tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post4768832761478537568..comments2024-01-01T07:01:27.625-08:00Comments on Foodtrainers: Peer Pressure and Brutal BridesmaidsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-15748571694277013402011-08-01T08:53:36.401-07:002011-08-01T08:53:36.401-07:00Gee-whiz! Glad I wasn't in that wedding! Sou...Gee-whiz! Glad I wasn't in that wedding! Sounds like a bunch of mean girls. It is sad when other people are so UNself-aware that they bully the people around them. I actually have a big problem with people who comment on other people's food choices. Why is that socially acceptible? I compare it to commenting on weight or marital status or any number of things that are deeply personal. Food is something that goes in one's body and thus is incredibly intimate. If someone is trying to lose weight, they might be struggling already with abstaining, how mean to make them fail. Or, perhaps they are suffering from disordered eating, or maybe they are recovering from disordered eating, maybe they have an alergy, maybe that food will make them crap their pants (me with MSG). It's just insanely rude to impose your views on someone elses plate. I would never, unless asked, offer my opinions of other's meals. If asked, I am happy to oblige. Otherwise, to each her own!Cameohttp://www.vergingonserious.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-41965819497282341962010-06-15T18:24:57.843-07:002010-06-15T18:24:57.843-07:00The women didn't want to be reminded of their ...The women didn't want to be reminded of their own binging so they projected their discontent upon your client's healthy food choices. I love your "plating" suggestion. At least that would've gotten them to shut up. Also, they sound like insecure, horrible people.Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-1765940720501280572010-06-15T07:48:13.010-07:002010-06-15T07:48:13.010-07:00I have to say most of my friends and family have b...I have to say most of my friends and family have been pretty supportive and have actually come to me for tips..but everyone has a frenemy...at a dinner the other night I ordered salmon and asked for the grilled asparagus instead of rice (because I LOVE salmon and asparagus and don't like rice). My frenemy rolled her eyes and said that I was annoying and that I did not really look like I lost 20 lbs...then I remembered why I don't see her often!Melanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-33864567392429931902010-06-14T15:22:15.506-07:002010-06-14T15:22:15.506-07:00sounds like the other Bs (possibly bitches rather ...sounds like the other Bs (possibly bitches rather than bridesmaids) want to make sure all eyes wont be on the one who looks the best in her bridesmaids dress! Kudos for the willpower!! My problem is that if the food ends up on my plate, it will undoubtedly wind up in my mouth....but have resorted to the "it doesn't agree with me" line more than once in similar situations. So unfortunate when close friends and family members don't give needed support!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-58114107656934904992010-06-14T10:22:21.378-07:002010-06-14T10:22:21.378-07:00Ah, take out "bridesmaids" and replace t...Ah, take out "bridesmaids" and replace that with "family members" and you've just described my otherwise outstanding family vacation to Hawaii. It's hard for me, as a foodie, to travel with people who aren't adventurous or healthy about their food. I wanted to eat fresh and local foods, my midwestern family members actually traveled with their own bacon and sausage! It's also hard for me to keep my big mouth shut about food, so I didn't follow the "don't draw attention to what you are doing" advice. I'm saving this particular blog entry for my next family trip, when all of these situations will arise again.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16395394463695719999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-21361428124832599082010-06-14T07:52:28.323-07:002010-06-14T07:52:28.323-07:00Excellent recs Lauren...Sad she felt so attacked -...Excellent recs Lauren...Sad she felt so attacked - I think people do this when they are feeling insecure with their own decisions! Having a game plan in situations like this is so helpful. Thanks!Keirnan Conroy Klosekhttp://www.kckphotography.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-5438488982877102972010-06-14T06:30:23.845-07:002010-06-14T06:30:23.845-07:00This does sound particularly amusing now, but it r...This does sound particularly amusing now, but it really didn't seem so at the time (as witnessed by the fact that the email was written while I was sitting AT dinner with 15 ladies on Saturday night). Great tip to 'not call attention to what you are doing'. I've recently been trying to be open and honest with my friends and family about my meal plan & workout schedule, so they can be supportive and help keep me on track, but clearly that needs to be reserved for just the closest friends and family... Thanks for all the moral support and for the one-night pass to take a tequila shot :-D. Sincerely, BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com