I’ve been on my first business trip after going completely carnivore a little over three months ago. My whole team went (there’s six of us), and they all know I eat differently. I had some concerns before this trip. Even though it was just an overnight trip and I could have fasted, part of the team experience is the dinner and drinks. I’ve not touched alcohol for three months
But it went sooo well! The conference day I ordered pork ribs for lunch with no sides. It was very filling and tasty. For dinner they considered my diet and we went to a fancier steakhouse. I had a New York Strip with bearnaise. No other sides. I had about half a glass of red wine, and a gin tonic (not all of it).
The second day I had scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast from the buffet. I’m trying to cut back on eggs, but there really wasn’t a lot to choose from. For lunch I was brave and asked for burger (no bun/salad/sides/dressing), two fried eggs and two slices of bacon. Which I got. It tasted great
I usually struggle with these situations, as I don’t like to get “special treatment” or to be an inconvenience to others. I would rather just have what everyone else is having, and not say anything. But my team was so supportive, and they all understand my reasons for doing this, which made it so much easier for me to stick to it.