I have a rant

[steady as she goes]

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I'm glad everyone in my office seems to be dieting! hahaha! I end up taking a late lunch, so usually it's just me and a friend, and she doesn't bug me about what I eat.

[Raventhor]

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just pointless wrathfull people who deny the truth, or r not willing to learn the truth, personally if this happened at work which sounds like it did, i would report it to my superior as harrasment or sumthing, not that its like revenge but i would want people like that in my work place, people who cant respect others oppinions and choices in life dont deserver to have the right to have oppinions and choices of thier own, at least thats my oppinion :P. sry but stuff like this pisses me off and ive had my fair share of situations such as this, just not with the atkins diet, least not yet anyway.

[Luvmybabies]

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I've had it happen, with family. They like to argue and tell me that I'm doing Atkins wrong because they heard from someone that you can drink as much beer as you want, it just needs to be low carb... then I'm going to die from doing this because no one can handle so much fat and oh, wow - your cholesterol must be through the roof. They don't even listen to me when I explain how Atkins works, no I'm not going to die and I've had my cholesterol checked and its excellent.

Its ignorance. It stinks and its the prime reason why I just avoid telling people what I'm doing now, I hate having to defend myself and get all stressed about it.

[gman]

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Karen-
Hang in there to get the results you seek.
For everyone, we need to get and be fit and healthy for us and to send the message that this is a great way to get there and stay there despite adversity.

[urbangoddess]

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This has happened to me many times, sometimes from friends even. I don't give them a pass by chalking it up to ignorance -- I say if someone is waving cookies in your face that is SABOTAGE, pure and simple. As far as I know, there really is NO diet or WOE that lets you eat cookies and cake as regular snacks. The truth is, some women are threatened, some women are catty, and some people will do whatever they can to sabotage others success. These are the same type of people who may try other forms of sabotage (at work), so I'd watch my back if I were you.

I learned to spot these type people right away and after awhile, I enjoyed toying right back -- which may not be the high road, but made me feel powerful and showed them that I wouldn't be pressured or "cave in," even in the face of goodies. I started to notice that many of these people were struggling with their own food issues -- and ate junk more than just "once in awhile." In the end, you will have the last laugh, of that I am certain!

[Raventhor]

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lol well i know ill have no probs refusing food in the future, i mean i porlly shouldnt say this but i have several members of my family who smoke weed or marijuana, bout 3 to 4 members actually like half my family, and im the only one so far that theyve tried to get smoke it whose said no every single time, been goin through it for bout 4 yrs now :P. so refusin food will b a peice of cake. i mean the other day my cousin came home from my great grandmothers and brought back a pie from her chocolate one that is. i i wasnt even interested in it, and im only on the 2nd week of induction.