Diet

How to Defend Against Diet Bullies

Learn how to keep your diet and friendships intact with these diet tips

by Emily Woodruff | COMMENT

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The Diet Shamer Cool girls don't diet. Cool girls eat greasy cheeseburgers chased with fries covered in gravy, all washed down with a giant soda. Cool girls don't care about Weight Watchers, lean protein or Nutribullets. Or so your diet-shaming friend will have you thinking when she rolls her eyes after you turn down her chili dog. This friend makes you feel bad for even thinking about switching out your Cheetos for celery, and makes it known that it's totally uncool to be concerned with food choices.

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Whether it's splitting a pizza over episodes of "The Bachelor," going on late night fro-yo runs after a long day, or nursing a hangover together at your favorite brunch spot, food plays a huge part in our friendships. The operative word being huge, since new research suggests your friends are making you fat.

Just how fat? Well, that depends on the friend. Alexis Conason, a licensed psychologist specializing in body image, and nutritionist Paula Simpson, RNCP, gave us some advice for when you come up against the most dangerous kind of diet bullies: Your friends.