I am totally that guy...
As anyone who has dined with me in the past six months has noticed I've been eating a bit differently of late.
Essentially I'm high-protein, low-carb, low-fat, low-calorie though surprisingly not all that low-fun. It does seem to to make dining with vegans a it of a trick if you like variety since the overlap is quite small: sauted veggies anyone? I must also say that I'm absolutely thrilled with the results, so well done there.
Since I'm eating such different things, and arguably more healthful* things in greater quantities I've become that guy in front of you at the Berkeley Bowl with a shopping basket full of fruits, vegetables, tofu, and a bit of meat like I should be on the cover of a yoga magazine. On the other hand I'm also that guy in front of you in line at Trader Joes buying 5 containers of cottage cheese, because it's good stuff and I eat a lot of it these days. I wonder if it comes in 5 gallon buckets? Seriously, I'm personally keeping the cottage cheese industry alive; pun intended.
I've never really known how I've felt about that guy (the one with the fruits and veg in the basket). Sometimes it's a "good for you" kind of feeling and other times I think he's lording it over the rest of us with our potentially more flavorful but ultimately less likely to lead to a long life basket contents. Now that I am that guy I'm often feeling "go me!" for making awesome choices at the grocery, but sometimes that competitive element shows up and I get just a little bit smug as though I'm lording it over the person behind me in line.