Damn you, ignorant relatives.

**Desertthorn** · December 25, 2005, 01:11 PM

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LOL, great post. Hey, don't worry about the Chocolate or the relatives. At least you have relatives who love and care for you and thats important around Christmas time. Just think what the world would be like without them. BORING as ****.

**msanjelpie** · December 25, 2005, 01:33 PM

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I got that a lot until I changed my story. Instead of 'being on Atkins' I was 'living a low carb lifestyle" and if that didn't work, I would simply say that I'm hypoglycemic and I "can't" have that food. Shuts them up every time...

**Jasmain** · December 25, 2005, 01:39 PM

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Ignorant people make ignorant comments. Maybe you should possibly just start telling someone in your family while you're all together how to do their job better, and when they tell you that you don't know anything about what they do or how to do their job, just tell them, "Yeah, I know, but it's no more ridiculous than you telling me what's bad for me when you don't know squat about it, either." This morning, I got out of bed and caught my husband starting to inject my ham with pineapple syrup.. I just hollered, if you do that I can't eat it! He got disgusted and walked away, but you know what, I just let him, if he doesn't care enough to get to know about what I'm doing, he can be as ticked as he wants while I eat ham.

It's hard when the poeple you care about make judgement calls like knowing you means they know everything about what's good for you. Don't let it get you down. I got my ham, and I didn't let his attitude stop me from enjoying it without it being pumped full of sugar.

**shirleyhon** · December 25, 2005, 01:48 PM

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Well, it takes courage to stand up for oneself. I think that is the game so they dont get jealous when you get to your goal. Be proud you came this far.

I think there is a presence and a future. I think to sabotage people future people act like they know better than you.

**2big4mysize** · December 25, 2005, 02:56 PM

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I find it hard to believe your family doesn't respect your personel decisions and would want to poison you. Glad there are no diabetics in your family geez. Maybe they needed to justify their eating it knowing it was bad for them.

Glad you survived. Maybe you should remind them Christmas isn't about foods and eating.

Merry Christmas to you.

**stephbob** · December 25, 2005, 03:18 PM

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I've always faced those sorts of comments at big meals. This year, I advised people in advance of what I could eat, rather than what I couldn't. Not that I should need to, but it made everything a lot easier!
Even if everyone did insist on buying me nothing but chocolate this year lol. Best friend, mom, dad, grandma, aunts, uncles, cousins...

I donated them to my little brother and sister. Our dentist is not short of work for the new year

hehe

**ttdriver** · December 25, 2005, 03:28 PM

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Maybe they needed to justify their eating it knowing it was bad for them.

I fully believe that is true!! Not to mention the fact that you're losing weight and they're gaining.

Betty

**dreamof145** · December 25, 2005, 03:44 PM

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>Hugs> I know you can do it. Thats why you have us. Ignore their comments and then come here to get the support you need to feel good about your decision. We understand and are behind you 100% of the way!

**Moochiecat** · December 25, 2005, 03:55 PM

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Coming on my 2 year anniversary of being on Atkins and we received one box of chocolates, a big canister of caramel popcorn and a package of apple cider drink mix and this came from both his and my family...picture me rolling my eyes!
Bf doesn't have a sweet tooth to speak of so we just threw it in the trunk of the car and he'll take it to work for everyone to munch on there.

People think that we can have "just a bite! Nothing wrong with one little bite!" They just don't understand the dynamics of it all.
Some of it for sure is as 2big says, they need to justify what they are eating, and some of it is just simply not understanding the danger of 'just one bite'.

**cleochatra** · December 25, 2005, 04:06 PM

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If you mumble and throw out words like, "pre-diabetic", "Whole foods", "organic", "no sugars", people tend to think you've gone all healthy on them. Usually the polysyllabic medical latinates confuse and bewilder, and therefore bring about a quiet state. Quiet is good.

**amy_rocks** · December 25, 2005, 04:36 PM

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Its annoying that food has become so relevant to occasions!! I'd much prefer some like, toiletries, instead of food as a gift.

I swear if I told my family I was on any other diet I would be met with praise other than the disapproving faces. I felt disrespected.

I have definitely started using terms like 'no sugar' instead of low carb or the dreaded word 'Atkins'!

**Chris** · December 25, 2005, 10:24 PM

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I'm writing this just after midnight, so Christmas day has now passed. I'm thrilled to say, that since I'm returning to my own home tomorrow morning, I've made it all the way through two weeks of being around hoards of relatives who each had hoards of food without having tasted even one illegal bite. The reason I'm writing this in this thread, however, is because this afternoon my sister came in with a huge slice of some sort of very fancy chocolate cake that her MIL had given her, and kept insisting that I try some of it. "Just a taste won't hurt you," she said three or four times when I kept trying to explain that I couldn't eat it. She actually began to get annoyed with me, because she said that she really wanted me to see how good it was. I finally told her that I loved her dearly and would do most anything for her -- except eat! That, finally, put an end to it.

**Richt** · December 26, 2005, 01:01 AM

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It has only taken my family 2 years to finally come to terms with my Atkins WOL. This year instead of getting chocolate from my parents, I was given some mixed nuts and a selection of different cheeses. (That wasn't my main present, just a few little "add ons". Also I went round to my mum and dads for a christmas meal on Christmas eve, and she had even looked into cooking for the whole family a low carb recipe that she had picked up out of a cookery book. Pork chops cooked with mixed herbs. Then served up with a mixture of vegetables. Including mashed potato, but the potato was on a separate plate! I cant believe it, she has finally accepted my eating!

My mother was the biggest "negative" about the whole Atkins thing two years ago! I guess I have won her around!

I think the moral of the story I am trying to make, is let the diet do the talking. Keep on track and amaze friends and family with your success. That and occasionally drop into conversation that your Cholesterol, Blood pressure and other numbers have dropped

Rich

**sallyseachange** · December 26, 2005, 01:12 AM

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Ignore the "just a tiny bit" attitude. Ignore the critics. If people can't live and let live and allow you your own food choices, then they're not worth your attention... at least when it comes to your way of eating, they aren't! Hang in there and they'll all be green (with envy at your new figure) and you'll be full of delicious greens!

Sal

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