Road diets are starving small businesses

We’re all suckers for a new diet. Despite the body acceptance movement, in California, “thin is still in.”
We’ve tried them all, Atkins, the Zone, South Beach, paleo, vegan, Mediterranean, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem and flat-out starvation. We’ve froze our fat, sucked it out, cut it off and even did sit-ups.
Yes, sit-ups.
We’ve gone gluten free, dairy free, sugar free, low carb, high fiber, low cholesterol, high protein, low salt; up and down, u