Smile, I appreciate where you are coming from and I have to tell you, from someone who is very health conscious, your friends WERE rude! If I am invited to someones home for a meal, I will eat it, I have no problem indulging occasionally. I would NEVER accept an invitation and then complain. It sounds like you went out of your way for them.

My friends are used to me, we joke about it, and we love each other. My family just makes sure I am not the one who bakes dessert because they fear what might be in it!

Besides, like you all said, it is the sharing of time and lives that is important. Do you have any leftovers?