Good afternoon, gang... I'm new here and so far, I really like what I see! I've already joined a Thanksgiving Challenge, and having others to talk to about this journey to a slimmer, healthier me has really been encouraging during a week where I've REALLY needed it.

What I'm really having trouble with lately is my new, improved diet and my newlywed husband. He is out-and-out, through-and-through REBELLING against all of my attempts at making healthy things for us to eat and keeping junk food out of the house. I do like to cook, and so I find all kinds of tasty recipes with fresh veggies and lean meats... and my dear, dear husband wrinkles his nose and takes a few half-hearted bites before either (a) throwing it away, or (b) feeding it to the dog. He then heads for the snack foods. He would rather I make fatty, starchy "comfort" food, like his mother makes. In fact, he came home from his mom's house yesterday with a big tupperware full of chicken and dumplings and sat there eating it in front of me. Gaaaah!!!

And it's not like he's a skinny guy, either. Since we moved in together this time last year, we've both easily put on 40 pounds - each. He could stand to benefit from a diet change, too... for health reasons, mostly, because heart disease runs in his family. He did sign up for a gym membership with me, but he's gone only once - and since we joined three weeks ago I go four days a week. And really, that's just fine - I like being able to take my time and make it "me time," and his being there would ruin that for me, I think.

Does anyone have some creative suggestions about how I can get my husband on board with me for a healthy diet? I'm tired of making two meals at dinnertime!!

Thanks in advance...

Well first of all welcome and be sure to post in the week of thread at the top of 30 somethings as for husband im sorry i cook 2 meals every night 1 for family and 1 for me so sorry about that part just hang in there and come here for support this is the ONLY place i get support
so welcome a board

If my husband doesn't like what I cook he doesn't eat. I cook for my kids and I and if it is something he doesn't likke I cook less and he fends for himself. It sounds mean but I have 4 kids who NEED me to cook for them and I refuse to cook 2 meals.

Hey,

Sorry to hear about your rebelious husband.

I believe Canadian Chick's approach is a good one. There's no reason why you should make 2 meals. He can either eat what you make or make his own dinner.

One of the things I tried to do when I first started cooking healthy, was compromise. For instance, I would make recipies my husband was familiar with, but I would exchange beef for ground turkey breast.

I would also incorporate more lean meat into our normal dinners, but would my serving aside and prepare his slightly different than mine. So it's slightly less work than making 2 different meals altogether.

I also make traditional meals a couple times a week and will simply consume a smaller portion. So that way I can cook healthy most of the week, but still provide something tasty from time to time.

Thankfully, my husband is now into exercising and eat healthy now. He's still a junk food junkie, but he's really watching his portion sizes. He has over eating a few times in the past and it made him feel terrible. It was a good motivator for change.