People who don't understand your diet.... (If your training)

[bell1986]

Im currently on a bulk phase. I have a couple friends who always want to go out and eat. (Both of them are heavy set and also dont do any form of training or exercise... Which is fine.. Thats thier choice)... Just received a message this morning saying we will get you at so and so and we will order you a breakfast (Classic fry up) a just texted and says just order grub for yourself lads a will still come out but will just have a few coffee's. I do Intermittent Fasting daily (Just personal preference) so i hold off till usually around 2 oclock. The thing with me is as soon as i eat i start to get extremely hungry the rest of the day. Always been like that. So fasting is fantastic for this purpose.

I keep my diet *clean* i have around 80% healthy foods and around 20% whatever i want. I just dont do fry up's ' Mcdonalds etc. They taste wicked but if your big on health they just dont fit in that bracket. Moderation is key i suppose but... What im getting at is. Does any of your friends ' family etc ever criticise you for eating healthyish? My mates are terrible for it but im the one in top shape and thier both rocking blood pressure medication due to weight problems. I never criticise them for eating crap the entire day and rely on meds to keep things in check.

With me bulking i want to still keep relatively lean. I know its all about calories in vs calories out at the end of the day but the brekky itself is 1950 calories, Which leaves me just over a thousand calories for the rest of today? Seems obsessional but i am proud of what i have achieved. I was classed as Obese around 7 years ago so to be around 10-12% bodyfat and in great shape overall. I want to keep progressing and the diet is so important.

My partner is the exact same... She moans constantly about me eating different from her. I have explained numerous times my goals in life and that i have to be quite strict but also slightly flexible in the diet department to reach my goal. Ive even came home to her making a dreadful meal just so she can say. Ive made it you will eat it. (To make us feel bad)


Anyone else get this grief? Is it unsociable? Im happy to prep meals and i actually enjoy it. I also know what my progress will be like as im very good at tracking etc.

Sorry for harping on but just wanted to see if anyone else gets this alot?

Thanks!

 

[Niclas Bruun]

I Know what you mean it is annoying as Hell that other people want to deside what you Should Eat. My girlfriend Will not tollerate if I Eat anything difrent Than what She and my son is having for Dinner and a Lot og times She just mix a Lot of difrent unhealty food in a pan and mix it. It is tasting great but it is werry hard to track my Marcos when She do it.

 

[BlockBuilder]

I get it from family more than anything else. They try so hard to get me to eat like garbage and it pisses me off. My family knows I don’t like eating garbage but constantly try to get me to eat desserts and stuff like that when they KNOW before even asking that I’m going to say NO. I’ve had ex girlfriends as well who would constantly complain about my strict eating and gym routine.

 

[glizcus]

Saaame here. The biggest problem is my family. They don't understand my lifestyle.
Also my gf says I'm boring sometimes, when I don't want to eat desserts or some ****ty foods.
Anyway, we respect them cause it's their decision, so they must respect us.

 

[NattyBeast]

Family the biggest point here... Always criticising my healthy eating habits, the fact that i always eat different food than them and trying to talk me into eating some deserts within the week because they say "it's ok once or twice a week". They can't understand im cutting and i want to make each and every of my few calories count... Also some friends and gf complaining about being on the gym so many hours each day. They juat dont understand our lifestyle choices and the reason we do what we do, because they never experienced it in first place. I was addicted when i started seeing results, getting leaner, stronger and different than the majority. I was addicted feeling that im above the average, addictedwhen i saw my first pump and that all my time and sacrifices have started to pay out.

I used to be fat af, and now i can finally say that im comfortable with my body, have some decent strength and keep on improving...

At least i have a couple of friends that lift and i hace sone more support

 

[APC80]

Cutting is the time it really gets to me, when I’m bulking I don’t see the harm in the odd cheat it’s gets some extra cals in if nothing else. About to start cutting for summer here and I’m dreading it. I know I’ll have my family and friends shoving chocolate bars in my face just to get a reaction out of me. I don’t think they understand how frustrating it is to deprive yourself for weeks/months on end then have some twat trying shove crap down your throat that you’d kill to be able to have but can’t.

 

[Whisky]

I don’t get it as bad as others but for me most people in my life still remember me being 140lbs overweight (only 5 years ago) so I think they respect the change I’ve made and get why I’d want to maintain that.

Work colleagues are the worst, I prep my own food and I’ll often get comments about how long I’m going to keep on my ‘diet’ - I normally just point out I’m the one eating whole natural foods like chicken and veg and their eating stuff made in a factory, in reality I’m eating normally and they are eating abnormally in my opinion.....I do try to be pleasant with it as I’m conscious it can come across as ‘I’m better than you’ in a snobby way....