Why do people criticise clean eaters/healthy lifestyles.

Never mind. obviously support is not what this group is about. flamming apparently is.

Out of an abundance of caution I checked Urban Dictionary and wish I hadn't.

I quote, "Flamming: The art of chugging a beer from your *kitten* and throwing it back out from said *kitten*."

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=flamming

I've got nothing right now.

Success brings out hate. Bonus points if you happen to be a walking rebuttal to their favorite excuse. People don't have a strong a reaction to "extreme" or expensive diets though because they anticipate a fast return to the fold. If you can create a working diet that uses almost nothing but convenient things it's going to be a whole different kettle of fish than if you do it with actress-feed so the quinoa is probably if anything cutting down on the hate.

So totally this. You wouldn't believe the hate I get when I buy ice cream, beer, and donuts at the same time at the grocery store while wearing a bikini and a pair of running shorts.

Pure and unadulterated.

^ Best part about that is it's true. The anger 'cause you must have a magic metabolism.

I read the first few pages of this the other day, but haven't read all of it, so sorry if this is something that's been said. I don't eat "clean." I eat frozen entrees for lunch every day. I use carnation instant breakfast, or eat special K for breakfast. But you know what? I've lost 10% of my body weight and I feel better than I have in a long time, so it's working for me.

My closest friends eat super clean - grass fed cow-share, all organic, grow all of their own veggies. I don't criticize them. It works for them, and they're happy and healthy. You know why I don't criticize them? Because they don't criticize me, or comment on my food at all. That's how adults should act - you do you, I'll do me and we'll all be happy.

OP - if any of my clean eating friends told me that they eat that way because they are "educated" I would give them a serious side-eye and if it happened frequently enough, I'd stop being friends with them. The implication there is that you are smarter and better than other people who make different choices. People aren't criticizing your choices, they're criticizing your SMARTS.

Never mind. obviously support is not what this group is about.

I eat clean 90% of the time.
I tend to eat low sugar (5-6 teaspoons a day is my max. Usually less), gluten free minus rye bread on Sunday, unprocessed foods & lots of vegetables on a daily basis, combined with gluten free carbs like quinoa, brown rice, sweet potato, fats like nuts olive oil coconut oil avocado, & protein like eggs chicken & pea protein.
I make raw brownies, healthy 'Nutella', sweet potato fries, healthy pancakes & indulge in healthy treats like raw cacao almond butter cups & cacao hot chocolate. I eat dairy once a day and choose goats & sheep.

However I receive so much criticism from normal people on how I eat. I'm boring, obsessive, fussy, extreme & must be on a diet to lose weight.

I personally argue that I'm not obsessive, just educated. Fussy? Well I'm allowed to be fussy about what I put in my body. Extreme? Extreme is obesity rates, diabetes & being addicted to sugar & fast food. And diet? I eat in a way that gives me clear skin, energy, balanced blood sugar levels, great weight, energy & concentration sustained all day until bed, no more ibs and overall happiness.

Is anyone in the same boat here? I'm the only person I know that eats to nourish and solve my health problems, so no one else understands- do you think my way of eating is extreme?
I do occasionally cheat. However my taste buds have changed and I love to indulge in quality dark chocolate & pasta dishes rather then the sweet stuff anymore. I'm not afraid to eat 'unclean' or 'unhealthy' foods I just see how good I am eating different foods and loving it.

Some people seem to take any discussion, debate, disagreement (especially if anyone disagrees, no matter how politely, with them) as "non support"

Also, they police my eating to make sure I'm adhering to my "diet". I'm whole foods plant based vegan,

In my experience this happens when the person in question goes on about their choice and how great it is.
People naturally get annoyed and are happy to point out when they see the person being hypocritical.

Seeing that my 'healthy diet' involves eating and food I feel like (which meets my macros of course, but now that I'm not on a big deficit it's not an issue to incorporate most foods in to the macros.)

Also, they police my eating to make sure I'm adhering to my "diet". I'm whole foods plant based vegan,

In my experience this happens when the person in question goes on about their choice and how great it is.
People naturally get annoyed and are happy to point out when they see the person being hypocritical.

Seeing that my 'healthy diet' involves eating and food I feel like (which meets my macros of course, but now that I'm not on a big deficit it's not an issue to incorporate most foods in to the macros.)

That's not quite how I am, but I can see your point. Texas is a weird place to be a vegan though, (outside of athletics) probably, so I do hear lots of funny things. And when I don't know people well, they ask a lot of questions when they first find out. I usually try to change the subject because I'd rather talk more about other stuff! like running, and books, and other interesting things! I generally try to get people to move on to more amusing subjects like "what do you think about when you're running for that long?" and "have you ever pooped your pants?" and "omg, how long did it take you to run that far?"

I'm pretty sure I was probably much more obnoxious when I was on weight watchers a gazillion years ago, b/c I was constantly trying to figure out how much points every thing had in it! glad to be done with that!