Moms are great aren't they? I'm the only overweight person in my immediate family. Both of my sisters do good to stay at 100 lbs. (and that's right after they've eaten). My brothers are both muscles and slim. My husband and both of my children are slim - NO ONE WANTS ME TO BE FAT BUT...guess what...even though they know I've lost 20 lbs. on Atkins they still ask, "Well, can't you just have one bite of this BLANK (fill in dessert, pasta, chip, etc.). My husband's family are all dyed in the wool Southerners..."Can't live without my cornbread, biscuits, pies, etc. WOW! Do I understand! Everytime someone tries to derail me - on purpose or not - I just remind myself that NO ONE CAN MAKE ME EAT ANYTHING I DON'T WANT TO! YOU CAN DO IT!!! JUST SAY NO! When you've reached your goal, you'll know that you've not only done something great for yourself, but you've done it when no one else thought you could. Good luck! I'll be rooting for you.