Avoiding Foods & Other Family Members

[Guest]

Hi Everyone,

 

How do you all deal with family members when you have yourself or your children avoiding certain foods? My mom came up to visit this weekend which was a mistake because now I'm having chasing theme nightmares again. I only heard from her a million times that I'm too skinny. She doesn't agree with me avoiding the foods. While she was up here, I got off track on avoiding certain food items and am now trying to get back on track. I'm thin to begin with, but when I cut the sugar/carbs I do loose weight even though I'm getting full at meals. I haven't lost that much weight, but obviously it shows because she's not the only one that's commented about it. It's not only my mom, as one of my best friends told me that I'm going to loose so much weight that people are going to think I'm anorexic.

 

I know I have you guys here as support which helps a lot. None of my friends/family ever seem to support me on my natural choice. For my acne issues which I really don't think is true acne, my mom doesn't ever seem to stop telling me to get on birth control or antibitoics to stop it. When I told her I don't think it's true acne and that it's possibly an allergic reaction, she didn't care what I had to say and was absolutely positive that it's true acne, etc. I refuse to listen to my mom about her suggestions. However, it's still really hard when your freinds/family are against your ways of treating things and think everything should be treated with meds, meds, meds ...... Does anyone else deal wtih people like this? What do you tell them? No matter what I seem to say it doesn't make a difference.

 

Carolyn

[kim]

Oh Carolyn, I bet we have all been through this to some extent. I go through it with my Mom (who is the best support Mom you could ever ask for) my mother in law, and even my husband to some extent.

 

I know exactly what you mean about getting off track, when you have other people encouraging this and that, should be ok for the boys to eat, or "that should be looked at by a Dr., he may need an antibiotic."

 

Birth Control Pills or antibiotics for your complexion, though,

 

I guess I would gently point out that the choices that you have made so far concerning your health have worked out very well, and they're just going to have to trust you to keep making your own decisions.

 

I was probably too thin when I was your age too. I didn't realise it at the time, but looking back at pictures, yikes!

 

Do you feel you're too thin? Is your energy level ok?

[patty]

I sympathize with you. As I am also taking the alternative route to treat my son's tic, so I know what you are going through. Sometimes, my friends & family make me feel silly when I explain to them how we are treating my son, so now I just keep most things to myself.

 

The important thing is that you are feeling well and healthy even with the weight loss. But i would be cautious not to loose too much weight too fast.

 

I have lost about 10 pounds in 4 months since my son had his sudden onset of tics and I didn't feel good. I have finally managed to gain 2 pounds at 96 and am feeling much better.

 

Patty

[julia24]

Carolyn,

 

I have gone through this for the past three years, and it can be very frustrating. My dad is very mainstream mentality & it's been extremely hard to get him to realize why my dd can or can't have certain foods. Eventually, though, it subsided. Now, he just (mostly) accepts my diet restrictions for her. For myself, I don't really try to justify. It's my body, and I have a weird diet, and I had the attitude he'd just have to accept it. It helps that I was vegetarian for 5 years before starting on an exclusive whole foods diet, so he has had a long time to accept my "weird" diets.

 

So, in my experience time has led to acceptance. Also, I have said that "The doctor said I should do xyz." It seems that my dad accepts "the doctor's" word as golden. I'm not exactly lying because I'm using a naturopathic doctor, and she is considered a doctor, it's just not the type of doctor he thinks I mean.

 

-Julie

[quan_daniel]

Remember,

We are the NORMAL ones and they are the weird ones..

eating all those pre-packaged chemical filled foods.

 

Their comments and opinions do not make me pause one beat.

They just made me a little sadder does all.

Sad because these people are not aware of what they are doing to their bodies and environment.

If we consume these products we are indirectly endorsing them.

If you go shopping at most grocery stores now, there are more aisles of whole/orgainc foods for sell.

Americans are speaking up. No more transfat in Disney world...YAY

[Guest]

Kim-no I don't feel too thin and yes, my energy level is fine.

 

Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences.