everyone at work has known for 2 years that I’m gluten-free/grain-free because my digestive system likes that way better. They also now know that I am “sugar-free” just to stay healthy. If they want to know more, I’ll start talking about keto (and have, to a few people that have shown interest). Otherwise I don’t mention “I’m keto” because yeah… people just in general have such a wrong idea about it and I’m not in the mood to defend myself unless they really are interested in the no sugar thing. 
Weird response to keto
KetoMomof2teens
#21
kandescent
#22
If I had to choose a diet that’s going to kill me, I pick keto, where I feel great, don’t wonder if I’m about to have a heart attack, am not controlled by food, am not diabetic (especially since my dad died of complications from diabetes and was never obese, and it runs in my dad’s side of the family), I feel comfortable in my body, etc. The other types of recommended “healthy” diets felt like they were killing me, especially after I crossed the 40 yo threshold.
So, yes, if this makes me crazy, I am crazy.
I haven’t yet had this reaction, but don’t really talk about it much. My boss is looking into it after I told her I had lost 18 pounds in about 9 weeks. She asked me how I did it. I told her ketogenic way of eating and briefly explained. She lives and works in Zurich. So, I guess lack of media exposure meant she never even heard of it.
Tbh, I really don’t care what people think about my eating. They don’t have to like it. They’re not paying my bills. They won’t be taking care of me when the recommended diet puts me in the hospital.
atomicspacebunny
(Bunny)
#23
I would rather be “crazy” than “stupid?”
Lots of sugar makes you stupid (exogenous amyloid plaque build-up) even before[1] you know you have Alzheimer’s or hereditarily predisposed? Why people who go keto have better memory and improved short and long-term recall and retention capabilities even though they may not realize it! Improved neuroplasticity[6], neural repair[6] and neurogenesis[6], and clearing of amyloid plaques etc…
How “crazy” is that when “stupid” can’t figure out why they are stupid?
How many times do you hear people say “…I don’t remember that…” ??? That is why!
Footnotes:
[1] “…When the team repeated the experiment in older mice that already had amyloid plaques in their brains, beta-amyloid levels rose by 40%. Closer examination revealed that sudden elevation of blood sugar increased brain cell activity, which stimulates them to make more beta-amyloid. …More
[2] Sugar’s ‘tipping point’ link to Alzheimer’s disease revealed
[4] Higher brain glucose levels may mean more severe Alzheimer’s
[6] 6 Ways A Ketogenic Diet Improves Brain Function: Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor And Its Benefits
VirginiaEdie
(Edith)
#24
About a year and a half ago, I was having dinner with some friends and they asked why I wasn’t eating the carrots. I told them they had too many carbs. They thought that was pretty crazy. Now most of them are low carb and probably half of them are keto. You never know what seeds you may plant.
OldDoug
(Doug)
#25
Yeah, Bunny - and he’s always had a serious routine of running, etc., in preparation for touring. He covers quite a few km/miles on a stage - Jumping Jack Flash indeed. 
Lisa Fischer is a goddess, and Gimme Shelter is my favorite song. That video is one of the best versions. I’ve spent entire nights searching through them all; also love 1972-1973 with Mick Taylor on guitar.
islandlight
(Laurie)
#26
Yes, pretty much. The first rule of keto is “We don’t talk about keto.” People can inform themselves. If someone is asking with obvious goodwill and honest curiosity, I might tell them how I eat, but in most cases I don’t.
Recently someone was talking about food issues; I said I understood because I have food issues too. A bystander asked me what food issues I have, and I said, “I don’t like to discuss it, because everyone has an opinion.” She didn’t have to know whether I was ill or religious or what.
In another instance, when it was fairly obvious that I wasn’t eating bread, someone asked whether I was avoiding grains, or just bread. I said, “Well, lots of things, and bread is one of them.”
You really don’t have to answer people’s questions, if they’re just going to act shocked and insult you! That benefits no one. If someone challenges you and says you used to love candy, you can say something vague or jokey (like “Hmm, I guess I did!”), or just smile and say nothing.
Alex99
#27
I say both my parents are T2D I don’t want to join them. Millions and millions of people are T2D, It’s an epidemic most candy pushers shut up by that point.
Rclause
(Scott)
#28
You can talk about it or not but when you order a large bacon cheeseburger with extra bacon and say hold the bun and fries. Well you are going to get a question or a comment like “you know that is not good for you” as they point using one of their large fries and almost knocking their coke over.