do you ever get frustrated with public perception with your diet?
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I use my gluten allergy and close family history of diabetes (my younger sister, brother and my mom have all been diagnosed within the past year) as my reasons for eating keto when people have anything negative to say. It seems to quiet them down pretty quickly.3
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jenngerpeacox wrote: »
Quick... Have a Milky Way!2 -
I get bashed a lot for not wanting to eat the sugar/carb filled crap people bring to the office all the time. And I do intermittent fasting so the other day I also was told I am "starving" myself and that it's horrible to go 12 hours without food. While I do fast 16/8 I am also in tune with my body enough to know that when I am truly hungry I will eat. I hate being told what I need to do by others. I don't judge them so they can stop judging me! Lol.9
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I have actually been doing this long enough now that when people bring the sugary crap into the office and try to pass it around they don't even stop at my desk to offer it to me.
The only person that I really have to deal with is my wife and the looks that she gives me at times when I refuse to eat the donuts/cinnamon rolls/etc that she gets for the grand kids. I think at times that it has almost become a game with her to see if she can tempt me into eating it - what she doesn't understand is that I am no longer tempted and it's very easy to say no.8 -
@genmon00, eternal party animal and optimist, that's a good way to look at your T2D!
I'd been looking at it like underwear - something that leads to unwelcome consequences if not attended to daily.
But perhaps it's time I reframed it as a pair of silk boxers......
Where do you come up with this stuff? LOL5 -
" I am no longer tempted and it's very easy to say no."
THIS! We're having a training/meeting this morning and our director had biscuits catered from Bojangles. I ate the sausage patty and skipped the biscuit. I was helping get the snacks arranged for the mid-morning break and wasn't even tempted to grab a handful of mini candy bars and nibble. WTH? I did take a quick peek to see if there were any dark chocolate just in case I wanted a small treat later.
"Old" me would have eaten the biscuit and added some jelly to it and then munched 3 or 4 mini candy bars while I worked. I don't even feel deprived.4 -
@genmon00, eternal party animal and optimist, that's a good way to look at your T2D!
I'd been looking at it like underwear - something that leads to unwelcome consequences if not attended to daily.
But perhaps it's time I reframed it as a pair of silk boxers......
Where do you come up with this stuff? LOL
He's quite talented in that dept.
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mandycat223 wrote: »Fortunately for me (and tragically for them) I live in a part of the country where the morbidly obese abound. I just hope my husband and I will both be gone when the Florida Panhandle breaks away and falls into the Gulf of Mexico under the weight of its residents. Edited:
This made me laugh so hard I almost ruined by keyboard. Thanks for the wonderful image.3 -
I am old and wise enough to know to not discuss religion, politics, nor food preferences with just about anyone.
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@genmon00, eternal party animal and optimist, that's a good way to look at your T2D!
I'd been looking at it like underwear - something that leads to unwelcome consequences if not attended to daily.
But perhaps it's time I reframed it as a pair of silk boxers......
Where do you come up with this stuff? LOL
Haha, thx. I took a Q from @retirehappy and retired happy. Amazing what idiocy an aging brain can organically ferment if given enough sleep and left to its own devices.
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I just don't discuss it, my colleagues are no longer batting an eyebrow when they watch me eat my lettuce leaves sandwiches, boiled eggs with salt or the other day, I forgot my lunch so I went to the canteen and picked up a boiled egg, some steamed broccoli and smothered them in butter for my lunch. Or my green salad with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and topped with grated cheese, with you guessed it a boiled egg on the side. I think they look upon my eating habits as quite humerus, and my food never gets stolen out of the work fridge. Everyone seems to know not to touch my celery sticks.
When eating out, my gluten issues proves very handy when it comes to staying clear of the carbs, and I find in most cases that the staff is more than happy to accommodate me.
When it comes to family, as my brother is really into his muscle building, my parents are already used to his weird ways of eating, which kind of paves the way for me.2 -
I forgot my lunch so I went to the canteen and picked up a boiled egg, some steamed broccoli and smothered them in butter for my lunch. Or my green salad with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and topped with grated cheese.
Have you looked into casein and other stuff in dairy products?
I was listening to Terry Wahls (med school prof, author of The Wahls Protocol) and was surprised to hear her warn people with gluten problems off dairy due to similarities in the proteins involved.1 -
I forgot my lunch so I went to the canteen and picked up a boiled egg, some steamed broccoli and smothered them in butter for my lunch. Or my green salad with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and topped with grated cheese.
Have you looked into casein and other stuff in dairy products?
I was listening to Terry Wahls (med school prof, author of The Wahls Protocol) and was surprised to hear her warn people with gluten problems off dairy due to similarities in the proteins involved.
This is very true, my body can only handle a certain amount of dairy before it makes me ill. If I choose to eat cheese for example, having milk or cream in my coffee is pushing my luck. I do either or, unless I am willing to pay for the consequences. I am still working out my limits, but unfortunately almond milk does not agree with me either, and soya milk is just YUK. I tried lactose free cheese, and holy cow that stuff was horrific. Luckily for me I can make do on my limits, I just got to be careful. I know other people with gluten issues who cannot touch dairy at all.3
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