Ok, let me start out this post with -> 😣
Why cant people just take a NO for an answer?!?
Today I agreed to meet my friend at her friends house (who also knows me too and considers me a part of the tribe). She's 14 years senior to me so she's very motherly. She's into yoga and eats alright. Im not going to say she is fit nor thin but.. normal for her age and height i guess..
Arrived at her house, my friend knows im on a diet and she has learned to take a NO from me and she had told her friend that I am on a diet and wont eat any food from outside.
I know she tried not to offer me anything but I guess its a part of her that she likes to feed and entertain her guests.... ive been there several times and she is the most caring host. And under normal circumstances I will not refuse her. But yesterday, she tried to offer me some healthy stuff from india.. its called fox nuts(?) Its a nut that seems air popped? The moment she offered, my friend whispered "be polite" because she knew im going to say no.
So I did indulge her with a handful. 😑 It actually tasted nice and tasted healthy too. I liked it.. and I didnt feel bad about eating that food. But after eating, i felt my tummy wanting more. I think I felt real hunger there. But i kept strong and quiet.
My friend is on her TOM and having a terrible time and she is munching on some india sweets. She doesnt eat much.. and she offered me a bite and a screeched "!NO!" With my hand to her face...and she said "why are u only mean to me???" And i just answered "yes." :D and she left it at that.
And then again this other friend offered me the same fox nuts but in a different form with a really thin jagaree coating. I really did beg no and please. Several times and she wouldnt let up. I took one just to shut her up. Again she is right, it did taste good and healthy. I actually think both are good replacements for popcorn as a snack.
I wasnt annoyed at any point during the food pushing. Because I knew that its always been like this with her plus this is the 2nd time this year that ive been in her house. I've just never been in a situation wherein i had to say no to her.
Why must she put me in that situation? Is it because its her house? Why couldnt i just have thrown a hint of annoyance to maybe make her back off? Is it because she is elder to me? Or I found it sweet that she still tried to feed me with the "healthy" food she has around the house? Thinking of me, that since i am on a diet and she cant offer me a nice home cooked meal, she will try to give me something within the boundaries of what im trying to to?
I swear to God i wont visit her again until im way past maintenance. 😞
Then at around 10:30.. her son reached some and she started cooking him a meal.. dosa and some fish fry. Smelled heavenly. By 11, I gracefully left the house because Im afraid I wont be able to say no to that again.
Day 26, all meals, vitamins, crackers and fruits taken on time. NOT deviation free.
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