HELP! - Wife thinks I am becoming Cultish

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(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #10

And de Nile is a lovely river in Egypt!

(Liz ) #11

I am fully in the cult, lol! Every time I go somewhere people might notice my weight loss or what I’m eating I say to myself “I will not explain Keto I will not explain Keto I will not explain Keto…” so far I’ve had ZERO success and I always explain Keto hahaha! :rofl: ugh I cannot help myself!! I’m INSUFFERABLE. I’m so sorry, but what if I plant a little Keto thought seed that saves someone’s life???

(mike) #12

When someone asks how I lost weight I explain LCHF/Keto WOE. They usually ask what is ketogenic? Then I say I can explain, but if you have had enough, please tell me to shut up, cause I won’t stop unless you tell me too.

(Emily Fink Ferreira) #13

I think we are cultish- we have adopted a lifestyle that is profoundly different from that of others because of ideas we hold to be true (science, bitches!), but which are not shared by society at large.

We are utterly convinced and quite happy - for some, our lives are on a whole new footing. Because of the remarkable improvements we experience, AND because this information seems so hidden/ disparaged (despite the science(bitches!)), we want to evangelize.

I tend to not evangelize unless someone expresses interest specifically in trying keto.

I’m watching the belly of my 4-year-post-quadruple-bypass diabetic father balloon to an enormous size as he injects more insulin daily. I briefly asked if he was interested in what I’ve learned about carbs, nutrition, and diabetes. He said, “Life without carbs isn’t worth it.”

I don’t evangelize, and I hold as much compassion as I can for people, even when it’s hard.

#14

EXACTLY! Tell her we just eat the same things, hate the same foods, are all pissed at the Medical industry, all want to wake people up and tell them the way things REALLY are… drink keto…ADE… hold on

#15

I’m probably the opposite, I made a post about it here:

Keto is great, I just find no reason to obsess over it.

(Sophie) #16

:rofl::laughing::rofl:

(carl) #17

I usually give some general explanation, then write down the word ‘ketogenic’ and tell them to look it up. If they keep asking, I keep answering, and writing down links.

(Gail P) #18

I understand completely! I feel cultish about keto most of the time. When people me how I lost so much weight, I tell. Then when I see their eyes glaze over, I say, sorry, I know way too much about this and I talk way too long! That unglazes the eyes, and helps me shut up.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #19

At what point in the discussion is it appropriate to mention the midnight rituals and the chanting? :wink:

(Carolus Holman) #20

Chanting? I haven’t started that yet but I am putting it on my to-do list!

#21

I love the chanting. I love the chanting. I love love the chanting.

#22

Got something similar from a cousin, I like my carbs, I looked at him and said, so do I but I like my fingers and toes more. Ended the conversation really quickly at that point

(Tim) #23

I was at a business lunch recently with my partner and someone we’d recently met who I just learned was keto. It came up because he didn’t order anything and said it was because he was fasting. This, of course, piqued my curiosity and resulted in a 15 minute conversation between us about keto, IF, diabetes, cancer, etc, while my partner just sat and listened to us ramble on and on. I’m sure it felt much longer than 15 minutes to him.

But when you meet someone else who has “seen the light” (huh, maybe it is a cult after all), it becomes a very hard conversation to end, especially when you know of nobody else in your immediate circle of friends and family who shares your WOE and you rarely get a chance to talk about it with someone who gets it, much less is interested.

(Keto in Katy) #24

Oh my.

What kind of life is it when you have to inject yourself with fattening medication just to stay alive?

Maybe he will have a change of heart and give it a try. I hope so.

(Maryellen ) #25

My daughter told me to shut up about it at Thanksgiving. I want to shout it from the rooftops. I’m turning into a keto snob. When I go to Walmart and see all the overweight people I look in their cart and just shake my head. We’re the 1% ers. Lol. This country is so fat. Ya I said it. 99% of people in this county is fat. Sad but true. I look in their shopping cart and just chuckle to myself. It’s full of junk food.

(Alan Carr) #26

I certainly know the feeling!

I work as an advertising writer, so convincing people is something I’m good at - and if they’d sit still while I write something it would be great… but yeah, in person it’s awkward.

If introducing a new or novel idea the best way is to raise questions. The mind is much more receptive that way, but I’m going to stop there, or I’ll be giving you all a lecture on copywriting lol

(Francine) #27

you can still enjoy chocolate (dark, at least 70% and darker), make your own delicious low-carb bread, low-carb pizza and even dessert). If you like to cook and want very good recipes, you can go to www.dietdoctor.com, try the recipes on the site free for one month and after that it’s about $10.00 a month for a membership to the site which is not sponsored by any company. I just love it! On this site, you can also learn about the science of low-carb and keto living and even intermittent fasting if you are interested.

(Doug Wold) #28

Thanks for all of your posts. I find it most reassuring that I’m not the only one accused of evangelicizing about keto! For me (eight months in and, between my wife and I 75 pounds lighter), I think I’ve become a bit boring and need to pay attention to few other topics of interest so that I’ll have something different to talk about!

(Chris) #29

Welcome to the cult :slight_smile: