“Do not reward yourself with food. You are not a dog”

“Do not reward yourself with food. “You are not a dog” (or “Don’t reward yourself with food. You’re not a dog”) is a dieting saying that has been printed on many images. “Do not reward yourself with food. you are not a dog” was posted on Twitter on July 14, 2011.
 
   
Twitter
to be super thin
@skinny_garfield
RT @starvingherself: do not reward yourself with food. you are not a dog. http://tumblr.com/xiz3htevjw
3:19 AM - 14 Jul 2011
 
Twitter
lauren
@StylingGlam
Omg this! RT @starvingherself: do not reward yourself with food. you are not a dog. http://tumblr.com/xiz3htevjw
4:11 AM - 14 Jul 2011
 
Twitter
gypsy bliss
@kirareidd
Do not reward yourself with food. You are not a dog.
5:12 AM - 14 Jul 2011
 
hit the ground running
Friday, October 28, 2011
Do not reward yourself with food, you are not a dog
The weekend is finally upon us!  For me, that usually means i will eat whatever the heck I want and drinking more wine than I usually would….
 
13 February 2012, Baltimore (MD) Sun, “Pin Heads: The latest social media sensation Pinterest is attracting legions of fans. So what kind of Pinster will you be?” by Jill Rosen, pg. C5, col. 2:
You’ll know them because they’re the ones filling boards with motivational posters with sayings like “Keep calm and sparkle,” “Fight for yourself,” and “Do not reward yourself with food. You’re not a dog.”
     
The Daily Cougar (University of Houston, Houston, TX)
Posting info online about harmful diets needs to be prohibited
By Emily Brooks March 28, 2012
(...)
The groups tag themselves as “thinspo,” short for “thinspiration,” and frequently feature images of emaciated models with disturbing captions such as, “You’re not a dog. Don’t reward yourself with food,” or “Whatever you eat in private, you wear in public.”
 
Google Books
Does This Collar Make My Butt Look Big?:
A Diet Book for Cats
By Dena Harris
New York, NY: Ten Speed Press
2013
Pg. 106:
10. DO NOT REWARD YOURSELF WITH FOOD. YOU ARE NOT A DOG.
 
Daily Mail (London, UK)
‘Don’t reward yourself with food. You are not a dog’: Controversial fitness guru Michelle Bridges doesn’t sugar-coat her latest nutritional advice
By SOPHIE GOULOPOULOS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA
PUBLISHED: 11:04 EDT, 9 July 2016 | UPDATED: 11:37 EDT, 9 July 2016
She’s never been one to sugar-coat her opinions when it comes to healthy eating and exercise.