Irked by the Paleo-freak and venting

Keep doing what you're doing and you should just delete this person. He sounds annoying. Or perhaps you could comment on each of his posts and find something negative to focus on (e.g. the fruit you bought at the market was grown with chemicals, therefore it can't be good for you, etc). Haha!

My best friend is always on some different diet or exercise trend that she gets very excited about and keeps bringing up to me! I love her dearly and clearly that is something that she needs and because she cares about me, she is always excited to share WHENEVER the opportunity arises.

I sing a little tune in my head and keep on whatever my own path is. Her weight has been up and down as much as mine has, so clearly neither one of us has found THE only answer! It is whatever feels right for you at the time! As much as I love her, we are very different people in terms of our habits & choices; don't let it interfere with a friendship. Say think you and bring up a new subject!

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I'm happy for him and his success, and I welcome him sharing his story. But his way worked for him-it doesn't mean it is the Universal solution for everyone. Not to mention it's about having a healthy diet, we should not always be going on a diet...if that makes sense.

did you tell him this? What works for some is not meant for all.

MAYBE drinking all that sugar before bed isn't THE best choice if you are trying to diet "by the book" but since you watched your intake throughout the day and burned so many calories working out, I don't see anything wrong with it. So many worse choices could have been made!

PS I know lots of Paleo people from my gym and they CAN be annoying. I did strict Paleo for about 4 months and lost weight quickly but it wasn't something I could keep up with permanently. For myself, I needed the extra carbs for energy.

There wasn't that much sugar in my fresh juice- maybe around 20 grams tops? Is that too much? I had more juiced carrot than anything. What is the ideal amount of sugar a person should have?

Whether it's too much depends on what else you had, and whether it's undermining your goals. In racing season, my sugar intake is quite high. if the off season, it's closer to what your juice had.

Feedback?

Are you getting results?

If so, answer him with a graph or pics demonstrating said results.

MAYBE drinking all that sugar before bed isn't THE best choice if you are trying to diet "by the book" but since you watched your intake throughout the day and burned so many calories working out, I don't see anything wrong with it. So many worse choices could have been made!

PS I know lots of Paleo people from my gym and they CAN be annoying. I did strict Paleo for about 4 months and lost weight quickly but it wasn't something I could keep up with permanently. For myself, I needed the extra carbs for energy.

There wasn't that much sugar in my fresh juice- maybe around 20 grams tops? Is that too much? I had more juiced carrot than anything. What is the ideal amount of sugar a person should have?

No way you only had 20gs sugar, an apple depending on size will range from 8-18 grams alone, probably the same in the tangerine, plus a little in the carrots, I would say it would be more in the rage of 40-60 grams of sugar. Did you enter the ingredients in MFP to see the amount of sugar? That said, if you are not diabetic the amount of sugar wouldn't matter that much anyway as long as the carbs didn't keep you from getting your minimum fat and protein required and still in a calorie deficit.

I juiced my apples and carrots though, so wouldn't the amount of sugar be less since I am not consuming the whole apple?

No, that wouldn't reduce the sugar, what you would be reducing is the fiber. If your entry is correct 63 carbs, 13 fiber, most of the remaining 50 cabs would be sugar.

My very best friend found paleo about 6 months ago, though, to be honest she was not far from it anyway. She was lactose intolerant and to be honest I think she might have had a slight glucose intolerance as well because she would never feel well after eating bread and whatnot. So for her, I think it actually did a lot of good. However, I don't feel bad after I eat dairy or grains. She bought me like 3 books on paleo and while I read them and found them interesting it is one of those things where I took it with a grain of salt because there is just as much compelling evidence that grains and oats are good for you.

I swear she has a heart attack though every-time she comes over and I'm having my favorite breakfast, shredded wheat and banana's in cow milk.

I honestly find it cute when she talks about it to be honest, because she lacks compassion and oftentimes just goes through the motions of day to day life. It is nice to see her so passionate about something, whether it be a diet or whatever. I find it heartwarming...annoying...but heartwarming. I just smile when I hear her talk about it and continue to munch on my favorite food in the world...bread. :laugh:

To be fair, you're posting it on facebook which is going to invite comments, not all of which you will agree with. In some ways, a lot of people view posts on facebook as something they should look to comment on, and if he thinks (right or wrong) that what you're doing isn't a good idea, it's not surprising that his comment reflects this. If you don't want comments, I wouldn't post it on facebook.

Regarding your friend, you have a couple of options. You can either privately message him and let him know that it's obvious your food choices would not be his but they work for you and that you'd appreciate his keeping his opinions to himself and you'll do the same for his choices. Or, you can create an album on Facebook specifically for your food pictures and set viewing restrictions on that album so that he can't see it. Or you can unfriend him.

Personally, anyone who behaved like he is behaving towards you would be unfriended by me but I know that sometimes we need to leave people as "friends" to keep the peace, especially if they are family or friends of family. In those cases I have found that Facebook's privacy settings are very helpful.