Venting (non-supportive family members)

(Tom) #67

My personal favorite as of late, but I usually reserve it for nuclear situations, since it can cause some serious unrest in some folks: “The Jerry intervention.” It goes as follows:

Person A says something backhanded, passive aggressive, or anything I find condescending or irritating.

I muster an exasperated/disgusted/contemptuous look (it varies on the situational needs), or just roll my eyes, and say, “Man, Jerry was so right about you” and walk away. The key is to pick a name of a person who isn’t in your company, friend circle, or family. They’ll start doing an internal search, trying to figure out who the heck Jerry is, what they did, and what Jerry was talking about. Best yet, that lovely feeling of vague insecurity is now attached to their behavior, and they’re (theoretically) less likely to broach topics of conversation that would flare that again. All credit goes to my hypnosis trainer for this one.

#68

You are trained in hypnosis?

(Tom) #69

Yup!

(Stickin' with mammoth) #70

@Fiorella @acrunchyfrog It’s why we get sleepy every time we read his posts.

(snicker)

(Tom) #71

Do you really believe you’re still awake now?

(Stickin' with mammoth) #72

Oh, trust me, I couldn’t dream up the fantastic smells comin’ from the pork roast in my oven right now.

Besides, I’ve been studying and teaching hypnosis, neuroplasticity, and the placebo/nocebo effect for 20 years. Bring it.

Spoiler alert: It’s the purple pill, Neo.

#73

For once, I guess I’m glad I’m two states away from most of my family. I do believe my parents would be supportive, but I’m not so sure about my sister. I haven’t really discussed how I’m eating with too many people. I figure it’s none of their business. However, once I make a trip back home (April), I will have to. I will definitely bring foods with me, and stopping by a local grocery store is a great idea! I was gluten free for 2 years, and my family was very supportive (even my sister).

#74

YESSSS!!! using this one for sure!

Random loud comment in packed elevator Friday from yet another… “OMG you’ve lost a TON!! How much have you lost???” I replied…oh you’re right…An actual TON!!! Then watched her squirm…

(Sierra) #75

Just bring home some bacon for dessert! Yum!
My mother in law told us we had to eat the muffins and bread she made for us because she made especially for us. We ended up eating all the heavy whipping cream in her fridge, but none of the muffins or bread …lol. We got a call the day after we left telling us we were going to die from all the fat we were eating.

(Meeping up the Science!) #76

In the 60’s they had hideous creations, like the meat drowning in pineapple mentioned above.

I definitely did not have enough coffee when I made that comment, but I was also having flashes of aspic covered pineapple meatballs.

(Stickin' with mammoth) #77

Man, aspic was a thing, wasn’t it? What the hell?

(Tom) #78

Awesome stuff, isn’t it? We should compare reading lists sometime. I’m currently on an audiobook called “Suggestible You”, by Eric Vance.

(Stickin' with mammoth) #79

Holy canoli, we’re talkin’ hundreds of titles. I’ve been battin’ around the idea of starting a thread on this stuff. Today may be the day.

(eat more) #80

@acrunchyfrog if i wasn’t immune you’d scare me…or maybe i just think i’m immune… :thinking:

:joy::joy::joy:

(Tom) #81

@Aqua_chonk do itttttt!

(Andy Hanson) #82

Misery loves company. I don’t even tell most folks what I’m doing. I’ve lost some weight, and people have noticed, but I just tell them I’ve given up sugar (which is true). Let the results speak for themselves.

(Arlene) #83

Just want to thank you all for making me chuckle reading all your comments. Who would have thought there would be so many witty comedians on a keto forum. Start your day off right with a cup of coffee and the keto forum. Yes

#84

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz :sleeping:

(Meeping up the Science!) #85

Chartreuse.

(Michael Wallace Ellwood) #86

I remember when I first went low-carb, around 2007, getting first scepticism, bordering on hostility from family/extended family. I tried not to talk about it at all, but other people would bring it up.

The frustrating thing was that in essence, I was eating mostly the same as everyone else, minus starchy carbs and anything with sugar in it.

However, people would want to make an issue of it, when I just wanted a quiet life. And they’d tell me how they managed to lose weight “by just eating less”. (Yeah right…might have worked for you in your thirties…wait till you are in your fifties…).

I would like to think that the world has moved on a little, at least in some ways, and people might be more curious than hostile. But I’m not exactly counting on it.

What slightly annoys me is that everyone nowadays falls over themselves to be nice to vegans and vegetarians. Well, in a way that’s progress, but why not be nice to us as well?