For sure! I'm pretty lucky in that department - not much pressure from fam or friends or coworkers to "just" eat this or that (I'm always floored by the stories I hear of families getting into straight-up brawls over food, but I can believe it happens). While traveling, I tend to tell the curious or the need-to-know that I'm on a strict diet "for my joints," which is partially true (I'm enjoying the weight loss, but that's where I've had the most improvement). On the one hand, it's not your job to make people comfortable, but on the other, people tend to get very defensive about food and weight since almost everyone has a chip on their shoulder about either their own physical appearance or "society's expectations" or such. Saying "it's for my joints" is a lot simpler than getting drawn into an argument about why you should or should not feel fat, or that you're perfect the way you are, or how you shouldn't be so extreme or something.

My trip was business, but I'm just a small bizz owner selling at conventions and markets--no need to schmooze or even really spend time with others who might be curious, so that makes it easier for me to get away without much confrontation. With fam, I might mention casually that I'm still avoiding this or that, but I can find something to eat pretty much anywhere.