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Another very pertinent videoblog! I enlisted the support of my friends when I decided to make my lifestyle change, and by and large it worked very well – most understood what I was trying to do and why. My family (who luckily live far away!) were less understanding – I guess because my lifestyle is now so different than theirs and they found the physical change difficult to accept. The fact that nine times out of ten I refused alcohol was also a surprise for them. Then again, the degree of acceptance (funnily enough) depended on the family member and how good/bad my relationship to that person was. At work, I find there is little support. I joined a new company at the beginning of the year, and there are always biscuits on the table. When I asked why there wasn’t a fruit bowl, I was told that nobody would eat the fruit and that it used to rot! So now I just put on my blinkers when I go for a coffee!
I try to plan ahead as far as possible, and keep to the basic ground rules – again, as far as possible – when I’m out
of my normal environment – as was the case last weekend when I was hiking in Portugal. My diet wasn’t perfect, but no real damage was done

You’re so right about families! Mine certainly didn’t mean it badly, but Xmas was a trial – I found myself saying no all the time, and it was very uncomfortable. As for work, I bring my lunch and all of my snacks for the day. Sometimes I’ll have (one!) cookie in the morning, which is faithfully recorded in my DB food log – and I have been known to fish the packaging out of the bin to retrieve the nutritional information (or lack thereof). Not sure I’m influencing anyone (actually, I think they think I’m a bit neurotic), but I don’t really give a toss if the truth be told – I’m in this for the long haul, and my greatest critic, but also my biggest supporter, is yours truly!