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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HSSS" data-source="post: 1997157" data-attributes="member: 480869">I started a new volunteering role today after being stuck at home for far too long. (Go me!) Whilst at lunch there was a huge tin of custard creams in the middle of the table. These are quite possibly the hardest thing I’ve had to give up. I literally sat on my hands.  Also some cakes and fudge were floating about so whilst I loved the day it’s going to be challenging in some respects.  Whilst others were chatting about how awful fat was they asked why I got nothing from the subsidised lunch van and no biscuits.  I explained I didn’t eat carbs other than veg and all the van had was sandwiches and pastry. They asked why so I was happy to volunteer last summer I was dx T2 and didn’t want drugs, side effects and gradual decline so opted to eat this way as a better choice in my mind. Added I’d lost 3 stone by eating the “awful” fat and put diabetes into remission so long as I kept it up.  Guy says his friend just lost a foot to diabetes  So then same guy says so not just sugar?  Me:nope. Him:bread, pasta, rice? Me:yep none of them and no potatoes . I prefer my toes and feet to potatoes.   He asked what I ate and I said meat, veg, dairy,  nuts. Him: so just good fats?  Me:butter cream olive oil animal fat.  Jaws drop around the room.  He then says he’s type 2 and wouldn’t give up his potatoes.  I just watched this man eat two cakes, three biscuits and huge bread roll and some fudge whilst planning beers tonight.  I think as well as sitting on my hands I need a zip for my mouth. Biting my lips like this day after day is going to chew them off.</blockquote>

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