I was wondering what everyone else does when it comes to going out with friends/family etc?
I find that as long as I am at home or work I'm totally fine with sticking to the diet, but when I go to see family or have a social thing like a birthday meal I have no idea how to manage it. I know a diet shouldn't totally rule your life, but how do you get a balance between living your life and totally falling off the wagon?
I also find some people, mostly family, tend to give me a bit of a hard time e.g: what are you doing that for? that's not food? you're starving yourself etc! I explain that I'm eating a perfectly adequate and healthy amount, and am not hungry at all but I just get withering looks - not exactly supportive! I can probably handle my family, when they get used to the idea that this isn't a passing fad, but I could really do with some advice on how to manage being in an environment other than home and work where I'll be around food (that I have no control over how it's cooked etc).
Thanks!
I find that as long as I am at home or work I'm totally fine with sticking to the diet, but when I go to see family or have a social thing like a birthday meal I have no idea how to manage it. I know a diet shouldn't totally rule your life, but how do you get a balance between living your life and totally falling off the wagon?
I also find some people, mostly family, tend to give me a bit of a hard time e.g: what are you doing that for? that's not food? you're starving yourself etc! I explain that I'm eating a perfectly adequate and healthy amount, and am not hungry at all but I just get withering looks - not exactly supportive! I can probably handle my family, when they get used to the idea that this isn't a passing fad, but I could really do with some advice on how to manage being in an environment other than home and work where I'll be around food (that I have no control over how it's cooked etc).
Thanks!