OT dinner parties

[Guest guest]

Howdy all,

Doing a search of the message board only turned up a few posts on this

topic, but nothing that really addresses my question, so....

Any advice on handling dinner parties? Sunday night I went to some

friends' house for dinner. I'm new to town and don't know them very

well, so I didn't feel comfortable giving them a detailed list of the

foods I can eat. I just said " I only eat meat, animal fat, and

vegetables. " They served pasta, sausage (probably with msg), and

cheese. I didn't eat the pasta but couldn't avoid the cheese. This is

the first time in nearly 4 months on Bee's program I have cheated. I

even brought pork chops to cook at their house but ended up not doing

it--it just seemed too insulting to refuse the nice meal they'd cooked

for me! I feel socially alienated from people in general and don't

want to appear neurotic about one more thing--food!

If anyone has any ideas for how to handle these situations, I'd love

to hear them. This social aspect is really the hardest part of the

diet for me. I'm 31, single, and trying to meet folks in my new

city....

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

>

> Howdy all,

>

> Doing a search of the message board only turned up a few posts on this

> topic, but nothing that really addresses my question, so....

> Any advice on handling dinner parties? Sunday night I went to some

> friends' house for dinner. I'm new to town and don't know them very

> well, so I didn't feel comfortable giving them a detailed list of the

> foods I can eat. I just said " I only eat meat, animal fat, and

> vegetables. " They served pasta, sausage (probably with msg), and

> cheese. I didn't eat the pasta but couldn't avoid the cheese. This is

> the first time in nearly 4 months on Bee's program I have cheated. I

> even brought pork chops to cook at their house but ended up not doing

> it--it just seemed too insulting to refuse the nice meal they'd cooked

> for me! I feel socially alienated from people in general and don't

> want to appear neurotic about one more thing--food!

>

> If anyone has any ideas for how to handle these situations, I'd love

> to hear them. This social aspect is really the hardest part of the

> diet for me. I'm 31, single, and trying to meet folks in my new

> city....

+++Hi ,

One meal with some off-diet foods isn't going to set you back so don't be

concerned. That's good you didn't eat the pasta. I think you did the best you

could under the circumstances.

Bee