Hi Alice

I can't speak for others here, but I started trying to explain it to people when I started the program, not just because of doing it myself, but because I wanted others to know as most people in my life were Sugar Sensitive and I wanted to try and help them. That doesn't work. I found the program on my own, because I was ready to sort out my problems, and other people have to find it for themselves too, because they aren't ready to do it unless they are the one to find it. Also, just explaining it truthfully from my own point of view when people ask why I don't eat certain things can get people annoyed, because they are mostly in denial of their own sugar sensitivity. It's kind of like quitting smoking and then other smokers feeling like you have left their little clan, they get all defensive about it.

Now when people ask me about it, to save them arguing with me about the fact that sugars can't possibly do all the things I tell them they do, if they ask why I don't eat certain things now, I just tell them those foods give me stomach issues.

They usually don't get into it after that. It's always easier to mention physical problems than biochemical ones, though of course if the people are close to us they definitely see improvements in our behaviour/happiness. If they want what we have then, they can ask or go look for themselves.

I gave up telling people to try and help them a long time ago.

Love

Jane
xxx

Hi all...I'm very much at the start
: of the RR journey, just reading
: the book. I was wondering whether
: you 'explain' your sugar
: sensitivity to others and what the
: reactions are?

: I know on one level it doesn't matter
: what people think but I worry
: about the reaction I will get. I
: worry that people will think I am
: making up some 'disorder' or a
: faddy diet or that I'm being
: really attention seeking by saying
: I have a 'food sensitivity'.

: I've been on a 'diet' previously (I
: know this isn't a diet) and it's
: amazing how different people's
: reactions can be. Part of me wants
: to be really up front and just say
: 'I don't have sugar'. I'm also
: wanting to stop drinking, I don't
: drink much at all so it won't be
: an issue, but instantly people
: think you're really odd if you
: don't drink.

: I really want to be able to talk to
: my parents about this (I'm 37 and
: so no longer live there or
: anything) but I know they are both
: in a lot of denial about their own
: habits and that they will be
: dismissive. They are lovely great
: parents don't get me wrong but my
: mum is just so old-school. To me
: this lifestyle change/abstinence
: is as important as if I was a
: smack addict trying to ditch the
: heroin. I guess I just don't know
: how to get people to take me
: seriously.

: Sorry, massive ramble there...hope it
: makes some sense. I'm really keen
: to know how other people have
: talked to friends and family about
: this? I can't just say 'I'm on a
: diet'...

: x