[RowdyBliss]

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...

[707Goddess]

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

[canadian mom]

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.

[Hale_Mary]

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.