Hi Andrea. When I first started I would not tell people. Ended in to many discussions like the one you had. And i didn't know the answers. I just said no thank you, too full, not right now thanks maybe later. (later never happened). Now if people persist, I do say "I try to not eat sugar. I choose a healthier eating.". And some folks do comment on what healthily eating I do. I get asked are you on a diet? I say no, I just made a life change years ago to eat healthier. People are amazed and say what willpower you have. I do a lot of smiling. As we all know about "willpower". Now close friends and some family know about me and the program. I have a coworker who makes snide comments about she would never give up sugar, that is one of life's pleasures. I smile. I think she is ss but not receptive at this time, but maybe one day.

Most important is, me and my healing. I don't want to defend it or me. I am sure others will help you with the facts but this is what I have found works for me. I have a brother whom is ss. He knows about my eating somewhat. He is over weight and always on the latest diet. Every time it fails I tell him when he is ready to
heal come see me. He is not ready yet but I love him and try to lead my life by example.
hope this helps, my you find radiance with this and you healing. Chloe

I have trouble explaining sugar
: addiction to some people. This is
: a thing of mine that I do not
: quite understand, but I shut down
: in discussions because I will all
: too soon hit a wall anyway and
: will not know how to argue on. So
: whilst KNOWING that I have a good
: point, I will feel like I am
: "losing" the argument as
: the other person just has the
: better arguments. Very
: frustrating. Can anybody help me?
: This is how a recent discussion
: went:

: He: Here, have some cake.
: I: Nah, thanks, I ´ll pass.
: He: Why is that? This is good stuff.
: I: I don ´t eat sugar.
: (exclamations of surprise on is side,
: then my explaining that this is
: not a diet)
: He: I think it´s all in your head.
: I: That´s the point. And also it´s
: biochemical.
: He: What happens when you eat sugar?
: I: It re-enforces my anxiety. And
: also, I can ´t stop.
: He: Is there science to back this up?
: I: Experimental science, yes. It´s
: like with alcoholism.
: He: So there ´s no science to back it
: up?
: I: It´s experience values. (I know, I
: need to get the BE and serotonin
: stuff right and learn how to
: represent it.)
: He (huffs): It´s a question of
: willpower.
: I: No, it´s not. It´s like with
: alcoholism.
: He: But that´s just it, it´s a
: question of willpower. I know many
: friends who just quit drinking
: from one day to the next.
: Willpower. They had a drinking
: problem in college, and then they
: just quit.
: I: Well....
: He: So is this like a diet, then?

: And so on. At some point the eating
: disorder question will pop up. But
: more often than not, I will have
: just aborted discussion before it
: gets to this, confining myself to
: being perceived as weird,
: neurotical, or both.
: Any ideas?