tea time problems

murphy92x
murphy92x Posts: 5 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Im currently living at my boyfriend parents house we are in the middle of buying our first house so money is very very tight at the min. We lived together in our own place for over a year rented and i lost a bit of weight the house was full of fruit and veg and healthy snacks. Being back here ive put on almost a stone as never much healthy food in cupboards full of biscuits cakes etc and after tea tine they always have desert which in my family we never did just on sunday dinners special occasions etc. We give money for shopping rent etc but i hate trying my hardest thru out the day to be good, spend at least 1hr 20min exercise (walking dog work out dvds) to sit and have nothing but pizzas and cakes infront of me. What can i do to change this without offending anyone, or how cani make these meals more healthy? Any advice if anyones been in this situation would be grateful off

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  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    It's not the food that's the problem, per se, but how much you eat. If you're tracking everything you eat, and meeting your calorie goal, there shouldn't be a problem. I'm not saying it's easy when there are lots of temptations in front of you, but it's not impossible. For example, just because dessert is the norm in the house, doesn't mean you have to eat it.

    Instead of giving them money for food, why not sit them down and agree that you (either you alone, or you and your boyfriend) will buy and cook your own food? Explain that although you're really grateful/appreciative of their support at this time, you're really trying to lose weight and need to do it your way. You could even offer to cook for them, and give them some different meals than they're used to. Maybe a few days a week do your own thing, then one night you cook your choice for them (and they can have dessert too if they wish) and then one night you all have pizza or whatever (since pizza in itself won't prevent you losing weight). Try and work out a way to compromise, but ultimately, it's up to you what you eat. Resisting foods that will make you exceed your calorie goal is hard, but with practise it gets a lot easier. Focus on what you want to achieve.

    ETA: continuing the pizza example - are you getting takeaway pizzas? If so, maybe switch to supermarket versions which may be lower in calories. You could easily have half of a really nice pizza for maybe 500ish calories, which, with a big salad alongside is not bad at all for your main meal. Or, make your own and be in control of the ingredients.

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