It's my birthday coming up, and my family want to do what we usually do for birthdays - get a takeaway (local Chinese, Indian or McDonald's) and cake, and stuff our faces in front of the TV. We can't really do much else because my mom has mobility issues and can't handle going out, normally is too exhausted to do anything.
I'm completely fine with staying at home, but I don't want to indulge like that this year. I mentioned that I'd like a nice, home-cooked meal and they were all aghast, saying I needed to lighten up and that everyone wanted to have fun, I'm no fun since I started losing weight, etc. The pressure is real, my brothers are angry that their chance to get a takeaway is being ruined by me.
My family also always give chocolate and sweets as gifts - this is fine because I can eat little bits each day until they're gone.
I'm not even sure if I'm being reasonable with not wanting a takeaway, my family have made me feel so guilty. I don't even enjoy the taste of them now, and I feel like crap after eating food like that. I also know the calorie counts of the stuff we usually get - I'm more of a volume eater, and if I eat the takeaway that will be all I can have that day, so I'll spend my bday starving myself. A home-cooked meal could easily fit into my calories and I'd be able to eat throughout the day. And the sodium content! I have high blood pressure, and I've been so good at cutting down on salt, I don't know how much they'll put in a takeaway but I know it's a lot
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