Acceptance is part of the whole thing about reducing change. Find some angry friends. This will counterbalance the woman who laughs. You have to accept the person as your friend with all her faults because that is what a friend does. You're talking to an Italian.
Food is love.
When you deny yourself something, you are more drawn to it. I feel it's about portion control. Americans eat greater portions of food compared to Europeans. It's like we're trying to feed elephants here in America. We don't need to stress out, and we need to control portions.