very similar to a healthy weight loss diet. In both cases, you will eat foods that are rich in nutrients and not eliminate major food groups. You will avoid "empty calorie" foods (junk foods that contain sugar, salt, and fat, but few other nutrients)



                  What Is a Weight Gaining Diet?




                  What's good about "weight gain diet" is that it works no matter who's doing it or why (even if that someone is an animal). It's also neutral and works no matter the level of formality.






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                  It’s still a diet, but for clarity you should call it a weight gain diet:




                  A weight gain diet is very similar to a healthy weight loss diet. In both cases, you will eat foods that are rich in nutrients and not eliminate major food groups. You will avoid "empty calorie" foods (junk foods that contain sugar, salt, and fat, but few other nutrients)



                  What Is a Weight Gaining Diet?




                  What's good about "weight gain diet" is that it works no matter who's doing it or why (even if that someone is an animal). It's also neutral and works no matter the level of formality.







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                      In the fitness/bodybuilding context, the word bulk is used (the opposite process is a cut).



                      According to the OLE,



                      to bulk something out/up: to make something bigger, thicker or heavier



                      PS: I'm not sure this can be used in the requested form "I will go on a bulk", although an example can be found here.






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                        In the fitness/bodybuilding context, the word bulk is used (the opposite process is a cut).



                        According to the OLE,



                        to bulk something out/up: to make something bigger, thicker or heavier



                        PS: I'm not sure this can be used in the requested form "I will go on a bulk", although an example can be found here.






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                          In the fitness/bodybuilding context, the word bulk is used (the opposite process is a cut).



                          According to the OLE,



                          to bulk something out/up: to make something bigger, thicker or heavier



                          PS: I'm not sure this can be used in the requested form "I will go on a bulk", although an example can be found here.






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                          In the fitness/bodybuilding context, the word bulk is used (the opposite process is a cut).



                          According to the OLE,



                          to bulk something out/up: to make something bigger, thicker or heavier



                          PS: I'm not sure this can be used in the requested form "I will go on a bulk", although an example can be found here.







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                              Well, it is also called Ectomorph diet. Diet for a skinny person to become strong. Ectomorph means a person with a slim physique. So, ectomorph diet is the diet for slim person to gain weight.



                              Citation 1: Men's Body Sculpting By Nick Evans




                              An ectomorph's diet should contain a surplus of calories from complex carbohydrate foods to encourage anabolic weight gain.




                              Reference 1: Ectomorph Diet Plan Principles






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                              Well, it is also called Ectomorph diet. Diet for a skinny person to become strong. Ectomorph means a person with a slim physique. So, ectomorph diet is the diet for slim person to gain weight.



                              Citation 1: Men's Body Sculpting By Nick Evans




                              An ectomorph's diet should contain a surplus of calories from complex carbohydrate foods to encourage anabolic weight gain.




                              Reference 1: Ectomorph Diet Plan Principles






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                              Well, it is also called Ectomorph diet. Diet for a skinny person to become strong. Ectomorph means a person with a slim physique. So, ectomorph diet is the diet for slim person to gain weight.



                              Citation 1: Men's Body Sculpting By Nick Evans




                              An ectomorph's diet should contain a surplus of calories from complex carbohydrate foods to encourage anabolic weight gain.




                              Reference 1: Ectomorph Diet Plan Principles






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                              Well, it is also called Ectomorph diet. Diet for a skinny person to become strong. Ectomorph means a person with a slim physique. So, ectomorph diet is the diet for slim person to gain weight.



                              Citation 1: Men's Body Sculpting By Nick Evans




                              An ectomorph's diet should contain a surplus of calories from complex carbohydrate foods to encourage anabolic weight gain.




                              Reference 1: Ectomorph Diet Plan Principles







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                              Well, binging would be bad. Stuffing one's face would be bad. Even if one is underweight.



                              So, better is: I will increase my caloric intake.



                              Everyday speech: I will eat more (food).



                              There is no "going on an x" for eating more food.



                              This answer is for spoken English register.






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                              • Oh boy, I guess naysayer is not aware of registers.

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                              • Do you mean 'bad' as in 'not healthy' or as in 'not an appropriate word'. If the latter then I disagree.

                                – Mitch
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                                @Mitch It is both unhealthy and not a word a person looking to gain weight would use to "explain their thing". Bad as a poor expression of the idea, like stuffing, gluttony or any of the other nonsense sprouting up here. Laurel's by the way is fine. Just a different register. [gosh, for some reason my program won't give me bolding or italics on ELU, only on ELL].

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                              Well, binging would be bad. Stuffing one's face would be bad. Even if one is underweight.



                              So, better is: I will increase my caloric intake.



                              Everyday speech: I will eat more (food).



                              There is no "going on an x" for eating more food.



                              This answer is for spoken English register.






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                              • Oh boy, I guess naysayer is not aware of registers.

                                – Lambie
                                Mar 26 at 19:30











                              • Do you mean 'bad' as in 'not healthy' or as in 'not an appropriate word'. If the latter then I disagree.

                                – Mitch
                                Mar 26 at 19:42






                              • 1





                                @Mitch It is both unhealthy and not a word a person looking to gain weight would use to "explain their thing". Bad as a poor expression of the idea, like stuffing, gluttony or any of the other nonsense sprouting up here. Laurel's by the way is fine. Just a different register. [gosh, for some reason my program won't give me bolding or italics on ELU, only on ELL].

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                                Mar 26 at 19:52














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                              Well, binging would be bad. Stuffing one's face would be bad. Even if one is underweight.



                              So, better is: I will increase my caloric intake.



                              Everyday speech: I will eat more (food).



                              There is no "going on an x" for eating more food.



                              This answer is for spoken English register.






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                              Well, binging would be bad. Stuffing one's face would be bad. Even if one is underweight.



                              So, better is: I will increase my caloric intake.



                              Everyday speech: I will eat more (food).



                              There is no "going on an x" for eating more food.



                              This answer is for spoken English register.







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                              • Oh boy, I guess naysayer is not aware of registers.

                                – Lambie
                                Mar 26 at 19:30











                              • Do you mean 'bad' as in 'not healthy' or as in 'not an appropriate word'. If the latter then I disagree.

                                – Mitch
                                Mar 26 at 19:42






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                                @Mitch It is both unhealthy and not a word a person looking to gain weight would use to "explain their thing". Bad as a poor expression of the idea, like stuffing, gluttony or any of the other nonsense sprouting up here. Laurel's by the way is fine. Just a different register. [gosh, for some reason my program won't give me bolding or italics on ELU, only on ELL].

                                – Lambie
                                Mar 26 at 19:52


















                              • Oh boy, I guess naysayer is not aware of registers.

                                – Lambie
                                Mar 26 at 19:30











                              • Do you mean 'bad' as in 'not healthy' or as in 'not an appropriate word'. If the latter then I disagree.

                                – Mitch
                                Mar 26 at 19:42






                              • 1





                                @Mitch It is both unhealthy and not a word a person looking to gain weight would use to "explain their thing". Bad as a poor expression of the idea, like stuffing, gluttony or any of the other nonsense sprouting up here. Laurel's by the way is fine. Just a different register. [gosh, for some reason my program won't give me bolding or italics on ELU, only on ELL].

                                – Lambie
                                Mar 26 at 19:52

















                              Oh boy, I guess naysayer is not aware of registers.

                              – Lambie
                              Mar 26 at 19:30





                              Oh boy, I guess naysayer is not aware of registers.

                              – Lambie
                              Mar 26 at 19:30













                              Do you mean 'bad' as in 'not healthy' or as in 'not an appropriate word'. If the latter then I disagree.

                              – Mitch
                              Mar 26 at 19:42





                              Do you mean 'bad' as in 'not healthy' or as in 'not an appropriate word'. If the latter then I disagree.

                              – Mitch
                              Mar 26 at 19:42




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                              @Mitch It is both unhealthy and not a word a person looking to gain weight would use to "explain their thing". Bad as a poor expression of the idea, like stuffing, gluttony or any of the other nonsense sprouting up here. Laurel's by the way is fine. Just a different register. [gosh, for some reason my program won't give me bolding or italics on ELU, only on ELL].

                              – Lambie
                              Mar 26 at 19:52






                              @Mitch It is both unhealthy and not a word a person looking to gain weight would use to "explain their thing". Bad as a poor expression of the idea, like stuffing, gluttony or any of the other nonsense sprouting up here. Laurel's by the way is fine. Just a different register. [gosh, for some reason my program won't give me bolding or italics on ELU, only on ELL].

                              – Lambie
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                              Just for the heck of it, I'll answer the title of the question as asked instead of what the asker intended.



                              The opposite of "a diet" (choosing specific foods for your diet) is to not diet or to have "No Preferred diet".






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                                Just for the heck of it, I'll answer the title of the question as asked instead of what the asker intended.



                                The opposite of "a diet" (choosing specific foods for your diet) is to not diet or to have "No Preferred diet".






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                                  Just for the heck of it, I'll answer the title of the question as asked instead of what the asker intended.



                                  The opposite of "a diet" (choosing specific foods for your diet) is to not diet or to have "No Preferred diet".






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                                  Just for the heck of it, I'll answer the title of the question as asked instead of what the asker intended.



                                  The opposite of "a diet" (choosing specific foods for your diet) is to not diet or to have "No Preferred diet".







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                                      So assuming diet is used to mean a program of constrained eating, the opposite would be unrestrained eating. Here are some possibilities:




                                      indulge, over-indulge, over-eat, feast, gorge, binge, stuff, chow down, go to town




                                      Some words that are near opposites, but of a different tense:




                                      gluttony, voraciousness, gourmand




                                      If none of those work you could take a word from Georgian. Shemomechama, literally “I accidentally ate the whole thing,” describing the incapacity to let the delicious food go to waste.



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                                        So assuming diet is used to mean a program of constrained eating, the opposite would be unrestrained eating. Here are some possibilities:




                                        indulge, over-indulge, over-eat, feast, gorge, binge, stuff, chow down, go to town




                                        Some words that are near opposites, but of a different tense:




                                        gluttony, voraciousness, gourmand




                                        If none of those work you could take a word from Georgian. Shemomechama, literally “I accidentally ate the whole thing,” describing the incapacity to let the delicious food go to waste.



                                        https://www.ozy.com/acumen/theres-a-word-for-your-thanksgiving-gluttony/74075






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                                          So assuming diet is used to mean a program of constrained eating, the opposite would be unrestrained eating. Here are some possibilities:




                                          indulge, over-indulge, over-eat, feast, gorge, binge, stuff, chow down, go to town




                                          Some words that are near opposites, but of a different tense:




                                          gluttony, voraciousness, gourmand




                                          If none of those work you could take a word from Georgian. Shemomechama, literally “I accidentally ate the whole thing,” describing the incapacity to let the delicious food go to waste.



                                          https://www.ozy.com/acumen/theres-a-word-for-your-thanksgiving-gluttony/74075






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                                          So assuming diet is used to mean a program of constrained eating, the opposite would be unrestrained eating. Here are some possibilities:




                                          indulge, over-indulge, over-eat, feast, gorge, binge, stuff, chow down, go to town




                                          Some words that are near opposites, but of a different tense:




                                          gluttony, voraciousness, gourmand




                                          If none of those work you could take a word from Georgian. Shemomechama, literally “I accidentally ate the whole thing,” describing the incapacity to let the delicious food go to waste.



                                          https://www.ozy.com/acumen/theres-a-word-for-your-thanksgiving-gluttony/74075







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                                              Actually, the most basic meaning of the word "diet" doesn't have an opposite... Proposed words like "gluttony", "overeat", "binge" are all very unhealthy concepts, and are not the kind of word you are looking for. In my opinion the best thing you could say if you are underweight is: "I need to change my diet and eat more calorie-dense foods because I need to gain weight..." Or "I need to change my diet in order to gain weight." Or more simply "I need to eat more calorie-dense foods in order to gain weight". You could also say "I need to go on a (special) diet to increase to gain weight".



                                              Diet (noun): the food and drink usually eaten or drunk by a person or group (Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/diet)



                                              If you say "I will go on a diet", people will assume you will eat less, because of the second meaning of the word (an eating plan in which someone eats less food, or only particular types of food, because they want to become thinner or for medical reasons - same source as above).






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                                                Actually, the most basic meaning of the word "diet" doesn't have an opposite... Proposed words like "gluttony", "overeat", "binge" are all very unhealthy concepts, and are not the kind of word you are looking for. In my opinion the best thing you could say if you are underweight is: "I need to change my diet and eat more calorie-dense foods because I need to gain weight..." Or "I need to change my diet in order to gain weight." Or more simply "I need to eat more calorie-dense foods in order to gain weight". You could also say "I need to go on a (special) diet to increase to gain weight".



                                                Diet (noun): the food and drink usually eaten or drunk by a person or group (Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/diet)



                                                If you say "I will go on a diet", people will assume you will eat less, because of the second meaning of the word (an eating plan in which someone eats less food, or only particular types of food, because they want to become thinner or for medical reasons - same source as above).






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                                                  Actually, the most basic meaning of the word "diet" doesn't have an opposite... Proposed words like "gluttony", "overeat", "binge" are all very unhealthy concepts, and are not the kind of word you are looking for. In my opinion the best thing you could say if you are underweight is: "I need to change my diet and eat more calorie-dense foods because I need to gain weight..." Or "I need to change my diet in order to gain weight." Or more simply "I need to eat more calorie-dense foods in order to gain weight". You could also say "I need to go on a (special) diet to increase to gain weight".



                                                  Diet (noun): the food and drink usually eaten or drunk by a person or group (Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/diet)



                                                  If you say "I will go on a diet", people will assume you will eat less, because of the second meaning of the word (an eating plan in which someone eats less food, or only particular types of food, because they want to become thinner or for medical reasons - same source as above).






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                                                  Actually, the most basic meaning of the word "diet" doesn't have an opposite... Proposed words like "gluttony", "overeat", "binge" are all very unhealthy concepts, and are not the kind of word you are looking for. In my opinion the best thing you could say if you are underweight is: "I need to change my diet and eat more calorie-dense foods because I need to gain weight..." Or "I need to change my diet in order to gain weight." Or more simply "I need to eat more calorie-dense foods in order to gain weight". You could also say "I need to go on a (special) diet to increase to gain weight".



                                                  Diet (noun): the food and drink usually eaten or drunk by a person or group (Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/diet)



                                                  If you say "I will go on a diet", people will assume you will eat less, because of the second meaning of the word (an eating plan in which someone eats less food, or only particular types of food, because they want to become thinner or for medical reasons - same source as above).







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                                                      In fact, there are some synonyms of "anti-diet".



                                                      I would recommend



                                                      gluttony



                                                      NOUN



                                                      mass noun



                                                      Habitual greed or excess in eating.



                                                      ‘she said plumpness was a sign of gluttony in most cases’



                                                      (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gluttony)






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                                                        ""I need to go on a ..."//on a gluttony diet? Gobsmacking really...

                                                        – Lambie
                                                        Mar 26 at 19:32






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                                                        To @Lambie's point, this seems related but not the right part of speech at all. 'gluttonous diet' maybe.

                                                        – Mitch
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                                                        @Mitch How far are you really willing to stretch that acceptability rope? :)

                                                        – Lambie
                                                        Mar 26 at 19:57






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                                                        I don't know that any of the suggestions so far are perfect; the OP did not specify register. 'Diet' is ambiguous - it could mean the informal 'not eating as much as I'm used to' or it could mean more formally 'a deliberate change in food habits for medical purposes'. The latter, while a bit rarer, is more inclusive of eating differently.

                                                        – Mitch
                                                        Mar 26 at 20:01






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                                                        @Mitch He did specify spoken register in the sense that he said: I need to go on [diet]". Isn't that enough register? So that eliminates most answers except Laurel's and mine.

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                                                      In fact, there are some synonyms of "anti-diet".



                                                      I would recommend



                                                      gluttony



                                                      NOUN



                                                      mass noun



                                                      Habitual greed or excess in eating.



                                                      ‘she said plumpness was a sign of gluttony in most cases’



                                                      (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gluttony)






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                                                        ""I need to go on a ..."//on a gluttony diet? Gobsmacking really...

                                                        – Lambie
                                                        Mar 26 at 19:32






                                                      • 2





                                                        To @Lambie's point, this seems related but not the right part of speech at all. 'gluttonous diet' maybe.

                                                        – Mitch
                                                        Mar 26 at 19:49






                                                      • 3





                                                        @Mitch How far are you really willing to stretch that acceptability rope? :)

                                                        – Lambie
                                                        Mar 26 at 19:57






                                                      • 1





                                                        I don't know that any of the suggestions so far are perfect; the OP did not specify register. 'Diet' is ambiguous - it could mean the informal 'not eating as much as I'm used to' or it could mean more formally 'a deliberate change in food habits for medical purposes'. The latter, while a bit rarer, is more inclusive of eating differently.

                                                        – Mitch
                                                        Mar 26 at 20:01






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                                                        @Mitch He did specify spoken register in the sense that he said: I need to go on [diet]". Isn't that enough register? So that eliminates most answers except Laurel's and mine.

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                                                      In fact, there are some synonyms of "anti-diet".



                                                      I would recommend



                                                      gluttony



                                                      NOUN



                                                      mass noun



                                                      Habitual greed or excess in eating.



                                                      ‘she said plumpness was a sign of gluttony in most cases’



                                                      (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gluttony)






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                                                      In fact, there are some synonyms of "anti-diet".



                                                      I would recommend



                                                      gluttony



                                                      NOUN



                                                      mass noun



                                                      Habitual greed or excess in eating.



                                                      ‘she said plumpness was a sign of gluttony in most cases’



                                                      (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gluttony)







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                                                      • 5





                                                        ""I need to go on a ..."//on a gluttony diet? Gobsmacking really...

                                                        – Lambie
                                                        Mar 26 at 19:32






                                                      • 2





                                                        To @Lambie's point, this seems related but not the right part of speech at all. 'gluttonous diet' maybe.

                                                        – Mitch
                                                        Mar 26 at 19:49






                                                      • 3





                                                        @Mitch How far are you really willing to stretch that acceptability rope? :)

                                                        – Lambie
                                                        Mar 26 at 19:57






                                                      • 1





                                                        I don't know that any of the suggestions so far are perfect; the OP did not specify register. 'Diet' is ambiguous - it could mean the informal 'not eating as much as I'm used to' or it could mean more formally 'a deliberate change in food habits for medical purposes'. The latter, while a bit rarer, is more inclusive of eating differently.

                                                        – Mitch
                                                        Mar 26 at 20:01






                                                      • 1





                                                        @Mitch He did specify spoken register in the sense that he said: I need to go on [diet]". Isn't that enough register? So that eliminates most answers except Laurel's and mine.

                                                        – Lambie
                                                        Mar 26 at 22:22













                                                      • 5





                                                        ""I need to go on a ..."//on a gluttony diet? Gobsmacking really...

                                                        – Lambie
                                                        Mar 26 at 19:32






                                                      • 2





                                                        To @Lambie's point, this seems related but not the right part of speech at all. 'gluttonous diet' maybe.

                                                        – Mitch
                                                        Mar 26 at 19:49






                                                      • 3





                                                        @Mitch How far are you really willing to stretch that acceptability rope? :)

                                                        – Lambie
                                                        Mar 26 at 19:57






                                                      • 1





                                                        I don't know that any of the suggestions so far are perfect; the OP did not specify register. 'Diet' is ambiguous - it could mean the informal 'not eating as much as I'm used to' or it could mean more formally 'a deliberate change in food habits for medical purposes'. The latter, while a bit rarer, is more inclusive of eating differently.

                                                        – Mitch
                                                        Mar 26 at 20:01






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                                                        @Mitch He did specify spoken register in the sense that he said: I need to go on [diet]". Isn't that enough register? So that eliminates most answers except Laurel's and mine.

                                                        – Lambie
                                                        Mar 26 at 22:22








                                                      5




                                                      5





                                                      ""I need to go on a ..."//on a gluttony diet? Gobsmacking really...

                                                      – Lambie
                                                      Mar 26 at 19:32





                                                      ""I need to go on a ..."//on a gluttony diet? Gobsmacking really...

                                                      – Lambie
                                                      Mar 26 at 19:32




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                                                      To @Lambie's point, this seems related but not the right part of speech at all. 'gluttonous diet' maybe.

                                                      – Mitch
                                                      Mar 26 at 19:49





                                                      To @Lambie's point, this seems related but not the right part of speech at all. 'gluttonous diet' maybe.

                                                      – Mitch
                                                      Mar 26 at 19:49




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                                                      3





                                                      @Mitch How far are you really willing to stretch that acceptability rope? :)

                                                      – Lambie
                                                      Mar 26 at 19:57





                                                      @Mitch How far are you really willing to stretch that acceptability rope? :)

                                                      – Lambie
                                                      Mar 26 at 19:57




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                                                      1





                                                      I don't know that any of the suggestions so far are perfect; the OP did not specify register. 'Diet' is ambiguous - it could mean the informal 'not eating as much as I'm used to' or it could mean more formally 'a deliberate change in food habits for medical purposes'. The latter, while a bit rarer, is more inclusive of eating differently.

                                                      – Mitch
                                                      Mar 26 at 20:01





                                                      I don't know that any of the suggestions so far are perfect; the OP did not specify register. 'Diet' is ambiguous - it could mean the informal 'not eating as much as I'm used to' or it could mean more formally 'a deliberate change in food habits for medical purposes'. The latter, while a bit rarer, is more inclusive of eating differently.

                                                      – Mitch
                                                      Mar 26 at 20:01




                                                      1




                                                      1





                                                      @Mitch He did specify spoken register in the sense that he said: I need to go on [diet]". Isn't that enough register? So that eliminates most answers except Laurel's and mine.

                                                      – Lambie
                                                      Mar 26 at 22:22






                                                      @Mitch He did specify spoken register in the sense that he said: I need to go on [diet]". Isn't that enough register? So that eliminates most answers except Laurel's and mine.

                                                      – Lambie
                                                      Mar 26 at 22:22












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                                                      Here I am considering the definition of diet as: eating systematically in a controlled and restricted manner.



                                                      I would recommend, overeat.



                                                      However a quick search on google give me this results,



                                                      • binge

                                                      • indulgence

                                                      So the whole sentence with the three provided words would go like this




                                                      "I need to go on a binge (diet)."



                                                      "I need to go on an indulgence (diet)."



                                                      "I need to go on an overeating (diet)."







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                                                        Here I am considering the definition of diet as: eating systematically in a controlled and restricted manner.



                                                        I would recommend, overeat.



                                                        However a quick search on google give me this results,



                                                        • binge

                                                        • indulgence

                                                        So the whole sentence with the three provided words would go like this




                                                        "I need to go on a binge (diet)."



                                                        "I need to go on an indulgence (diet)."



                                                        "I need to go on an overeating (diet)."







                                                        share|improve this answer

























                                                          -1












                                                          -1








                                                          -1







                                                          Here I am considering the definition of diet as: eating systematically in a controlled and restricted manner.



                                                          I would recommend, overeat.



                                                          However a quick search on google give me this results,



                                                          • binge

                                                          • indulgence

                                                          So the whole sentence with the three provided words would go like this




                                                          "I need to go on a binge (diet)."



                                                          "I need to go on an indulgence (diet)."



                                                          "I need to go on an overeating (diet)."







                                                          share|improve this answer













                                                          Here I am considering the definition of diet as: eating systematically in a controlled and restricted manner.



                                                          I would recommend, overeat.



                                                          However a quick search on google give me this results,



                                                          • binge

                                                          • indulgence

                                                          So the whole sentence with the three provided words would go like this




                                                          "I need to go on a binge (diet)."



                                                          "I need to go on an indulgence (diet)."



                                                          "I need to go on an overeating (diet)."








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                                                          answered Mar 27 at 7:04









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                                                              • If you are overweight you may say "I will go on a diet".

                                                              • If you are underweight you could say "I need to go on a ..."



                                                              diet. When i was a little kid i didn't know much about a diet. But nowadays i use two and i exercise a lot. Im always on a diet, when i'm overweight on early spring to late summer. I like to cut down my caloric intake. My second diet is from fall to late winter when i eat a lot and it makes me happy. Diet (healthy or not) is always here and i cant find the opposite.






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                                                                – Chappo
                                                                Mar 30 at 23:59















                                                              -1















                                                              • If you are overweight you may say "I will go on a diet".

                                                              • If you are underweight you could say "I need to go on a ..."



                                                              diet. When i was a little kid i didn't know much about a diet. But nowadays i use two and i exercise a lot. Im always on a diet, when i'm overweight on early spring to late summer. I like to cut down my caloric intake. My second diet is from fall to late winter when i eat a lot and it makes me happy. Diet (healthy or not) is always here and i cant find the opposite.






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                                                              • This does not provide an answer to the question. Once you have sufficient reputation you will be able to comment on any post; instead, provide answers that don't require clarification from the asker. - From Review

                                                                – Chappo
                                                                Mar 30 at 23:59













                                                              -1












                                                              -1








                                                              -1








                                                              • If you are overweight you may say "I will go on a diet".

                                                              • If you are underweight you could say "I need to go on a ..."



                                                              diet. When i was a little kid i didn't know much about a diet. But nowadays i use two and i exercise a lot. Im always on a diet, when i'm overweight on early spring to late summer. I like to cut down my caloric intake. My second diet is from fall to late winter when i eat a lot and it makes me happy. Diet (healthy or not) is always here and i cant find the opposite.






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                                                              • If you are overweight you may say "I will go on a diet".

                                                              • If you are underweight you could say "I need to go on a ..."



                                                              diet. When i was a little kid i didn't know much about a diet. But nowadays i use two and i exercise a lot. Im always on a diet, when i'm overweight on early spring to late summer. I like to cut down my caloric intake. My second diet is from fall to late winter when i eat a lot and it makes me happy. Diet (healthy or not) is always here and i cant find the opposite.







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                                                              answered Mar 29 at 12:55









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                                                              • This does not provide an answer to the question. Once you have sufficient reputation you will be able to comment on any post; instead, provide answers that don't require clarification from the asker. - From Review

                                                                – Chappo
                                                                Mar 30 at 23:59

















                                                              • This does not provide an answer to the question. Once you have sufficient reputation you will be able to comment on any post; instead, provide answers that don't require clarification from the asker. - From Review

                                                                – Chappo
                                                                Mar 30 at 23:59
















                                                              This does not provide an answer to the question. Once you have sufficient reputation you will be able to comment on any post; instead, provide answers that don't require clarification from the asker. - From Review

                                                              – Chappo
                                                              Mar 30 at 23:59





                                                              This does not provide an answer to the question. Once you have sufficient reputation you will be able to comment on any post; instead, provide answers that don't require clarification from the asker. - From Review

                                                              – Chappo
                                                              Mar 30 at 23:59











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                                                              First word that came to my head was



                                                              Starvation



                                                              Oxford Living Dictionaries defines diet as




                                                              selection of food, food and drink, food, foodstuffs, provisions, edibles, fare




                                                              Therefore, I'd say the opposite would be to have none of the above






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                                                                This doesn't make sense. Why would someone underweight "go on a starvation"?

                                                                – Azor Ahai
                                                                Mar 26 at 23:03






                                                              • 2





                                                                The question asker isn't using the word "diet" in the sense that you're describing here. Rather, they mean it in the more colloquial sense of "a restricted intake of food normally undertaken to lose weight". Therefore your answer here makes no sense.

                                                                – Jess STJ
                                                                Mar 27 at 0:54






                                                              • 1





                                                                Please read the question again and update your answer accordingly.

                                                                – Ubi hatt
                                                                Mar 27 at 1:14











                                                              • A diet can still lead to starvation. "Starvation" is when you receive a lot less nutrients than what you need. A diet is a regime of feeding - if that regime includes a lot less nutrition than your organism requires to survive, then that would lead to starvation. Such diets do exist - they are usually short term. A long term starvation by definition is not good for you.

                                                                – VLAZ
                                                                Mar 27 at 8:06















                                                              -4














                                                              First word that came to my head was



                                                              Starvation



                                                              Oxford Living Dictionaries defines diet as




                                                              selection of food, food and drink, food, foodstuffs, provisions, edibles, fare




                                                              Therefore, I'd say the opposite would be to have none of the above






                                                              share|improve this answer




















                                                              • 12





                                                                This doesn't make sense. Why would someone underweight "go on a starvation"?

                                                                – Azor Ahai
                                                                Mar 26 at 23:03






                                                              • 2





                                                                The question asker isn't using the word "diet" in the sense that you're describing here. Rather, they mean it in the more colloquial sense of "a restricted intake of food normally undertaken to lose weight". Therefore your answer here makes no sense.

                                                                – Jess STJ
                                                                Mar 27 at 0:54






                                                              • 1





                                                                Please read the question again and update your answer accordingly.

                                                                – Ubi hatt
                                                                Mar 27 at 1:14











                                                              • A diet can still lead to starvation. "Starvation" is when you receive a lot less nutrients than what you need. A diet is a regime of feeding - if that regime includes a lot less nutrition than your organism requires to survive, then that would lead to starvation. Such diets do exist - they are usually short term. A long term starvation by definition is not good for you.

                                                                – VLAZ
                                                                Mar 27 at 8:06













                                                              -4












                                                              -4








                                                              -4







                                                              First word that came to my head was



                                                              Starvation



                                                              Oxford Living Dictionaries defines diet as




                                                              selection of food, food and drink, food, foodstuffs, provisions, edibles, fare




                                                              Therefore, I'd say the opposite would be to have none of the above






                                                              share|improve this answer















                                                              First word that came to my head was



                                                              Starvation



                                                              Oxford Living Dictionaries defines diet as




                                                              selection of food, food and drink, food, foodstuffs, provisions, edibles, fare




                                                              Therefore, I'd say the opposite would be to have none of the above







                                                              share|improve this answer














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                                                              edited Mar 26 at 23:00









                                                              JJJ

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                                                              answered Mar 26 at 22:28









                                                              Neil QNeil Q

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                                                              9







                                                              • 12





                                                                This doesn't make sense. Why would someone underweight "go on a starvation"?

                                                                – Azor Ahai
                                                                Mar 26 at 23:03






                                                              • 2





                                                                The question asker isn't using the word "diet" in the sense that you're describing here. Rather, they mean it in the more colloquial sense of "a restricted intake of food normally undertaken to lose weight". Therefore your answer here makes no sense.

                                                                – Jess STJ
                                                                Mar 27 at 0:54






                                                              • 1





                                                                Please read the question again and update your answer accordingly.

                                                                – Ubi hatt
                                                                Mar 27 at 1:14











                                                              • A diet can still lead to starvation. "Starvation" is when you receive a lot less nutrients than what you need. A diet is a regime of feeding - if that regime includes a lot less nutrition than your organism requires to survive, then that would lead to starvation. Such diets do exist - they are usually short term. A long term starvation by definition is not good for you.

                                                                – VLAZ
                                                                Mar 27 at 8:06












                                                              • 12





                                                                This doesn't make sense. Why would someone underweight "go on a starvation"?

                                                                – Azor Ahai
                                                                Mar 26 at 23:03






                                                              • 2





                                                                The question asker isn't using the word "diet" in the sense that you're describing here. Rather, they mean it in the more colloquial sense of "a restricted intake of food normally undertaken to lose weight". Therefore your answer here makes no sense.

                                                                – Jess STJ
                                                                Mar 27 at 0:54






                                                              • 1





                                                                Please read the question again and update your answer accordingly.

                                                                – Ubi hatt
                                                                Mar 27 at 1:14











                                                              • A diet can still lead to starvation. "Starvation" is when you receive a lot less nutrients than what you need. A diet is a regime of feeding - if that regime includes a lot less nutrition than your organism requires to survive, then that would lead to starvation. Such diets do exist - they are usually short term. A long term starvation by definition is not good for you.

                                                                – VLAZ
                                                                Mar 27 at 8:06







                                                              12




                                                              12





                                                              This doesn't make sense. Why would someone underweight "go on a starvation"?

                                                              – Azor Ahai
                                                              Mar 26 at 23:03





                                                              This doesn't make sense. Why would someone underweight "go on a starvation"?

                                                              – Azor Ahai
                                                              Mar 26 at 23:03




                                                              2




                                                              2





                                                              The question asker isn't using the word "diet" in the sense that you're describing here. Rather, they mean it in the more colloquial sense of "a restricted intake of food normally undertaken to lose weight". Therefore your answer here makes no sense.

                                                              – Jess STJ
                                                              Mar 27 at 0:54





                                                              The question asker isn't using the word "diet" in the sense that you're describing here. Rather, they mean it in the more colloquial sense of "a restricted intake of food normally undertaken to lose weight". Therefore your answer here makes no sense.

                                                              – Jess STJ
                                                              Mar 27 at 0:54




                                                              1




                                                              1





                                                              Please read the question again and update your answer accordingly.

                                                              – Ubi hatt
                                                              Mar 27 at 1:14





                                                              Please read the question again and update your answer accordingly.

                                                              – Ubi hatt
                                                              Mar 27 at 1:14













                                                              A diet can still lead to starvation. "Starvation" is when you receive a lot less nutrients than what you need. A diet is a regime of feeding - if that regime includes a lot less nutrition than your organism requires to survive, then that would lead to starvation. Such diets do exist - they are usually short term. A long term starvation by definition is not good for you.

                                                              – VLAZ
                                                              Mar 27 at 8:06





                                                              A diet can still lead to starvation. "Starvation" is when you receive a lot less nutrients than what you need. A diet is a regime of feeding - if that regime includes a lot less nutrition than your organism requires to survive, then that would lead to starvation. Such diets do exist - they are usually short term. A long term starvation by definition is not good for you.

                                                              – VLAZ
                                                              Mar 27 at 8:06

















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