JessLee, I can really relate to your post. And yes, you have done so great!
Yesterday I was watched like a hawk and one cousin kept commenting because I ate a slice of crust-less pumpkin pie I'd brought. If she'd commented about how bad that pie tasted (it wasn't that bad to me, but I could see how others might not like it), I would have laughed and appreciated the joke. But no, she just kept commenting about how I'd gone off my diet and was eating pumpkin pie. All that was missing was a foghorn. I don't think people in the next state over heard her....
The Peanut Gallery is always annoying and deflating. It's like being lectured to like you're a child. Even here, my first post or two was jumped on because I said carrot sticks had gotten me through the first few days of being back on the weight loss train. I was just so relieved I'd finally started (again) to lose the weight. And then i got whacked for the carrot sticks. eye roll.
People are VERY opinionated about food and weight loss. "That's your opinion. Different strokes for different folks" is what I tend to say in response. And then tune them out or walk away.
On an up note, I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I had a good day, food police comments aside....
Nothing to brag or be overly upset about
