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Re: I need to vent about something...
first things first
What I found to work the best for me was to take a piece of the cake ...say thank... you put a paper towel over it ...tell folks you will try to find room for it later.... visit for a few moments ... then toss it in the trash where no one could see...people are people and everyone is kind of stuck in their ways I guess. It is much easier I found to change myself then to change them so I thought "F" it ...and just acted like I liked the stuff and moved on ...I would take a plate of chips and salsa try cover it and then ditch it as well "for later when I have room!" ..if it is garbage for your body it can be garbage before you put it in there and tossing it in a garbage where no one can see is not a shame it is a salvation for your body! Plus then you have spared others scrutiny! and they do scrutinize you !!!! that is for sure....I am sure folks wonder why I never eat in front of them ..well if they bring healthy food I do!
I was astounded when I came to work the other day and there was a going away/ birthday to someone who for years has made a point of letting folks know he was a healthy eater ...and there were nothing cakes and cookies all over the table ...I understand why your feelings were hurt ...mine were the first time it happened ....but once I made a plan not to fight the masses and just fake it ...all was good ...I still do it ...put the food on my plate move it around linger and toss ..it is my MO!!!!
Hope this helps for the future 
you are doing great...
first things first
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOOOO YOOOOOOOUUUU!!!!!!!!
What I found to work the best for me was to take a piece of the cake ...say thank... you put a paper towel over it ...tell folks you will try to find room for it later.... visit for a few moments ... then toss it in the trash where no one could see...people are people and everyone is kind of stuck in their ways I guess. It is much easier I found to change myself then to change them so I thought "F" it ...and just acted like I liked the stuff and moved on ...I would take a plate of chips and salsa try cover it and then ditch it as well "for later when I have room!" ..if it is garbage for your body it can be garbage before you put it in there and tossing it in a garbage where no one can see is not a shame it is a salvation for your body! Plus then you have spared others scrutiny! and they do scrutinize you !!!! that is for sure....I am sure folks wonder why I never eat in front of them ..well if they bring healthy food I do!
I was astounded when I came to work the other day and there was a going away/ birthday to someone who for years has made a point of letting folks know he was a healthy eater ...and there were nothing cakes and cookies all over the table ...I understand why your feelings were hurt ...mine were the first time it happened ....but once I made a plan not to fight the masses and just fake it ...all was good ...I still do it ...put the food on my plate move it around linger and toss ..it is my MO!!!!
Hope this helps for the future you are doing great...
..I take a lot of food to work to share with folks and so I can eat it...that way I do eat in public often enough to not make it seem like I am too wierd .....it is hard working stressful job and staying sugar free ...everyone thinks nurses need cake, candy, cookies....that is why there is such a huge problem with us getting fat ....anyway my point is not to ramble but to tell you ..that it is ok not to tell folks unless you want to ..what you are doing...it just saves you the feeling you need to defend yourself ..and tossing a piece of cake (in private of course so not to hurt feelings) in the trash is much better than adding it to your body...it is garbage for us so it belongs there imho ...but the intent of why it was given to you should not be discounted and people do not always do this to hurt us....some folks have wonderful intent ..they just do not realize how serious we are about avoiding this food...
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We went into Northern California into the Sierra Mountains and spent an amazing week. Today I got a package from him that was full of pine cones we had picked up together that week, and he had carved a wood gnome for me. He's always sending me things he makes and those mean more to me than anything else he could ever do.
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