Stay strong and ignore the ignorants

Hon, you and I know it's because this is not a "normal" way to eat, even though it's been proven to be safe and very effective. The average person has never heard of anything like this and I guess some are a little opinionated even if they haven't studied alternatives. Don't be afraid to tell them the basics of why you're doing what you're doing and share how it's affected you. Likely they'll poo-poo it...only to be inwardly curious...and they might just take that info and go start their own research and find out that what the media and the standard medical advice could quite possibly be wrong.

Best book I've read so far that explains it in an understandable way... Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes
Best Blog...livinlavidalowcarb by Jimmy Moore, especially his n=1 experiment

It makes me so angry when someone intergects on my diet.

Today i was devouring my delivious salad covered in full fat mayo.. and someones like - why do you even bother having a salad if its covered in that...

I didnt bother answering.. but gah so discouraging.. man I want to eat something awful for me right now

Proper response: because putting butter on it would have been weird. :laugh:

In all likelihood, there's no possibility of having a rational conversation with them (kind of like bringing up low carb on the main MFP forums - they'll turn on you like a rabid dog). Take the high road and thank them for their input, and point out you've lost XX pounds / kilos eating this way.

Or, just tell them to mind their own business.

HAHA thanks guys - ive stayed strong and I feel fine.
I just know that theyre thinking (this is why your obese) eventhough I know its not. He is overweight and a very "superior" thinking kind of guy. Unfortunately though I do work closely with this dude.. but yeah.. just makes me crazy.

He was eating some crap.. i think it was some microwaveable curry with meat in it that he bought off of the shelf.. would have had triple the calories in it than my huge salad with a massive dob of mayo.. i knew that .. but yeh.

makes me crazy - ignorant people

Do what I do... Pull out a glucometer, lancet and test strips and ask them if they'd like to compare THEIR one and two-hour post-prandial blood glucose numbers to yours.

Nobody's ever taken me up on it, oddly enough.

Ugh. I hate that! I've also gotten a comment like that when I once ate the toppings off a slice of pizza and threw the bread part away. "If you are trying to lose weight why are you just eating the most unhealthy part and throwing the healthy part away?"

So he prefers some microwave franken-food rather than a fresh healthy salad with a good dose of fat which keeps you full all afternoon? Leave him to it. If he's already overweight he'll soon come begging for advise when he keeps getting bigger on his microwave curries and you are shrinking before his eyes!

Good for you staying strong hun xxx