Thanks Greg!

Greg,

thank you so much for all of your many responses to my blog. it is so gratifying to realize that so many people were touched by my book.

i am also open to hearing any difficulties that you may have.

and remember, always check with a doctor before you make drastic dietary changes

one problem, for example, i received,  was written to by someone who was having trouble eating out: other people were disturbed by it.

so here is what i do:

first, i call the restaurant and ask what raw foods they have or what foods they can serve raw or seared (i go into this more in my book “Eating in the Raw”).

even a salad is good if you can bring your own dressing. just say this is your favorite dressing….restaurants don’t care since they don’t charge for dressing anyway!

if they have NO raw foods or fresh foods to sear, and i can’t opt out or i don’t want to opt out of going to this dinner-then i give them ALL advance notice: i tell them that i may have to bring some of my own foods due to health reasons. i tell the restaurant AND i tell my friends. i give them a heads up.

funny, how if you are diabetic people don’t mind you staying on your diebetic diet. but if a diet will give you an edge over them (make you thinner, healthier or more energetic) they get upset or try to sabatoge you.

no one wants the status quo changed.

so tell them you have a dietary problem/health problem that you do not wish to go into in public and you appreciate their support.

but, tell them AHEAD of time so they are not surprised, confused, embarrssed or pissed off.

remember all negative things come from fear!

the nicer you are to them and the less threatened or defensive YOU are-this is just what you have to do to keep healthy-the less of a big deal you make their questions, the easier for people to accept that you came out to eat with them even though it is difficult and trying for you. have them appreciate your effort instead of making them feel like they are being offended..

and just keep in mind, sometimes people like to go out to “let loose” and to eat new and unusual stuff.  they don’t want to be held back by you “being good”. so don’t make a big deal of your food or a production out of it. if you casually warned them ahead of time, then “just do it” quietly and on the sly so that they can enjoy their night out without feeling guilty because you are showing them that they are eating badly-they have a right to enjoy their night, too!

this is what i do.

hope it helps?