Nice try oil lobbyist . <| sep |> It ' s not always badmouthing . some of it comes in the form of advice from wellmeaning family and friends . However , more often than not in my experience the motivation for people wanting you to cheat or insist you can have XYZ foods is that THEY don ' t want to feel bad . Your excellent dietwillpowerweight loss progress shines a light on their lack of those things , and they don ' t like it . So they try to drag you down . So yes , this is a legit thing that happens over here I ' m in Canada . I suspect you ' re right about cultural differences , I mean , obesity is epidemic in North America , so there are plenty of overweight people with low selfesteem who AREN ' T doing anything to help themselves . They don ' t want to feel bad about it , though . I ' m with you though , nobody should give a shit about what I ' m eating because it doesn ' t affect you at all . Just my two cents !