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Your Weight Enjoy Your Summer Without Worrying About Your Weightby Lindsey Mazur, RD Around this time every year, we are bombarded with advertisements, television spots and magazine articles about the newest summer diet so we focus on our weight, working out, and attaining the 'ultimate beach bod'.What if we realized that these ads exist to make us unhappy with our bodies, so advertisers can sell us diet products that keep us in a cycle of gaining and losing weight?But what if we were able to feel good about ourselves right now, be comfortable in our own skin, and take care of our bodies without dieting?Here are a few ways we can focus on enjoying our summer without worrying about our weight:1. Don't Diet!Did you know that 95% of people who lose weight on a diet, gain all the weight back and usually more? Instead of dieting and feeling 'hangry' (hungry+angry), let's focus on nourishing ourselves regularly and enjoying our food – especially the delicious food that summer brings such as fresh fruit, savory BBQ, locally grown corn on the cob, frozen treats and cold drinks on a patio!