Social struggles

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  • GothamVeggie
    GothamVeggie Posts: 87 Member
    juliebowman4 wrote: »
    Giving people crap for eating a nutritious lunch is kinda like giving someone crap for not smoking. Who does that?!?!

    When I quit smoking 10 years ago, I got tons of crap for it from both smokers and nonsmokers. Sometimes people just don't like change whether it's for good or ill.

  • juliebowman4
    juliebowman4 Posts: 784 Member
    GothamVeggie wrote: »
    juliebowman4 wrote: »
    Giving people crap for eating a nutritious lunch is kinda like giving someone crap for not smoking. Who does that?!?!

    When I quit smoking 10 years ago, I got tons of crap for it from both smokers and nonsmokers. Sometimes people just don't like change whether it's for good or ill.

    Seriously?!
    What is with people?!
    When I quit smoking, it seemed my world suddenly exploded with cheerleaders. I can't imagine people being negative about someone dealing with such a terrible addiction

  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    edited September 2016
    middlehaitch wrote: »
    Get in there first.

    Announce your salad and all it's tasty ingredients then turn and say- Josie, you wasting your money at the greasy food truck again, Deb, the same old burger and fries. Don't you ever get bored of eating the same stuff day in day out? I love the variety a salad gives me and the money I am saving for a cruise is a real bonus. Can't wait to get into my bikini.

    Cheers, h.

    This is the greatest thing I have ever read hands down [/quote]

    Hahaha. Funny thing is I was posting from my phone so didn't see your bikini avatar. h.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,282 Member
    middlehaitch wrote: »
    Get in there first.

    Announce your salad and all it's tasty ingredients then turn and say- Josie, you wasting your money at the greasy food truck again, Deb, the same old burger and fries. Don't you ever get bored of eating the same stuff day in day out? I love the variety a salad gives me and the money I am saving for a cruise is a real bonus. Can't wait to get into my bikini.

    Cheers, h.

    Seriously??

    So, before anyone evens says anything about your food, say something rude about their food ????? :o



  • WindSparrow
    WindSparrow Posts: 224 Member
    Another strategy that works for Oh, so many situations where people stick their noses in where they don't belong is to say, "Wow, that was really rude! You must be so embarrassed!" But the trick is, you have to say it in a really sympathetic tone, like you are saying it to your best friend who just loudly belched in the middle of a big meeting with the bigwigs at her/his company.
  • cosmonew
    cosmonew Posts: 513 Member
    my husband giggles when he sees me weighing my food. I told him he was a douche and moved on. If this was easy everyone would look amazing.
  • ashjongfit
    ashjongfit Posts: 147 Member
    I personally don't care. I eat the way I eat because it makes me feel good and I enjoy it. If Jim from accounting doesn't like my salad, he simply doesn't need to eat one.
  • flagrantavidity
    flagrantavidity Posts: 218 Member
    asaber1616 wrote: »
    How do you handle people giving you a hard time for trying to eat right? I bring salads for lunch often and always get crap for it.. Sometimes it gets so embarrassing that I have considered bringing unhealthy food.. just so they shut up ha

    I feel your pain! I eat Soylent for breakfast and lunch, think liquid meal replacement. I eat whatever I want for dinner as long as I maintain my calorie limit.

    If I am invited for a social breakfast or lunch I bring along my Soylent in a insulated bottle and eat that, while socializing.

    I explain I made a lifestyle change, I lost 50 pounds, and this is how I continue that change and maintain my weight.

    The hardest thing to ignore is when I socially eat for dinner, I get a lot of crap like - "your breaking your diet!" "You can't eat that, can you?!" "Oh! Cheat Day!"

    You simply have to ignore it and smile. If you let it bother you, your night is ruined. Own your lifestyle change!

    Usually when I share my before and after pics people shut up and start asking questions.

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    I think it's harder now to explain that I don't drink alcohol - (mainly because I would rather eat those calories in food instead of liquid and keep my inhibitions.)
  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    no one has ever commented on how my diet is.. and that goes for when i did fad diets... in a deficit... or bulking. My friends and family and i are extremely supportive and frankly dont care what one chooses for their life. Ive never had co workers voice negative opinons but they probably know im not the one lol. People love to voice their unwanted opinions. Its your life who cares what people think? You know the saying.... opinions are like *kitten* everyone has them.
  • S2tupidAss
    S2tupidAss Posts: 25 Member
    Cut the chase and the people holding you back from what's really important for you and your goals
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,282 Member
    S2tupidAss wrote: »
    Cut the chase and the people holding you back from what's really important for you and your goals

    ^ What does that mean???

    Other people eating differently to you or even making comments about your food intake, are not holding you back - if your goals are important to you, then you can do your own thing while other people do theirs.

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