Irked by the Paleo-freak and venting

MostlyWater

I HATE THE DIET POLICE.

With a vengeance.

Die, Diet Police, DIE ..........................

Geminieve24

You know it's funny... my hubby recently posted a picture of a burger he made (he was being adventurous with his toppings) on Facebook and one of his friends posted "that is so disrespectful for those of us that don't eat meat"... and he took it down! I told him, I would have said "offended? then don't look" and have that be the end of the conversation. If he doesn't like what you have to post then he can look elsewhere.... don't let people's narrow-mindedness make you second guess yourself. Do you... screw everyone else. If he wants to eat Paleo... WHOOPIE for him. He can keep his opinions about your choices to himself.

Wow, your husband should not have taken it down. If it bothered others that much, just scroll on through. Do they call in and complain every time McDonalds or Carl's Jr advertises about a new burger on TV?

See, I understand when I post something, it's out there. My friend's posts to me are annoying, yes. Am I crying about it, no? Instead, I found an opportunity to get a community of strangers involved through a form of social media to discuss their own insight and views regarding my annoying Paleo-friend and his posts, and whether or not sugar was ideal to have in the evening.

There were many different points given depending on what you all took out of my original post. Yay for open forums! :-D

JoRocka

You know it's funny... my hubby recently posted a picture of a burger he made (he was being adventurous with his toppings) on Facebook and one of his friends posted "that is so disrespectful for those of us that don't eat meat"... and he took it down!

I would've unfriended him on FB and in real life. I have no tolerance whatsoever for people who invent things to be offended or insulted by. I have FB friends who don't eat meat, gluten, whatever, and I don't feel like they are personally insulting me when they post some gluten-free cookie recipe or vegan chocolate cake. Now, if they start telling me I'm a bad person because I eat animal flesh, it will have a different ending.

yeah no.

I usually go with- your bad manners offend me but you don't see me complaining about that every day.

bolded part is so true.

Mr_Knight

All in all, I am going to send my friend a sidebar message and just let him know that I although appreciate his success and healthy eats; he is coming off in a negative light.

That's perfect. Polite, and too the point.

Mr_Knight

I have no tolerance whatsoever for people who invent things to be offended or insulted by.

But...that's what you just did...!

:drinker:

debrakgoogins

I am one of those girls too. I post pictures every once in a while of my meal. I post my weight loss successes and my occasional agonies. However, when I started out on my health journey, I put up a post that made it clear that this is my journey. I said I would be doing it by eating healthier, exercising and drinking more water. I wasn't doing some crazy cleanse, taking supplements or drinking shakes. I wasn't going vegan, dairy free or worried about my Wheat Belly. I wasn't buying into any specific diet but looking at my overall nutritional intake and looking for a good balance. Luckily, that has kept the opinions to a minimum. Maybe you can make some sort of blanket statement like that (that fits your situation) and see if he takes the hint.

happysummerrunner

In response to people saying you should defriend this person- maybe you could consider telling him that his behavior bothers you first? Pushy friends can still be good friends. If you set better boundaries with "pushy" friends and they choose to keep those boundaries then problem solved and friendship saved. Win-win.

Oops I didn't read ahead before I typed this. I guess that's what you decided. Good luck.