Okay, I know this isn't exactly a new subject, and from the posts I've read, our husbands, mates, partners, significant others, ETC., seem to provide varying degrees of support for our weight loss efforts ranging from, say, 100%+ supportive, to actually sabotaging us. Mine, to date, has been 100%+, I'd
have to say. And in a good way, too - telling me that he's perfectly happy with how I am now, but if I need to lose weight for ME, he understands and wants to be supportive. Actually, HE could stand to take off a good 20 pounds (or 30, to be perfectly honest, although at 6'2, he certainly carries the extra weight a lot more gracefully than I do). SO, he - not me, you understand, but HE - said he'd just as soon eat what I was eating. (High fiber, low calorie, low fat - lots of salad, high fiber cereal, high fiber breads, fruits and veggies, lean meats). SO, I've been making us both really attractive meals all weekend - things that meet *our* diet criteria but look nice and are nicely garnished. Lovely, in fact, not having to cook separate meals or sit nibbling on my greens while he scarfs down macaroni & cheese or something. So, this MORNING, after we both have our high fiber cereal with blueberries (VERY filling) I notice him over at the counter making his usual peanut butter sandwich and a half to munch on his way to work (we both have at least one-hour commutes in opposite directions). I didn't SAY anything, but am feeling REALLY resentful, like he didn't really mean what he said. I KNOW I'm overreacting a little bit, but it really did annoy me. I'm sure I'll get over it, but for some reason, that just stuck in my craw something awful. Hard to explain. I just feel a little sabotaged, even though it's not going to make ME eat anything I shouldn't. Oh, blah! I sound just like a control freak, don't I? LOL This diet is just SO important to me right now. I feel like it's now or never, you know? Oh well, have a great day, all, and keep on keeping on!
Ella