1/22 check-in

[wambam]

Day ?

How are you doing socially? Have you gotten any weird comments or questions from people around you?

[candreco]

Day 19.

That's been fine, the few times we've been at other people's houses I've been able to make it work (or close enough, I'm pretty sure there was butter in the sweet potatoes last night). We don't go out a ton though, we're homebodies.

I do miss my weekly Starbucks dates with DD, though. Day 31 for me happens to be a WFH day for me, when we usually stop in the morning before I drop her off, so a skinny caramel latte will probably be my first off-Whole30 thing.

[olive]

Day 22

It has been okay for the most part. My cousin's wife, who I love, said "oh, are you one of those people?!?!" lol. So, I felt a bit defensive but it was okay. I sense some of our friends roll their eyes at me a bit but I just keep going about my business and don't put too much stock into their negativity.

[mrshandy]

Day 12

It's been ok. Try not to throw things, but I don't really have much weight to lose. I'm within a normal BMI, so my goal has been to lose the holiday weight and a few extra pounds.

So most people don't really understand why I'm doing it. My husband could definitely use to lose a few lbs. So I'm happy to support him, but it was my idea to do this. I just needed a purge from the holiday indulgence. It's a little awkward explaining it all.

I've found myself wanting to avoid social situation where there is eating and drinking, just so I don't have to be tortured or feel rude rejecting people's food and drink. I felt so bad over the weekend that we went to a friends place for a play date. They had snacks and had made us a salad special for us since we had mentioned we were doing this. Of course it was already dressed with Italian dressing. I looked at the ingredients and there was sugar. Damn!

[thebulldog]

Day 19 for me.
I haven't kept this a secret but not super sharing on it either. I have a black tie event on Saturday and won't be drinking but won't make a huge deal out of it. I am more nervous about the meal I have no control over than the booze. I am hoping whatever the protein is (usually beef) isn't covered in a sauce.

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[martini]

Day 18.

Socially it is a little hard... most of my friends are supportive but I miss getting together with friends and having drinks and snacks. People have mostly been ok but DH posted something about it on FB and got some critical comments/ "helpful" suggestions. I was probably more annoyed by it than he was.

[wambam]

Jan 22, 2015 9:42:40 GMT -5 martini said:

Day 18.

Socially it is a little hard... most of my friends are supportive but I miss getting together with friends and having drinks and snacks. People have mostly been ok but DH posted something about it on FB and got some critical comments/ "helpful" suggestions. I was probably more annoyed by it than he was.

Food is so emotional for people and even more so on social media. People say things on FB they'd almost never say to your face. 

[spellingbea]

Day 18. It hasn't been bad because we've pretty much been hermits this month, lol. We usually have weekly carry out dinners with the in-laws, but they've been in FL this month. When they get back we'll still have a few days left, so I'll just have them over and make something compliant like a pot roast and veggies.

[GracieLouFreebush1]

Day 19.

We socialize with our friends by eating so it's tough. It's a good time to do it though b/c our close friends have a NB and it's cold out so we're less apt to go out. We regularly do take out so this has been a huge change in that arena too (which is great!).

My H's coworkers have asked questions but I don't think they're judging b/c he explains it as "clean eating." I WAH so no comments from anyone! Our family isn't nearby but my parents are dieting so they're supportive over the phone even if we're going about it differently.

B - Runny eggs over diced red potatoes, bacon (H found compliant bacon! Miraculous!), spoonful of cashew butter for fat
L - Leftover carnitas w/ onion/peppers, salsa, guac
D - Paleo Pad Thai w/ shrimp vs chicken

[emilyj]

Day 2.

I have a ladies night tonight, and one on Saturday, and my friends are being kind of butt-ish about the fact that I'm not drinking. You think they'd be happy to have a DD.

Sheesh.

[steph96]

Day 19.

I'm kinda embarrassed to say that I haven't been in any social settings since we started. I haven't really told anyone. I'm never around my coworkers and food, so that also hasn't been an issue. My husband told his coworkers and they made fun of him (he started at 305 pounds, so his dumb coworkers had to make comments when he would eat a salad for lunch). They are douches.

[nannersp]

Day 11.

I hosted a small group on Sunday, but I had plenty of compliant food so there wasn't an issue.

I probably eat the worst (normally) out of all my co-workers, and they all keep pretty much to themselves, so it hasn't been an issue here. I brought all the crap from my pantry/party leftovers to our office kitchen area, so that was nice for me. (And thankfully I'm not tempted by it.) I was just thinking the other day about how in my previous lives, backed when I worked in big PR agencies, my co-workers were always all up in each other's eating habits. So bizarre. I don't miss those days.

[wambam]

Jan 22, 2015 18:29:55 GMT -5 nannersp said:

Day 11.

I hosted a small group on Sunday, but I had plenty of compliant food so there wasn't an issue.

I probably eat the worst (normally) out of all my co-workers, and they all keep pretty much to themselves, so it hasn't been an issue here. I brought all the crap from my pantry/party leftovers to our office kitchen area, so that was nice for me. (And thankfully I'm not tempted by it.) I was just thinking the other day about how in my previous lives, backed when I worked in big PR agencies, my co-workers were always all up in each other's eating habits. So bizarre. I don't miss those days.

That's sort of where the question started. When I did my first W30 almost 3 years ago, everyone in my tiny office was all up in my business about it. Constant questions, constant "can you eat this?!" and "You're on a diet" and "when are you going to be normal again" It took them about a year after I made the change for them to calm down.

[spellingbea]

Ugh, I never comment on what someone else is eating.

It was kind of funny yesterday at work, since a lot of us are doing a weight loss competition. One CW is counting calories and had a tiny Lean Cuisine. One is in the ketosis phase of low carbing (don't get me started) and was just eating a sausage. I had a burger with guac, big salad and an orange, and they were both saying they wish they had my lunch.