Fat b***ard of a partner!!

CarlsbergLewis
CarlsbergLewis Posts: 186 Member
edited March 2018 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone else got a partner who can just eat and eat and eat and put on no weight?
My fiancé is STICK THIN, she does nothing but eat and has never exercised before
Anyone got a partner like this and what do you do to combat how much crap they eat? So you don’t end up going down the same path!
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  • CarlsbergLewis
    CarlsbergLewis Posts: 186 Member
    edited March 2018
    :)
  • cheryldumais
    cheryldumais Posts: 1,907 Member
    edited March 2018
    Give it time... Lol, seriously though, my husband used to be like that but it has caught up with him now. I try to have alternatives that I CAN eat around. If he's having potato chips I'm having light popcorn. If he wants pasta for dinner I have spiralized veggies. Yes I get tired of cooking different meals but I was more tired of being fat. If you want it bad enough you will find ways to live with their endless snacking.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,152 Member
    (Cut short because you used a phone emoji most likely)

    Self discipline. My flatmate eats a lot of junk, but he doesn't gain because he barely sits down and is always walking places, he doesn't work out, he is always ordering takeway or buying stuff in, when he offers, 9/10 times I decline.

    You are responsible for what you put in your mouth, you're going to be living with your fiancee for a long time (hopefully :lol:) so you're going to have to learn to say no and eat right for yourself.
  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    Thankfully I don't have this problem! My fiance has been along the weight loss road for me for a long time, he's lost almost 100lbs since we started dating 10 years ago. We manage our weights together and support each other. Very thankful for him. <3
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    You can only lead by example my friend.
  • MarilynTC
    MarilynTC Posts: 98 Member
    Yeah, my other half can eat a lot of junk food and barely gain an ounce, but I have to avoid that carp like the plague because every chip or cookie shows up on the scale.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    I am the person that eats more than my partner. I try to eat more when they are not around, I also tend to buy things my partner doesn't like or I store it away. I buy lower calorie options he likes so after dinner we can both enjoy a snack. Otherwise you just have to focus on yourself and your own goals. Fit some treats into your day, substitute or keep busy and stay away from them.
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    I’m not bitter I swear

    I'd be careful with that. Resentment is an ugly thing and she will pick up on it no problem. I recommend you compartmentalize these thoughts and feelings and work on what they mean for you, and leave her out of it.
  • SabAteNine
    SabAteNine Posts: 1,867 Member
    My husband and I eat different things since... Well, since the beginning (8 years ago). He doesn't put on weight for the life of him, and can down a pizza and two chocolates in one sitting. The amount of fries he eats is astounding. And he's going to be 40 in a few years.
    But I take care of what I eat, he occasionally cooks, and with so little time on our hands we usually go to the store together and take our own separate picks. I don't crave what he's eating because I make sure to have my alternatives (85-90% dark chocolate against his Milkas, salads for fries, meat is not a problem). We just enjoy eating together, even if it's completely different things.
  • SpanishFusion
    SpanishFusion Posts: 261 Member
    edited March 2018
    My thin husband, who is in very good shape (better than me), eats what he wants when I'm not cooking for him. (I would never call him names though.) He eats Little Debbie's, Oreos, Ice cream, Peanut butter crackers, or Chocolate Milk before he goes to bed. I only ask that he doesn't ask me to serve it to him. This morning he gained 4# and he was like No Way, This Can't Be, What? ... hhe hem! What can I say?
  • amluckhurst
    amluckhurst Posts: 40 Member
    Don’t get me wrong I do say no all the time.. it just pisses me off haha!
    My will power is shocking, just don’t know how to get her to see that even tho she doesn’t put in weight, it doesn’t mean she’s healthy
    Don’t get me wrong I do say no all the time.. it just pisses me off haha!
    My will power is shocking, just don’t know how to get her to see that even tho she doesn’t put in weight, it doesn’t mean she’s healthy

  • amluckhurst
    amluckhurst Posts: 40 Member
    I used to be stuck thin. Ate chocolate,cakes, fry ups and drank 30 pints of ale a week.
    Lean genes are in our family.
    Now I'm 50 plus I have to watch it big time.
    Looking back I wish my partner had encouraged me to eat healthily and excercise! I would have achieved a great physical form as any excercise I did back then was instantly noticeable.
    Now it's hard work.
    Keep incouraging her but remain focused on your own health. Lead by example.
    Get in the best shape of your life. I'm sure she will be inspired.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    My husband is bulking while I cut... he eats tonnes of stuff that I just can't fit in my day... such is life...
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Anyone else got a partner who can just eat and eat and eat and put on no weight?
    My fiancé is STICK THIN, she does nothing but eat and has never exercised before
    Anyone got a partner like this and what do you do to combat how much crap they eat? So you don’t end up going down the same path!

    When I was younger I could eat whatever and not exercise and not gain much. I did however walk places, sit less, had a job that had me on my feet all day. When my lifestyle changed I gained weight eating the same food.
    If I want to lose or maintain weight now I have to watch my calorie intake.
    It may catch up with her and she may always just be good at eating the right amount for her activity level.

    If you want to eat exactly like her you need to be more active than you currently are I guess.

    I would work out your resentment and come to peace with being different people when it comes to weight management before you marry. If you are going to be so upset that she eats different or views health differently than you maybe you need to have a rethink about a life together.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    edited March 2018
    Lounmoun wrote: »
    Anyone else got a partner who can just eat and eat and eat and put on no weight?
    My fiancé is STICK THIN, she does nothing but eat and has never exercised before
    Anyone got a partner like this and what do you do to combat how much crap they eat? So you don’t end up going down the same path!

    When I was younger I could eat whatever and not exercise and not gain much. I did however walk places, sit less, had a job that had me on my feet all day. When my lifestyle changed I gained weight eating the same food.
    If I want to lose or maintain weight now I have to watch my calorie intake.
    It may catch up with her and she may always just be good at eating the right amount for her activity level.

    If you want to eat exactly like her you need to be more active than you currently are I guess.

    I would work out your resentment and come to peace with being different people when it comes to weight management before you marry. If you are going to be so upset that she eats different or views health differently than you maybe you need to have a rethink about a life together.

    Anecdotally, it seems like the “stick-thin, eat whatever they want” types have extra trouble if they switch to a job that keeps them tied to a desk all day. My husband was one of those. He was convinced it was a late twenties metabolism thing until I pointed out how much his daily movement had decreased when he went from full time student with summer janitorial job and no car to full-time desk jockey. Not to mention the fact that long hours plus disposable income meant a lot more delivery than before, when he previously often just skipped a meal if he was too busy.
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