I moved in with my roommate at the beginning of September. We aren't super close, but for the most part we get along well and haven't had many problems. The only thing is, she keeps commenting on my diet. She's on a ketogenic diet and intermittent fasts and has successfully lost ~12 pounds this way. A couple weeks after I moved in we were chatting about our exercise routines and I mentioned that I was trying to lose a little bit of weight (I'm already a healthy weight, but I'd like to get in better shape and drop maybe ~5 pounds), and she practically lit up telling me about how I should go keto and start fasting, recommending me a weight loss book and a keto facebook group she's in.
I congratulated her on the weight loss and told her I was glad it worked for her but I wasn't interested. I explained that I've tried fasting before and I hated it, I have other dietary restrictions which would make keto more difficult, but she kept pushing (there are also more personal reasons I don't want to go on a restrictive diet, but I'm not comfortable discussing that with her, and besides what I do or don't eat isn't really her business anyway). I hoped she'd drop it after that one conversation, but she hasn't. She brings up keto *all the time*, and constantly feels the need to comment on what I'm cooking and eating and that is has too many carbs or not enough protein or that I shouldn't be eating food x with food y etc. I've told her numerous times that I'm not interesting in eating keto, and that I'm content with my current diet, but she keeps bringing it up, and keeps commenting on what I eat despite my making it clear that I'm not interested.
I know she means well, but I'm in good health, I'm not overweight, and she's not a dietician or a doctor. I neither want nor need her diet advice, and I'm increasingly frustrated about feeling judged for what I eat in my own home. It's at a point where I avoid eating while she's at home whenever I can (this is easier than it sounds, I generally leave the apartment pretty early in the morning and she often gets home pretty late, but still) just so I don't have to listen to her commentary. I just want to eat my rice in peace. How do I get it through her head that I'm not going to go keto or fast and that her advice is unwanted and unwelcome?
tl;dr: Roommate wants me to go keto with her and makes frequent unsolicited comments on my diet. I'm not interested in her advice. How do I get her to drop it?
Submitted November 03, 2019 at 01:27PM by roommatethroaway435 https://ift.tt/33cN7Iv
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