"Diet"
I keep saying "I'm dieting right now" and that's not really true. When I think of the word "diet" I think of a quick fix or something short term that involves being hungry all the time.
In August I went on a "diet", I say diet because it was so I could get through bathing suit shopping for an upcoming trip without having a nervous breakdown in the dressing room, and it worked. I was able to buy two bathing suits that I felt great in. Then I went back to eating the way I was before and ended up feeling gross. I decided to go back on the "diet", only this time because I realized when I eat better I feel better. So the "diet" turned into a change in eating habits. As an added bonus my clothes fit better, I get to compete in a lower weight class and my lifts have gone up in the gym!