Eating right under peer pressure

Hi! Not sure how helpful this is, but I usually try to limit my number of drinks and avoid anything but hard liquor (gets you drunker with fewer calories

Same goes for food. Went out this weekend and ended up at steak and shake at around 4am. I just used that as my breakfast and moved around the rest of the day's calories

Can you try saying you've already had some or you'll have some in a little while? Another trick is to take one bite of something if it's a new recipe your friend made. Then sidetrack them about telling them how good it was and how you need to get the recipe. Vodka and soda is one of the lowest in calories. Have a tall with one shot of vodka, the rest soda and 2 slices of lemon or lime...96 calories. Another is a wine spritzer at 75 calories. Try to stay away from the diet soda drinks, like rum and Diet Coke, although low in calories, the diet sodas tend to make you crave sugar. Hope this helps!

I make it a point to eat in front of people and at fun events- socialization is important and I also want to avoid the "you're starving yourself" comments. If I know beforehand a dinner or party or social event is coming up, I'll kind of balance my calories to accommodate it. I'll usually decrease my calories for a couple days before/after or eat very little beforehand on the day of the event.

Then, when I'm at the social event, I try what I like but am very careful about portion sizes, and try to log what I can (usually during a private moment, like when I'm going to the bathroom :P ). Even though the log is going to be inaccurate, I try to keep some kind of account of what I'm actually eating- a little bit here and there adds up quickly.

One tip someone gave me once is to try and focus on eating the things that are more unique, or that you wouldn't make yourself or can't buy anywhere. Cupcakes ROCK, but you can easily make them from a box mix or buy them from any grocery store. Aunt Sally's awesome original secret-recipe casserole you're not going to get another chance to eat for a while. I think that really helped me over the 4th of July weekend with various parties I went to.

tapwaters wrote: »

"No thanks."

This. The more you say the more attention and push-back you receive. Friends, family, co-workers, or whomever, no one NEEDS an explanation as to what you are and aren't eating and drinking. No need to bring up diet or counting calories. The less you say, the more firm you are the better your success. Never give in to peer pressure. It's not worth it. Smile, be polite, and change the subject.

I've been on this WoE so long that everyone was floored at the 4th when I grabbed a beer and split a slice of cake with my hubby. Its hard but the longer you eat a certain way, the less people tend to push it I find. It takes everyone a while to adjust. When I'm with people I don't see often I just say "O thank you but can't. Turns out I'm Gluten Intolerant". Sure, it's a lie but no one pushes when its a health thing but say you are watching what you eat/on a diet and then the "well you can cheat once in a while, can't you" crap starts. I find a little fib saves a lot of time and no one gets their feelings hurt either.

violetfluid wrote: »

tapwaters wrote: »

"No thanks."

I wouldn't be posting for help if that had worked, haha. Thank you though.

It WILL work if you are consistent and firm with it. Until then, what responses are you receiving when you say, "No thank you"? It's just a social situation that takes some practice and learning so if you give us more details perhaps we can be of more help.