I have told only a couple of my friends that I am doing CD - from past experience I know that I would get a better reception if I admitted to being an armed robber than on a VCLD!!
But even those few friends that I have told seem to struggle with my decision.
Two of them, both of whom are a bit on the large side (one is very large and far larger than I ever was - (now that sounds a bit bitchy - d'you think I might be a bit peeved?!) was talking to me today about the diet and asking about what was involved ..... but not in a way that indicated real interest (...know what I mean?).
Towards the end of the conversation she looked at me and with a slight raising of the brows and a slight curl of the lip said ... "Well, you must have some willpower".
Now the words in themselves were fine, and I know only too well (as do you all) that doing SS or any part of a VLCD is HARD and requires bags of willpower, but it didn't feel like a positive comment - instead it sounded as though she was highlighting a character defecit!
Now, I am not in anyway put off (I've been here before) but whatever happened to 'live and let live'?
But even those few friends that I have told seem to struggle with my decision.
Two of them, both of whom are a bit on the large side (one is very large and far larger than I ever was - (now that sounds a bit bitchy - d'you think I might be a bit peeved?!) was talking to me today about the diet and asking about what was involved ..... but not in a way that indicated real interest (...know what I mean?).
Towards the end of the conversation she looked at me and with a slight raising of the brows and a slight curl of the lip said ... "Well, you must have some willpower".
Now the words in themselves were fine, and I know only too well (as do you all) that doing SS or any part of a VLCD is HARD and requires bags of willpower, but it didn't feel like a positive comment - instead it sounded as though she was highlighting a character defecit!
Now, I am not in anyway put off (I've been here before) but whatever happened to 'live and let live'?