[barbecuer]

Hi Felicitas.

I am a big guy and a sucker for sweets too. Family get togethers can really be one of the most difficult things to overcome. Walking into a family get together on Atkins is like a drug adict walking into an all you can use crack house. Rolls, breaded chicken, sweet dressings, ice cream cake, etc. One thing I do is make sure I contribute an atkins friendly main dish. That way, I know I at least have veggies and meat. The other thing I do is once we sing happy b-day and the cake is being served, I get away. I go outside for a stroll or to another part of the house. I do not in any way want to be anti-social, but the 1/2 hour away from the family while they eat dessert is a much better option that me not participating in the parties at all.