I've been on jury duty for the last seven weeks. I was on an interesting trial (nothing gruesome) and met a few fun gals. While eating lunch, taking breaks, and deliberating I received two very annoying comments.
Me: (I was eating string cheese and crackers)
Lady: Dairy is not good for you.
Me: Excuse me?
Lady: Cheese and milk are not made from humans and they make you fat.
Me: Uh-huh.
Lady: I stopped eating dairy and my mucus levels really went down.
Me: Hmmm.
The funny thing about this conversation is when we ate lunch in the court cafeteria, she ate cheesecake and cheesey lasagna!! So weird. It's bad enough that she was telling me what to eat, but it's just plain ridiculous that she doesn't even follow her own advice.
Me: (Drinking a Diet RootBeer--I know, I know, some habits are hard to break)
Different Lady: You need to watch it with that Diet Soda.
Me: Why?
Different Lady: It will give you osteoporosis.
Me: If I drink regular the corn syrup will put plaque in my arteries, so I guess I'm going down no matter what.
Different Lady: The carbonation will kill you.
Me: What?
Different Lady: The phosphorus sucks the calcium out of your bones.
Me: It's really good.
The silly thing about this story is that she was about 200 pounds overweight, recently had gastric bypass surgery, and would eat fried fish and fried onion rings every day for lunch. She was definitely not a picture of health.
Does anyone have any good suggestions for next time someone comments on my/your eating habits? This video might help...
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06 April 2008
Don't Take Diet Advice From Strangers
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The next time someone starts talking about all the unhealthy consequences to your partaking of a delicious snack, just say, "It's a good thing YOU don't eat it, then." And then make lots of semi-orgasmic yummy sounds as you munch happily away.
I'm no help--I would probably engage in a discussion about the latest scientific findings about all these things. In other words, I'd be obnoxious. Like that phosphorus thing--that was found among women who drink a ton of pop every day, AND it's not IN root beer. It's in colas.
And what does it mean, my mucus is down?? I may be vegan, but I don't judge what people eat, and certainly not with dumbass pseudo-science.
comment:"You need to watch it with that DIET SODA"
response: "You need to watch it with that mouth." *haha!* No!! I realize you're looking for socially acceptable responses. grr.
"Thanks for your concern," is always good. Or, "I'll keep that in mind." OR! You could just put your bluetooth device on one ear (if you have a bluetooth device) and point to it, pretending to be on the phone...it would work with earphones/earbuds too!
The woman who ate the fried fish and onion rings every day who had had WLS? You should really have cut her some slack:
Those foods may be about all she could keep down! People who have undergone WLS (gastric bypass in that case) usually can only eat certain foods (the ones they won't barf up or cause "dumping" syndrome). WLS patients also MUST eat a lot of protein so their muscles don't waste away.
I admit the fact the stuff was FRIED might be a problem. However the cafeteria might not have offered that many food choices that she could safely eat and it was not her fault this was so.
In other words, in the Court of Public Opinion, she was d*mned if she did and d*mned if she didn't.
Reminds me of all the advice I've received regarding pregnancy and raising children from people who've never even had a kid.
A friend of mine always says, "I'm here for a good time not a long time." You could try that next time someone tells you you're gonna die.
These days I don't even take diet advice from medical professionals. Mostly because it's the typical "eat less" (even though I was already starving myself!).
Last time I was at the Dr I was asked how I lost the weight. I had to laugh. I should have said, "I started eating" because actually, that's what I did. In fact, I DID say that to my OB/GYN. He looked at me like I was nuts.
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