Help…People Keep Asking Me If I Want Bread, Sweets
I know family wants to be supportive and they think that in order to do so, you must eat, eat, eat! I told hubby I am on Atkins and that the foods I am not allowed to have on induction or in general. I asked him if he bought cookies, please stash them somewhere out of sight. He has a sweet tooth. He jokingly said he should not have to suffer because of my diet. I get that. He also keeps casually offering me bread, fries, things that are sweet…So I don’t think this is sabotage, I think he just does not realize how important this is to me. I mentioned to my sister I was on Atkins and she said you need to eat, without even knowing what or how much I am eating LOL. The more I say no, the more they persist. I love hubby and we get along great. I feel full and happier with my diet and myself since I started induction last Thursday. Any suggestions on how to get family and co-workers to see in a nice way that you don’t want it without coming off as rude?
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March 20th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Just tell folks you want to eat natural, and have sworn off processed foods and food with flour and sugar. Thanks but no thanks!
March 20th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Just say something along the lines of, "Oh, thanks for offering but I’m making _______________ (fill in the blank). Do you want some?" Or just say, "I’m really not hungry right now. You’re sweet for offering though!"
March 20th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
YEP it’s the way you say…….stop saying "I can’t have……"
Just say – "No thank you"……….
March 20th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I understand if you don’t want to be "rude" to your family and friends, but aren’t they are being actually more "rude" to you by not taking no for an answer? If they love you they will support you.
Stand up for yourself…they don’t need an explaination everytime!!
We try to teach our kids, "no means no". What happens to that when we grow up?
I have long since stopped caring if someone thinks I am "rude" because I don’t eat the way that they think I should.
Once they get the idea that you aren’t going to cave, they will leave you alone.
March 20th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Stand up for yourself…they don’t need an explaination everytime!!
We try to teach our kids, "no means no". What happens to that when we grow up?
I have long since stopped caring if someone thinks I am "rude" because I don’t eat the way that they think I should.
Once they get the idea that you aren’t going to cave, they will leave you alone.
i agree – people who try and sabotage, however they sugar-coat it, are just being rude, you need to have a proper talk with them about it and tell them how important this is to you and how they are hurting you by doing this.
thankfully, my family are much more forgiving, since i dont see them that often! my friends dont actually know im doing atkins, but i fed them some LC friendly food on saturday and they seemed to enjoy it, so they cant exactly complain when they do find out!
good luck with your LC journey! and believe me, those cookies get less and less appealing the longer you stay on!
March 20th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
"I understand if you don’t want to be "rude" to your family and friends, but aren’t they are being actually more "rude" to you by not taking no for an answer? If they love you they will support you."
It’s not even about them taking no for an answer – it more about them not listening. What are you talking to a wall?! Hullo, people?! How many times do you have to say what you say so that it sinks in?! Can you tell this is a huge sore spot with me?!
Not so much about the diet, but that people – mainly my DH – seem to have not heard a word I have said. I find it disrespectful and insulting – you don’t care enough to actually pay attention to what I have to say? I pay attention to them… (teenagers don’t count cause listening is on a time release mechanism – starts at 13 and hopefully they grow out of it by 19 
– obvioulsly my DH didn’t
) Love DH, but there are times 
March 20th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Sometimes, when I’m repeatedly offered bread I say sure and just leave it lay on my plate all buttered up and maybe torn in a couple pieces. Some people just don’t get it and others don’t try to get it. I have even taken birthday cake, cut it up some and left it when someone insists just one piece won’t hurt. I’m not wasting my time explaining to people who don’t care to listen.
March 20th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
And because you do this your stats look the way they do!!! You have done such a great job! Congratulations!
March 20th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Thanks for all of the good suggestions. I just don’t want to get detoured by people asking me to eat this, eat that. I am highly motivated in seeing the scale go down in just the five days I have been on the plan. Still getting my tools for overall and this site is wonderful!
March 20th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Awesome!