@kayabbott All your ideas are so valuable, I needed to hear your words, thank you Kay. I live alone so when I'm with my family I want to sit and eat with them at dinner for exactly what you said, to fit in and feel less socially isolated. To eat differently even with them is a small separation. It's hard for me to advocate for myself, I do initially but eventually I get tired and stop reading labels, stop talking about it. Yes I could keep a separate space in frig/freezer for my foods. I'm sorry you went through not being invited to a party just because of food. Sometimes it's easier to not say anything about what we eat, to forgo the looks or the oh your one of those. What's also hard is when you know they don't understand it, again the isolating feeling. It's just hard. In the end it's us who must take care of ourselves, this group is invaluable. I feel understood and not alone
Thanks sooo much! P.S. I do carry nuts, craisins and Kind bars with me.