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Healthy eatting with a family

Jenna__XoXo
Jenna__XoXo Posts: 117 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hey everyone, so I've been a mfp user for a while but I've just recently gotten back into trying to loose weight again. My problem is that although my husband will workout with me he dosent want to eat healthy any because of this we eat out about 4 or 5 times a week. How can I get him on board with eating a healthy diet?

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  • conniemaxwell5
    conniemaxwell5 Posts: 943 Member
    It would be nice if our spouses wanted to follow the same guidelines we do to be healthy and lose weight but many do not and / or will not. The bottom line is that we are each responsible for our own choices. Things I would try:

    Ask him to reduce the number of times per week you eat out by 50%
    Ask him to choose restaurants that provide healthy choices for you
    Do research on your local area restaurant menus and be prepared when you arrive to order the healthiest / lowest calorie items on the menu
    If there aren't healthy choices, consume only a small portion of the food you are served and ask for a box for the remainder (this goes back to knowing the menu - eat within your calorie and / or macro guidelines)

    There may be occasions where none of these work but if your husband is even partially cooperative and you take responsibility for your own choices, this should help most of the time.

  • cecsav1
    cecsav1 Posts: 714 Member
    If it were me, I'd cook my own dinner and tell him to enjoy his meal out. There's no reason you have to go out to eat if you don't want to.
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited May 2016
    Money.
    Do a spreadsheet on how much money is spent on dinning out 5 times a week.
    Have meals planned. Do NOT call them healthy.
  • Ws2016
    Ws2016 Posts: 432 Member
    cecsav1 wrote: »
    If it were me, I'd cook my own dinner and tell him to enjoy his meal out. There's no reason you have to go out to eat if you don't want to.

    This. You'll be healthy and save money.
  • ericatoday
    ericatoday Posts: 454 Member
    I do the grocery shopping and i make the meals. If my husband doesnt like it then he can go make his own food but hes usually to lazy to and will eat what i make but ive gotten pretty good at making yummy healthy meals. And going out 4-5 times a week is crazy to me. Home cooked meals will always stamp out eating out.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Haver smaller lunches so you can eat out. Choose restaurants that have dishes with calories that fit into your goals.
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