how do you handle commentary from folks?
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So far, only a very small handful of people have "questioned" my diet change, but haven't really criticized it. My skin is clear, my sclera is bright white, my hair is strong and shiny and I have lost a good bit of weight. How can they argue the results that are staring them in the face?0
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I don't bring it up, they do. Then they get upset when I answer them with facts. I am just going to start ignoring them .0
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I just don't get why people care so much about what other people eat? Unless you are trying to steal my bacon/almonds/butter/cream etc I don't care what you eat lol.
I've had people ask me why I eat the way I do and luckily I have an easy way out because my doctor told me to get eliminating grains, sugar, soy, and processed food to help wean off antidepressants. So I just say its a doctor prescribed diet to help with medical issues.
I've successfully been able to wean from 15 mg to 2.5 mg currently with no relapse of panic disorser so its working! 0 -
AngInCanada wrote: »I just don't get why people care so much about what other people eat? Unless you are trying to steal my bacon/almonds/butter/cream etc I don't care what you eat lol.
I don't get it either. While we were camping, my MIL, (Momma Carb-a-Lot who constantly tosses back sodas, and candy and chips and bread and has gained 60lb in the last year) who has seen me eat this way for over a year, was giving me the 3rd degree and staring at me watching me eat. Back off, woman! She's just mad because she was diagnosed with NAFLD and is going to have to cut her carbs after she visits a dietician. Apparently it's my fault or something.
"So all you eat is meat."
"No, I eat some veggies, dairy, and nuts, too."
"And you don't eat eggs either."
"Actually I usually eat eggs every morning. With some cheese or bits of bacon or sausage. I'm just a little bored with them right now."
"So you can't eat corn? Or potatoes. Or bread."
"I could but I'd rather eat more of things with less sugar. I just try to keep the total sugar down."
"Well you got to eat SOMETHING!!!"
"I eat all kinds of things. All kinds of meats, healthy fat, dairy, green veggies, some nuts." (And proceed to eat the hell out of a rack of ribs. And smile while she glares at me.)
That was part of an actual conversation. She proceeded to watch every bite I put in my mouth. I really tried to ignore her. But it was creeping me out. I didn't want to be openly rude back or I'd be in trouble with DH. But I was moody from PMS. It was a near thing. lol!
DH and I have been together for 17 years. I get along with her pretty well, but she's started getting hostile about my food. It is NONE of her biz what I eat. I have never made a single comment about a bite she has ever put in her mouth. I'm not interested. She's a grown woman. And so am I. If she were to ask me to help her, I would. I've never offered unsolicited advice, or any advice, about her eating habits. It would be nice if she's quit projecting her unhappiness about the looming diet change onto me. Me eating really isn't that interesting.0 -
Sounds like my MIL. "I could never give up carbs" as she stuffs down pizza and breadsticks. She also is Type 2 diabetic and her response to having high blood sugar after eating too much sugar is to take more insulin. I really feel bad for her, it's sad really.0
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Sounds like my MIL. "I could never give up carbs" as she stuffs down pizza and breadsticks. She also is Type 2 diabetic and her response to having high blood sugar after eating too much sugar is to take more insulin. I really feel bad for her, it's sad really.
Could be my in-laws, too, though minus the third degree (both sides of hubby's family are too passive-aggressive for such approaches, gotta love the old-fashioned country families!). It's heartbreaking to watch, since both my in-laws and MIL's mom are all insulin-dependent. MIL just recently got put on insulin and it scared her, but apparently not enough to actually make changes despite me sending her a bunch of information showing the Diabetes is reversible, along with a bunch of recipes (the recipes, at least, were solicited, but I tossed in one of Dr. Fung's videos and a mention of the Primal Blueprint book I loaned her mother that she still has). GMIL is currently in the hospital with arteries so blocked it's a wonder she's still alive (they couldn't even get a stint in, they were so blocked) and awaiting a triple bypass.
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morbidly obese all my life. lost 80lbs in 10 months. everyone has indeed STFU..tbf, no one was giving me grief in the first place. most were skeptical in the beginning. not any more... 0
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Sounds like my MIL. "I could never give up carbs" as she stuffs down pizza and breadsticks. She also is Type 2 diabetic and her response to having high blood sugar after eating too much sugar is to take more insulin. I really feel bad for her, it's sad really.
I have seen that progression. It is sad.
Few people keep the weight off. It is tough.
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professionalHobbyist wrote: »Sounds like my MIL. "I could never give up carbs" as she stuffs down pizza and breadsticks. She also is Type 2 diabetic and her response to having high blood sugar after eating too much sugar is to take more insulin. I really feel bad for her, it's sad really.
I have seen that progression. It is sad.
Few people keep the weight off. It is tough.
I want to be one of them
Me too0
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