were dieting

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of diet.
  diet

  noun

  food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health.

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were dieting

So they re-administered the survey to 112 new volunteers, some of whom were dieting and some of whom were not.

From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2014

Or … as they get older, and they look back on their careers, they realize … they were dieting and exercising excessively.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2014

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