Hopefully not derailing. Hardest times are visiting our boys - since last summer I am well able to go up to 3 days on tea so would be fine eating nothing but they seem intent on treating me like a foie gras bird. Off to see newest grandchild so may be taking LC crackers and cheese which seems ruder than politely refusing. How do other people deal with visiting family?
Edit: Would taking my own butter be just too much?
Take your own food.
I do.
You want to take your own butter? Then do that.
I took my own food last summer when the family met for two weeks in a cottage in mid Wales.
I ate differently to everyone.
I cannot eat food after about 3pm, and that was when they began eating through until bedtime.
I did go to bed early to be able to cope with that.
So, last summer I always had a bag of stuff in my backpack that I knew I could eat at that time.... triangles of laughing cow dairy cheese (I cannot swallow those now) , boiled eggs, nuts and cashew nuts (but I cannot swallow those now because of my dry throat), a pink lady apple peeled and cut into small pieces, and there was other stuff, but I cannot remember now.
The only thing from the above that I eat now, is boiled eggs.
With friends it is more problematical. I have badly fallen out with a friend because she won't accept what I eat, and goes into the kitchen to start cooking carb stuff.. to feed me. Long story, but finally didn't go and see her any more. Initially I did eat her stuff so as not to upset her further, but it was making me ill. But putting my foot down caused a fall out.
In my experience friends are harder to deal with as regards respecting your wishes in what you eat, or take to eat.
You know how you need to eat. Others often won't agree with your choice.
I know it is not easy because of pressure from others.
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