Raise your hand if you live with someone who eats whatever they want!
GRR
Hubby was doing soooo good cutting out the junk food and eating healthy with me and the kids. We've just moved into a new house and he doesn't start work until Monday. The last couple weeks with him home I've made a huge effort to cook us all healthy meals, even snacks! We have a huge variety of fruits, veggies, protein, and whole grain snacks to choose from.
What does he do? Huff out of the house at 11pm to go buy, and then eat in front of me, a whole box of chips ahoy cookies . After I begged him not to bake a cake in the middle of the night. Cake is my weakness.
He's not huge but he could probably stand to lose 20 lbs. But, if I ate a whole box of cookies the scale would punish me for weeks!
Have a little consideration for the girl trying to get healthy over here! I swear, he's a worse emotional eater than I am!
I raise my hand!! I just started a diet and work-out plan and my father brings home to angel food cakes. I sat up last night for hours just thinking how delicious a piece of that cake would be... but alas, I knew it wasn't worth the weight. I know he meant well but, it is slightly frustrating. All we can do is remain focused!
I live with 4 guys. Not one, FOUR. Only one of them eats any where close to healthy, the rest of them...ugh...I was hanging out last night just reading on the couch and my one roommate was like I'll brb (that's what he said lol) and came back from safeway with 1/4 of a cake THAT HE ATE ALL BY HIMSELF. I wanted to hurt him.
I live with 4 guys. Not one, FOUR. Only one of them eats any where close to healthy, the rest of them...ugh...I was hanging out last night just reading on the couch and my one roommate was like I'll brb (that's what he said lol) and came back from safeway with 1/4 of a cake THAT HE ATE ALL BY HIMSELF. I wanted to hurt him.
EVErYBODY!!! My mom, my sisters, my feionce when he is actually home, my dad and his gf when I see them... It sucks...I try so hard, and it doesn't usually bother me, but come on people, give me a break once an a while...
ME! DH has been laid off for about 2 months and has been eating everything in sight. He's been joking about his chip, ice cream and cake diet and how he has lost 3 pounds. I've got news for him though. I'm not buying it anymore. HAHHAHAHA
OMG.. my DH. He was temporarily laid off for the last 2 or so months... he travels for work, so he was home 24/7 which is not at all usual. I loved having him home, but the day after he left back to work I completely cleaned out the cupboards and fridge. Not only does he EAT anything, but he wants me to MAKE IT. He loves homemade and since he isnt' home that often, I do it. I mean come on... he wanted ribeyes on the grill, cheese grits and CHESS PIE the night before he had to leave. It took all my willpower.. ALL OF IT.. to not have a bite of what I made. He does not want to tempt me.. but I don't think he should suffer just because I am changing the way I eat, you know? So I vowed to have willpower of steel and it worked, but there were some times where I really, really wanted to pig out! I think it actually has helped me to be strong against temptations staring me in the face, but still.
I loved having him home... but diet-wise I am glad he went back to work!
ME!!! At least my DH tries to sneak it from me. I find candy bar wrappers in his pockets when I do laundry all the time. And I make him buy ice cream with walnuts because I won't touch anything with walnuts. Sometimes he mopes around the house complaining about how hungry he is. Join the club.
Me too! I'm living with my parents for a while and yesterday while I was working on something in my room, my dad stopped by and offered me a brownie. I said no, and 30 minutes later my mother stopped by to ask if I wanted ice cream!
I think they're worried I'm not eating because I'm going through a break-up, but the constant offers of food and the fact that SOMEONE in the house is always eating at any given moment make it really hard to stay on track!
My boyfriend can eat anything as well. Though most things don't bother me (anymore), I still have a huge weakness for potato chips. Potatoes of any kind have always been what I love. He is considerate enough to not bring home chips that often and when he does, he buys a bag that he can consume in one sitting and he normally does it once I am gone to bed though I have never asked him to do anything concerning that issue, he is just sweet like that (sometimes). He does keep breaded chicken strips, fish sticks, creamy soups, cheese sticks and other various "goodies" in the house but I have long since got past the cravings for those and they don't bother me at all anymore..just the damn potatoes...why why why
All I have to say is he shouldn't have to be forced to give up everything he wants. IMO tha is the problem with too many dieters they want to change there loved ones as well. If he wants to eat that way, and hes not unhealthy, why should he be punished and not allowed to eat?
When I lived at home with my father he could eat 4000 calories a day and not gain weight, he lives a moderatly active lifestyle. I didn't try to force him not to eat. You need to consider other people not just yourself when dieting.
Cook your shared meals healthier ie use lower fat items but don't force him to not eat other things. This will help you learn self control, which is the true key to diet success.
Last edited by benchmarkman; 07-19-2009 at 11:40 AM.
I do! everyone else in my house doesn't "diet" My sisters bring home ice cream, chips and etc. It does test my willpower. I understand though that I need to learn to eat "regular" food and still lose and maintain weight, for me that is the only feasible way that I will be able to maintain weight loss.
Raise your hand if you live with someone who eats whatever they want!
. After I begged him not to bake a cake in the middle of the night. Cake is my weakness.
