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What is a nice gift for someone who is dieting?

16 replies

Laserbird16 · 07/02/2020 09:29

A friend very generously lent me some baby clothes. I'm returning them to her as baby has now outgrown them. Normally I'd give a bottle of wine or chocolates as a small thank you gift but she is trying to lose weight. What's another small luxury that I could give her?

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gamerwidow · 07/02/2020 09:31

Flowers

lastqueenofscotland · 07/02/2020 09:32

Bath oils, flowers, a nice candle

Ormally · 07/02/2020 09:41

A book you think she'd like, and some really nice teabags you would like but probably wouldn't splash out on in the weekly shop.

ShirazSavedMySanity · 07/02/2020 09:46

Voucher to have her nails done / beauty treatment

ErrolTheDragon · 07/02/2020 10:28

Pot plant, preferably scented.

mencken · 07/02/2020 11:06

bath stuff always good. Not everyone likes being poked and prodded in a salon and stinky candles can make people cough.

or chocs - she doesn't have to eat them all at once and hopefully is doing a lifestyle change, not a diet as they always fail.

PenelopeFlintstone · 07/02/2020 11:09

Vodka (Aldi) - she can drink it with diet coke for not many calories

Whynosnowyet · 07/02/2020 11:10

Posh fruit basket selection. Dh bought me some fresh lychees and omg they are delicious!

reluctantbrit · 07/02/2020 11:11

Flowers
Bath stuff, candles, cosmetics only if I know a friend would be into these things and then only a brand I know she would use
Book or book voucher

Saying that, when I was dieting I had a certain amount of treats like a glass of wine or small piece of really nice chocolate once in a while.

BikeRunSki · 07/02/2020 11:17

I hate bath stuff!

I’d appreciate nice fruit if I was dieting.

Bluntness100 · 07/02/2020 11:22

Does she have baths? I don't, I shower, so bath stuff would be wasted on me.

A nice candle or something would work though. Do you know what she likes? A nice book? A scarf? It really is about the individual.

Laserbird16 · 07/02/2020 13:00

I think I'll get her flowers. Her bathroom recently flooded so perhaps best to avoid bath stuff! Thanks!

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ThePlantsitter · 07/02/2020 13:03

I know you've decided not if anyone else wonders, I've been treating myself with really nice smelling hand cream while dieting.

AmazingGreats · 07/02/2020 13:15

Depending on the diet, a hamper of suitable snack items.

Napssavelives · 07/02/2020 13:23

A nice potted plant or nice candle

inwood · 07/02/2020 14:43

I hate bath stuff! Would always love w bunch of daffodils 🌼

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