[couponmom85]

well.... i tell my husband yesterday I'm going to start my diet soon.

so when he got home today he had 2 boxes with him.... his friend who works for pepperidge farm stuff.
so in one box there's 11 bags of goldfish, one large box of pretzel goldfish
and in the other is 14 bags of cookies!

so i am tempted to eat some... help!

he is sabotaging me!!

how do i fight this!?

[Sea]

I'd tell dh we need to have a party, say a game night Saturday night. Wouldn't it be a great way to make all those snacks disappear in one night?

[Beverlyjoy]

For now can you put them in your garage or his trunk of the car? Distance yourself from them. Take some deep breathes to take the edge of the anxiety and urge of the desire to eat them.

Maybe you can donate them to a shelter or school.

I don't know how he would react to you saying it's too hard to have these foods around. Often, when I am faced with this situation I start the discussion: It would be so helpful to me if........

Sorry you are faced with this on your week.

[rockinrobin]

Okay, that's just not gonna work. It's vital to set yourself up for success and having foods such as these around does not fall into that category.

The first thing I urge you to do is to NOT take the first bite. As hard as it may seem to resist the first bite, it won't compare to hard of resisting the second and third and so on.

I'd get them good and out of my sight, like Beverly said. The further away the better.

Get your mind off the goods for now. Take a cold drink of water, a hot mug of tea, a warm bath, a long talk on the phone, a short walk - do something to keep your mind busy.


Then I'd have a good, long talk with your DH and tell him how much it would mean to you to have his cooperation as you try to get healthy and how one time you would have appreciated those kind of things, but those days have got to come to a halt.

Remember, you are in control here. You're an adult and you don't take orders from a cookie!!

[Ciao]

Watching a movie always distracts me
from things. And I agree, talk to your
husband. You need support through this
and it's good if all snacks or temptations
are put away for the time being.

[cherrypie]

I think it's a mistake to jump all over him for sabataging you. After all, you told him you were going to start soon. Not that you were starting today. Besides, if it's anything like me and my husband it's all he can do not to laugh when I tell him I'm on a diet. Not because he doesn't support me, but because I've been on so freaking many. Takes him a week or two of seeing me actually sticking to it before he becomes supportive.

[lazylioness]

I would talk to the hubs. Let him know that you are serious about getting healthy, and then SHOW him you are serious about getting healthy. Just walk away from the food and do something else.

[vdander24]

Are you sure it isn't just for his "secret stash"? Maybe he knows that you ARE doing this and getting healthy, and for him that means "D**n, she isn't gonna be buying any of my favorite treats!"

If that's the case, tell him to hide them well, because if you find them, you are tossing them.

[Fit4Lyfe]

Umm...throw it out or tell him to get rid of it. Sorry, I had this issue and I just had to be earnest and say "listen family, I need to lose 100 lbs. and I can't do it with <insert naughty food here> in the house, can you please help me?" and the one person who refused to help (who BTW needs to lose at least 75 lbs. himself) was given the ultimatum. It's helped.

[shcirerf]

Donate all the junk food to a local food pantry.

[Jojo381972]

Be honest with your husband and tell him that you need more support. Perhaps he can hide that stuff from you, and/or eat it when you are not around. Stay in control and ask for what you need from him.

[krampus]

The world is filled with tantalizing junk. You can't expect the whole world to hide the treats because you're on a diet. Tell your husband how you feel but don't expect him to say "ok, I'll get rid of it all immediately." Stay distracted and like rockinrobin said, not starting at all is much easier than stopping after you have already started!

[Jen516]

Originally Posted by krampus

The world is filled with tantalizing junk. You can't expect the whole world to hide the treats because you're on a diet.

Totally true, but I can, and would, expect more from my husband than the average stranger. Talk to him, without accusing him, about how hard it is for you with the junk in the house.
RocknRobin is right on it too - don't start at all, much easier to never start than to stop later.

[couponmom85]

thank you all.

I'm very proud of myself.
I'm not to interested in any of it!. (its crazy i know lol)
dont get me wrong, if its here after my diet officially begins its getting tossed!

I'm keeping the goldfish pretzels for ds, his favorite. (calorie count isn't too bad if i snuck a couple, 130cal for 43 pieces)

but i am sending the majority to dh's work.
got a bag or two for my mon (she always needs something sweet when she has a blood sugar dips)
i may take some goldfish to my neighbors or give it to the family on thanksgiving lol
(but not keep it in the house til then if course lol)

in very proud of myself lately because i have managed to keep my cravings for chocolate at bay. this is a miracle since i usually eat an entire carton of choc ice cream in a day!
i managed to keep a carton in the fridge for 2 weeks.
i substituted (low salt) pickles when i wanted sweet and it worked!

so I'm packing the sweets up now so im not tempted later

dh also has heard me say it a million times that I'm on a diet but nothing ever progresses from it.
this time is it no going back, this is my life change!
maybe dh will hop on board to, but i did tell him if he wants a treat keep it away from the house.

i have not officially started my "diet" so i didn't get mad at hubby, just gave him his warning

[thealbino1]

You could donate it to the local food pantry. Not only does it get it out of your house but you are also helping others. (And I bet your husband might accept that reasoning too.)