Hubby cooked.... :-/
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My hubby is the same with lc cooking. He thinks he knows the theory that I use but really he doesn't. Take last night, I usually buy Asda sausages, less than 2 carbs per 100g, he surprised me with sausages sauted peppers and mushrooms for dinner last night. Only problem was they were the wrong sausages. Almost 2 carbs per sausage and I had 6. He regularly uses flour to thicken sauce and adds milk to things I make with cream so they are 'healthier'
Agh! Just need him to read labels and listen...
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My husband cooks our main meal (brunch) each day and will stand in the kitchen, loudly announcing "And what *can't* we have today?" He's pretty mystified by some of the LCHF 'rules' - like onion being high sugar/carb - but he does try his best.
Fortunately I have my second meal at home alone so I can usually work around what macros are left to me for the day ha ha!0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »
@totaloblivia My guy gets like this too, but just complains about the meals, as I cook and he generally doesn't. LOL He'll suggest something, and I"ll say that's fine, but I can 't eat XYZ. It started becoming a knock down thing, so I just say, okay, sounds good, and modify mine or leave something off my plate. If his tummy is happy when he starts eating, he rarely notices what's on my plate (or not) unless there is a giveaway smell. He's fallen in love with my fat bombs, too. I always portion up my own servings, so I can try to lessen the carbage and up the other stuff.
it helps that he can't eat sour cream unless it's been cooked and I can add quite a bit to my food to up the fat value and all that. Don't be annoyed at yourself....and you don't have to accept being annoyed at him either. You are changing for the better, and change almost always has growing pains. Try to remember this and be kind to him and to yourself... Adjustments on both sides will come.
When my guy puts his hands on my hips and "feels" the differences, he starts getting way more supportive, at least in the short term. As long as I don't deprive him of his wants, we're getting to happy medium.[/quote]
Your words of wisdom are most encouraging thanks. I also use sour cream quite a lot to boost the fat ratio. Tonight I am making jerk chicken. He is having his with peas and rice and I am having mine with cauliflower rice and coconut cream. I actually think the keto version is nicer!
I should be nicer about hubby - he did "do keto" with me for the first two weeks before getting bored and he is supportive. He does freak out now about how few vegetables I eat - I used to eat three or four portions a day but am now down to one or two. I am sure he is supportive of my attempt to lose weight, but he has "seen it all before" so I think he's sceptical. He's also sceptical about the health benefits, but he hasn't read all the keto books I have so I will just live with that.
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My hubby is the same with lc cooking. He thinks he knows the theory that I use but really he doesn't. Take last night, I usually buy Asda sausages, less than 2 carbs per 100g, he surprised me with sausages sauted peppers and mushrooms for dinner last night. Only problem was they were the wrong sausages. Almost 2 carbs per sausage and I had 6. He regularly uses flour to thicken sauce and adds milk to things I make with cream so they are 'healthier'
Agh! Just need him to read labels and listen...
That's the problem right there: he thinks he knows - mine is the exact same. I think he gets the low carb but has not got high fat (or maybe doesn't approve of it). Still it could be worse! He tells me to pick out the onions (or whatever) though and that can be pretty tricky.
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Yup, last night when I melted butter over my asparagus, hubby said, "Butter's not good for you either, with all that fat!" As he ate mashed potatoes (made from flakes) and macaroni and cheese (made from a box). At least the pork loin I made was acceptable to both of us.... 0
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In 30 years I can honestly say my hubby has never cooked a meal. If I was too sick with a cold or flue he would go to a restaurant to eat. He can do a peanut butter sandwich, a pot pie if one is in the freezer and a can of soup. A meal Never. You gals will get them trained how to do the meals you can eat. HA Best I can do is some times get him to tell me what he would like me to fix.
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@shadesofidaho, my first husband was that way--much more traditional in terms of gender expectations. He would tell me what he DIDN'T want to eat, and that's about it. Everything else indoors was up to me. I'm a bit of a feminist and did not appreciate that one little bit. I wanted to go out and build fences and herd cattle and let him stay inside to do the cooking and cleaning once in a while!
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totaloblivia wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »
@totaloblivia My guy gets like this too, but just complains about the meals, as I cook and he generally doesn't. LOL He'll suggest something, and I"ll say that's fine, but I can 't eat XYZ. It started becoming a knock down thing, so I just say, okay, sounds good, and modify mine or leave something off my plate. If his tummy is happy when he starts eating, he rarely notices what's on my plate (or not) unless there is a giveaway smell. He's fallen in love with my fat bombs, too. I always portion up my own servings, so I can try to lessen the carbage and up the other stuff.
it helps that he can't eat sour cream unless it's been cooked and I can add quite a bit to my food to up the fat value and all that. Don't be annoyed at yourself....and you don't have to accept being annoyed at him either. You are changing for the better, and change almost always has growing pains. Try to remember this and be kind to him and to yourself... Adjustments on both sides will come.
When my guy puts his hands on my hips and "feels" the differences, he starts getting way more supportive, at least in the short term. As long as I don't deprive him of his wants, we're getting to happy medium.
Your words of wisdom are most encouraging thanks. I also use sour cream quite a lot to boost the fat ratio. Tonight I am making jerk chicken. He is having his with peas and rice and I am having mine with cauliflower rice and coconut cream. I actually think the keto version is nicer!
I should be nicer about hubby - he did "do keto" with me for the first two weeks before getting bored and he is supportive. He does freak out now about how few vegetables I eat - I used to eat three or four portions a day but am now down to one or two. I am sure he is supportive of my attempt to lose weight, but he has "seen it all before" so I think he's sceptical. He's also sceptical about the health benefits, but he hasn't read all the keto books I have so I will just live with that.
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@totaloblivia Do you have a link to Keto Jerk Chicken? I've actually been searching for one!0 -
@Mami when I have been out building fence all day he usually takes me out to dinner. Even though we are 10 miles to a cafe we will go into. He married me because I could cook. Nothing to do with the gender thing. I can not do mechanical work and do not like grease on my hands so I feel we are even. LOL0
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LOL, I think I married my current husband because he can cook! 0
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »totaloblivia wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »
@totaloblivia My guy gets like this too, but just complains about the meals, as I cook and he generally doesn't. LOL He'll suggest something, and I"ll say that's fine, but I can 't eat XYZ. It started becoming a knock down thing, so I just say, okay, sounds good, and modify mine or leave something off my plate. If his tummy is happy when he starts eating, he rarely notices what's on my plate (or not) unless there is a giveaway smell. He's fallen in love with my fat bombs, too. I always portion up my own servings, so I can try to lessen the carbage and up the other stuff.
it helps that he can't eat sour cream unless it's been cooked and I can add quite a bit to my food to up the fat value and all that. Don't be annoyed at yourself....and you don't have to accept being annoyed at him either. You are changing for the better, and change almost always has growing pains. Try to remember this and be kind to him and to yourself... Adjustments on both sides will come.
When my guy puts his hands on my hips and "feels" the differences, he starts getting way more supportive, at least in the short term. As long as I don't deprive him of his wants, we're getting to happy medium.
Your words of wisdom are most encouraging thanks. I also use sour cream quite a lot to boost the fat ratio. Tonight I am making jerk chicken. He is having his with peas and rice and I am having mine with cauliflower rice and coconut cream. I actually think the keto version is nicer!
I should be nicer about hubby - he did "do keto" with me for the first two weeks before getting bored and he is supportive. He does freak out now about how few vegetables I eat - I used to eat three or four portions a day but am now down to one or two. I am sure he is supportive of my attempt to lose weight, but he has "seen it all before" so I think he's sceptical. He's also sceptical about the health benefits, but he hasn't read all the keto books I have so I will just live with that.
@totaloblivia Do you have a link to Keto Jerk Chicken? I've actually been searching for one![/quote]
I just mixed jerk spices with coconut oil and have smeared it over the chicken. A bit gloopy - I'll let you know if it tastes good. I was going to make myself cauliflower rice with but SOMEONE has eaten it
so am having avocado with it which is a bit random. 0 -
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Mine had a bad dr. appt, so he's now finally paying attention to labels and numbers. It's fun watching him learn, and seeing how shocked he gets at things. He had me look up a jr. Wendy's frosty for him the other day and about soiled himself when he saw the numbers. (that's the little tiny one that goes with a kids' meal, too). It's clicking with him that less doesn't necessarily mean it's any better, and that there's a lot more to carbs than sugar.0
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shadesofidaho wrote: »@Mami when I have been out building fence all day he usually takes me out to dinner. Even though we are 10 miles to a cafe we will go into. He married me because I could cook. Nothing to do with the gender thing. I can not do mechanical work and do not like grease on my hands so I feel we are even. LOL
LOL What do you call building fence?
My husband put the cheese on my cheeseburger last night in a rush, before I realized he'd gone for the 2g Carb Kraft slices instead of the pepperjack. oh well! I love him, and the cheese was tasty. If I weren't so far under last night it might have bugged me more. I even ate the grilled onions. Mostly I've been cooking lately.
Tonight we're going to Buffalo Wild Wings. He wants a salad and I think I'm going to get the pepperjack steak wrap, ask for guacamole instead of pico de gallo, and disembowel it.0 -
@octobubbles. Dirty hands are not as bad as greasy hands. Grease does not wash off and gets under your fingernails and it smells bad. Dirt comes off with a little soap.
Enjoy your dinner out tonight. I put a stew in the crock pot for hubby. I will probably have LC version of scampi.
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