Why do people criticise clean eaters/healthy lifestyles.

I get frustrated with ignorant people so I just don't say anything to too many people. I just tell them I have food allergies, which I do have some. But I choose to eat the way I do. Non GMO and organic, I don't eat refined foods, processed foods, I cut out the rice and potatoes for awhile and I basically live on fruit and veggies, no refined sugar, only what I get from fruit. I eat turkey and chicken, and I feel a lot better, it has helped with my fibromyalgia and I am losing weight too. Each person has to do what is best for themselves. I refuse to eat poison, some people don't care and like to eat fast foods and refined garbage, that's their choice. To each their own.

Yeah, today in my lunch room, I was told I was always eating Rabbit Food. At the time, I was eating Salmon. Im pretty sure the Rabbit isnt a natural predator of the Salmon.

I get frustrated with ignorant people so I just don't say anything to too many people. I just tell them I have food allergies, which I do have some. But I choose to eat the way I do. Non GMO and organic, I don't eat refined foods, processed foods, I cut out the rice and potatoes for awhile and I basically live on fruit and veggies, no refined sugar, only what I get from fruit. I eat turkey and chicken, and I feel a lot better, it has helped with my fibromyalgia and I am losing weight too. Each person has to do what is best for themselves. I refuse to eat poison, some people don't care and like to eat fast foods and refined garbage, that's their choice. To each their own.

This is a very ignorant comment. What make you think you are smarter than other people? Looking at that comment, I would think you are more under the average. Complexed?

RodaRose nailed it.
I too get harassed, especially by those closest to me, which is ironic since you think they would want me to be healthy!

From my many years of experience, I've found that people do this as a way of justifying their own bad eating behaviors or they secretly want you to fail so that they can then point a finger and say, "I told you so" ...or "I knew it wasn't going to help."

For some bad reason, a lot of people like to see others fail, because it makes them feel superior to said person. Sad, but true.

I've become used to my family or friends poking fun at me for not eating certain foods or skipping desert, stocking up on veggies/fruits, etc. I guess I have a thicker skin about it all, or maybe it's just a healthier body!

Often when people criticize or talk you out of something, they do so because your new way is threatening them.
It makes them look bad.
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Quit talking to these people about this part of your life. Seriously. Your food plan is private and not open to debate.
Come here where it is safe because most of us are on similar paths.
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It is great that you are seeing progress. That is an amazing gift you have given to yourself and your future.

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I get frustrated with ignorant people so I just don't say anything to too many people. I just tell them I have food allergies, which I do have some. But I choose to eat the way I do. Non GMO and organic, I don't eat refined foods, processed foods, I cut out the rice and potatoes for awhile and I basically live on fruit and veggies, no refined sugar, only what I get from fruit. I eat turkey and chicken, and I feel a lot better, it has helped with my fibromyalgia and I am losing weight too. Each person has to do what is best for themselves. I refuse to eat poison, some people don't care and like to eat fast foods and refined garbage, that's their choice. To each their own.

And ^^this is a prime example of what people are referring to.

"Ignorant people'
'poison'
'refined garbage'
'people do not care'

^Exactly.

I get a lot of the same from some people on the same course as me at Uni!

I eat a lot of quality food, bring it to lectures in tupperware boxes and have that for lunch, when everyone else goes to the pub and orders burgers and hotdogs - and im the 'weird' one who eats properly and isn't skinny-fat or just plain fat.

It irritates me when those people also call my lunches boring or too expensive! - I'd love to know what is boring about Brown rice, with peas, scrambled egg and bbq marinated chicken, or how it's expensive, compared to the £6 burger and £3 pint of cider with it that all my coursemates have!

Where as the weatherspoons (pub) hotdog you had a few days ago, along with Pringles, doughnuts etc are super clean. You even had cider! The only 'clean' food you had that day was milk.

Hypocrisy. This is why I mock 'clean' eaters.

I don't care what you eat, but when you claim to be more educated, healthier, superior just because of your food choices well...

I get frustrated with ignorant people so I just don't say anything to too many people. I just tell them I have food allergies, which I do have some. But I choose to eat the way I do. Non GMO and organic, I don't eat refined foods, processed foods, I cut out the rice and potatoes for awhile and I basically live on fruit and veggies, no refined sugar, only what I get from fruit. I eat turkey and chicken, and I feel a lot better, it has helped with my fibromyalgia and I am losing weight too. Each person has to do what is best for themselves. I refuse to eat poison, some people don't care and like to eat fast foods and refined garbage, that's their choice. To each their own.

Wow, yeah, thanks for showing up and proving why "clean eaters" leave a bad taste in my mouth.

One word ' Pretentious'

Ordering a salad = Pretentious
Ordering a burger = Normal

Normal beat the hell out the the Pretentious. The end.

Maybe you just need new friends?

Sometimes I'll order a burger. Sometimes I'll order a salad. I've never gotten a reaction on way or another from anyone.

And quite often I'll have a burger with a salad on the side. :drinker:

I love a well made salad. So long as they don't overdo the lettuce. I don't want to eat a crap ton of lettuce. I like variety and protein in my salads.

Texas Roadhouse Filet Salad:
6oz filet mingon (med-rare or you're doing it wrong )
Bacon crumbles
Blue cheese crumbles
Blue cheese dressing
Oh yea, and lettuce and tomatoes and stuff.....