How do I not just scream at all my clearly unhealthy friends?

(KetoCowboy) #23

Funny enough, they remind me not to scream at them every time they scream at me about cholesterol & saturated fat.

One member of my extended family is a doctor. He talks nonstop about how bad sugar is, but gets most of his calories from juicing (go figure). His face has that ashen grey look that makes so many sugar addicts look like meth-heads, and he sends out one mass email after another about the dangers of EGGS.

From his perspective, he needs to save me from my egg addiction.

From mine, I need to save him from his habit of reducing kale to pure sugar.

Maybe an uneasy truce is the best we can hope for.

(Dustin Cade) #24

was out of town visiting my ladies family, they are all for the most part in shape… needless to say, last time I saw most of them I was about 80lbs heavier, they all wanted to know what I have been doing… when you start to get into it, its not working out or low fat, they kinda shut down and not really take what you say seriously… because it does stray so far from the standard rule of thought, it’s very difficult for someone to grasp keto as anything more than just weight loss… there was the obligatory “once you are at the weight you want, will you go back to eating normally?”

#25

Never will I go back to eating they way I did before! I’m sure you feel the same?! Why would I want to return to pain from inflammation, low energy, low HDL, high LDL, and high Triglycerides, with a high HBA1C? My A1C is now 4.9! The proof for the Ketogenic WOE is RESULTS!!! People are afraid to give up the sugar and carbs because they are addicted. It’s a harsh reality to face.:confused:

(Michelle) #26

Love that!! ha ha ha. The answer is YES, as this is my normal way of eating!!

#27

If diet comes up, i usually just mention the benefits of eating whole foods, cutting down excess carbs and protein (portion control), and suspect oils for a week or two. After that, if they seem interested i lend them a book or hit them with a resource email.

Most will see keto as not sustainable so I don’t even bother going too deep, it will just freak them out. If you love your buds, just steering them away from the big things is the best way to start.

(Jeffry Lauder) #28

And I love this!

(Sheri Knauer) #29

My step mother is like that. She is just kinda waiting at her turn for a T2D diagnosis because it “runs in her family” (she is filipino and they eat a lot of rice, fruit, and sweets), then proceeded to name all her family members that were diabetic as to prove a point. I said that she could avoid getting diabetes by cutting out the carbs and sugar. She just looked at me and reiterated that it runs in the family, then she ordered dessert… I just shut up at that point.

(Ren) #30

I just mind my own business unless they ask. Just like most people eating keto don’t want to have to defend what they eat, as the common thinking says high fat is bad. I would much rather people mind their own business if they want to take jabs at me for what I am eating, so I do the same in reverse.

(Keto in Katy) #31

I did this too at first.

I do this too now.

(Arlene) #32

Yes, and well stated. Addiction is a HARSH reality to face. It is very necessary to recognize sugar/junk foods for what they are, instead of buying into false advertising words like “treat”, “goodness”, "pamper yourself:, “you deserve the best”, and so on. Long ago I changed “treat” to “THREAT” in my head. Once you understand the money motivation of the food industry, you can start living for your best health, apart from their damaging products.

(Crow T. Robot) #33

You know, to me this part is very simple and obvious. I’m actually shocked how many people think you’re a crazy conspiracy theorist if you bring this up. What conspiracy? It’s just business. I guess people don’t like to think that corporations aren’t just nice people and might really only care about your money.

(Jan) #34

Was just at the grocery store, feeling rather smug while scooting through the cereal aisle (singing to myself "nya nya, I don’t need you!)… then came across a rather beleaguered mom trying to help her 3 young sons to pick out a “healthy” box of breakfast cereal. Oh, I sooooooo wanted to tell her about the evil of carbs. Just not appropriate, though. Especially as she had the belly fat of insulin resistance (like me) and her boys looked to be on their way as well. Frustrating…

(KetoCowboy) #35

It’s obvious to everyone that ranchers fatten cattle to make slaughtering livestock as profitable as possible.
But somehow it’s not obvious that Americans are fed pretty much the same diet as cattle for pretty much the same reason: to be fattened and slaughtered as profitably as possible. Big ag profits by feeding us toxic carbage in our youth; and big pharma profits by treating the symptoms of that toxicity as we age.
But instead of thinking, “They encourage us to eat like cattle because that’s what we are to them,” people think, “They encourage us to eat like cattle because they know what’s best for us.”
People don’t see what they don’t want to see. And if you try to show them what they’re overlooking, you’re obviously a conspiracy theorist.

#36

Reading this thread reminded me of an old joke.
How many Psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb?

  • Only one, but the light bulb has to want it.

In the same manner it only takes one Ketonian/Ketopian to convert a Carber, but the Carber has to want it.

(Bruce Burkhalter) #37

Be the example…warm your bacon in the break room microwave…wear the new smaller clothes proudly…smile a lot and be ready to answer the questions that will naturally occur. Don’t push…pull. When they ask don’t spring into action…be reticent say they might not be ready for such a radical change…

(Greg Hollingsworth) #38

I have the same experience with my doctor - in fact, between Dr. Bernstein and keto I’m no longer a T2 diabetic - according to the current medical standards of practice. In fact they don’t even seem to recognize insulin resistance as a cause for T2. Frustrating.

(Jan) #39

I just had an experience totally opposite to the one a couple days ago. Same grocery store as the one with the mom teaching her boys about “healthy” cereal… While checking out, the cashier asked how I was doing. As usual, I asked how she was. Told me she felt lousy, due to her blood sugar being “off”, pre-diabetic, etc. I brought up Keto, told her my experience with T2d, and how AMAZING I now feel. She wanted more info!!! Gave her the web addresses, wished her well. I hope she’s reading this, cause I should have given her my contact info too in case she had questions. But pretty cool for a short checkout-line conversation!

(Arlene) #40

And hopefully at least one person in line also heard your conversation with the cashier.

(Mike Glasbrener) #41

That’s the best way to spread the word. I had the same experience with the nurse at my orthopedist!:grinning:

(Kristin Rogers) #42

I was just thinking about this today. Both my parents are type 2 diabetics (my dad since he was 30, very severe), and my aunt lives with them. She’s an evangelical vegan. Blarg.
My mom is interested in being healthier, but its like she doesn’t want to fight with her sister, so won’t go it alone. My dad refuses all information that isn’t doctor approved… did I mention he had a quadruple bypass last year for his 65th birthday?

Hard not to scream…