My biggest grievances are against the $%&#! doctors who convinced my mother that statins were necessary to lower her already-low cholesterol in order to prevent heart disease, and my morbidly obese, diabetic father that a low-fat, high carbohydrate, insulin injection-supplemented diet would control his disease.

When Mom had a heart attack three years ago at the age of 60, her artificially-lowered total cholesterol was 142. Dad is on the verge of needing his legs amputated from diabetes-related circulation issues.

It's so difficult to watch.

My paleo grievance is toward the restaurant that said my food contained no gluten, however, as I sit constipated on the toilet typing this grievance, it is clear to me that I was exposed to the devils spit!

My grievance is against my family and friends who ply me with a variety of temptations and encouragements..in the wrong directions. Stuff like:
. Have some more potato Gary
. Please can you just finish this up, I don't want any left-overs
. I bought you a monster bag of Peanut M&Ms because I know you like them
. Lemon cake is your favourite, here's some lemon muffins with a lovely liquid centre
. Please join our mince pie judging competition..it only runs for 6 weeks with a different pie every day
. EDIT and this has just happened...Do you want some Pringles? [waving the tube under my nose]
etc etc

I love them all really, but please, in 2012, accept that I eat "weird" and just leave me to it...

My grievance is towards my mostly plump to fat family who thinks my 115 lbs of whipcord awesomeness is a random act of genetics, and that my "food thing" is just another crazy obsession of mine. Well fat diabetic family, wake the fuck up.

My 2011 grievance is that I fell off the wagon in August (4 months in at that point) because I hadn't fully internalized that wheat makes me sick and I hadn't yet discovered that drinking water kefir kills my carb cravings (and allows me to eat yogurt.)

I'm mad at myself because that was at least a 10-lb episode in stupidity--I gained 5 and then had to take them back off before continuing my overall weight loss. In case you're wondering, I gained 5 pounds because the first foods I ate on my binge didn't include wheat AND I did another binge a couple weeks later just to be really, really sure the wheat made me sick. It did.

And I guess this week counts as 2011, doesn't it? Well, my final feeble whimper was, "How about if I only eat one little piece of shortbread per day?" Answer: the first one didn't make me sick, at least not immediately, but by the 3rd day I had a powerful allergic reaction. (Visualize hand/finger pointing at me.) Slow learner.

my grievance is misleading labeling/food information. i want a farm for Festivus!

My grievance is that I have not learned/internalized all of the paleo wisdom yet. Hit another hard fall into SAD but today is a different day. I will indulge in my favorite Christmas treats, but not just the okay ones - and no grains!