Is your significant other 'on board'???

MelissaGraham7

At first, hubby was not overly supportive. I cooked him separate stuff and just didn't make a big deal of it. Over time, he has become more and more supportive. Maybe he just had to see I was serious this time and it wasn't a "fad." Now, he eats the same thing I eat and he supports me enthusiastically and occasionally goes for a walk with me. It was so great to gradually change his diet over to the healthy stuff too! It takes time and patience because you really can't force people to your way of thinking any more than you could force yourself before you were ready.

galaxiegal

My husband supports me, but he isn't on board for all the healthy changes. He works his *kitten* off at work and probably could burn 1000 calories a day easily. So I understand why he is not interested in changing his lifestyle.

He is okay with not having a lot of "bad" snacks in the house, as long as I have tons to fruit to choose from. He also goes for walks with me and helps me to make healthy decisions when we go out to dinner.

this is the same for me. My SO doesn't eat lots of sweets (which is my weaknes ) so I'm safe as far as there being unhealthy food in the house

txlissa62

My husband is very tall and pretty much naturally thin. Every now and then he'll put on a few pounds, but it comes off really quickly for him. He's always been a much healthier eater than I (well, except for his "kiddie crack" candy habit, which he has eased up on). I'm really lucky in that he's behind me 110% without being judgmental or nagging, and that he'll eat pretty much anything. We've agreed that I'll cook what I want, and he'll either eat it as-is, modify it to his liking, or eat something else. So far, he's pretty much eaten everything as-is, with the exception of spinach. He hates it, I love it.

The whiter your bread, the quicker you're dead. That's what my nutrition teacher used to say, since white bread tends to have bleach in it.

I make my own bread, but don't really care for wheat. (I usually make sourdough.) I use King Arthur Flour unbleached white flour, so no bleach in my white bread.

TheFitHooker

My husband is happy for me and supports me, like the other day he asked me if I wanted anything from the store, and I said "Chocolate" and he said "No you don't need that, it'll knock you off track." I said "You asked me what I wanted, not what I needed." However I appreciate him reminding me that just because it's TOM I don't have to screw up, and I don't NEED the chocolate lol. So instead he bought me some Dark Chocolate Almond milk, and it's amazing!

However he refuses to jump on board and lose weight with me, he says he wants to do this and that but wanting and doing it are 2 different things. He buys things that will tempted me at times but I don't get mad or think he is sabotaging me, it's me who can sabotage me, I didn't come all this way to let food defeat me lol. So Yes he is supportive, no he won't jump right on board with me.

nnylee

My fiancee is in shape and wakes up at 6am to kickbox. Soooo yeah, I'd say he's on board. Lol.

♥xenawarriorprincess♥

MrBigMack is indeed on board... and on MFP.

And what is this "meatless Monday" thing you talk about? We do "all-meat Monday" at our place :bigsmile:

ROFL we love meat as well but in moderation...there are meals with no meat but those are more rare...my hubby has now joined MFP, yea!!!

MaddiJoseph

my husband is a little heavy based on BMI, but I don't see that changing very soon and I kinda don't want him to. He's a little big boned and if he lost more than maybe 10 pounds he'd look crazy. He supports me.... kind of. He says I'm doing well and such, but when he's home he wants to eat food that really doesn't fit my diet. I've actually adjusted my diet so I eat very little through work and can eat whatever with him for dinner, in moderation. It works for us... right up until he's laughing at me for eating a burger without the bun.

jyuubi

My boyfriend is losing weight as well, and on MFP. So we're doing it together. It's definitely a lot easier to stick to things that way.

AZChristy

My SO is on board and supportive but driving me crazy. He's lost a few pounds recently and spends the whole evening walking around the house half naked and talking about how great he looks. :ohwell:

wayne4825

My soon to be wife and I are are both on board with it all. I'm doing 30DS for the second time because I want to be there with her the entire step of the way no matter how difficult or how much I dislike it. She does the same thing for me day in and day out. We keep each other motivated and pushing forward.

ashbee03

Kind of.
But not really.
He doesn't have to lose weight, he's a gamer nerd.
He doesn't go to the gym.
But he does support my eating.
He says he's proud of me when I workout, and he basically eats whatever I make.
Since he never cooks.
lol.

So aslong as I'm cooking, he'll eat it.
No matter what it is lol.

So in that sense he's good.

But when we are out and stuff, he does have abad habit of pointing out stuff that is on sale that isn't so good for you.
Knowing I feel guilty because sometimes I feel like I'm depriving him.
But he says he really doesn't care, whatever helps. lol.

As far as other people go, no.
At work all my co-workers eat junk in front of me.
My mom always offers me coupons to like KFC and stuff, and whenever I'm upset she wants to comfort me by taking me out to get something to eat.
I don't mean something nice, I mean something fatty and well, comforting !
No matter how much I tell her she's always like "one bad day won't hurt you".
But then it turns into every other day.
UGH.

Janiot

Yep - my husband has lost 18 kgs too!

raiseyourgame

My boyfriend is trying to gain weight so it's a little hard. No excuses though- I'm the only one who's in control of what I eat and if I exercise or not. Plus he's super supportive.

Dare2BThin

My hubby is very supportive of me. He has an active job, he works in a warehouse, and he plays basketball 3 times a week. As for food he still eats what he likes but as far as at home he's great because he eats what I cook, Hes not picky LOL

ang3h

My husband is very supportive but he has the fastest metabolism ever.. and happily eats all the goodies I can't in front of me drives me nuts.

bbhartsu315

My husband lays on our bed and watches me on the elliptical while eating nacho cheese doritos.... On a good note being exhausted and pouring sweat while on the elliptical and watching him grub down made me certain I'll never be eating those again He is supportive just a bit goofy at times.

chatter27

My husband is on board...ish. He supports me bettering myself as long as its not on again off again. He just wants me to stay committed.

thelovelyLIZ

My boyfriend has been amazingly supportive since I started living healthy. I got healthy right after me moved to Cali in September. I had told him I wanted to lose some of the weight I had gained over the summer, and that I was wanting to reduce my meat intake. He honestly didn't really care about if I was going to lose weight or not, but he's a straight up carnivore, so I wasn't sure how he'd feel about less meat. It's worked really well though. The only meal I cook for both of us is dinner, so I usually limit my meat to dinner, but he's been really great about letting me cook meatless dinners a few times. He's even started requesting meatless recipes from time to time, and his eating has cleaned up quite a bit too.

He's also gotten active with me and has actually lost quite a bit of weight himself! We started running together, did our first 5k race together, and go to the gym together a lot. We even went for a 7 mile run together this morning! It's been wonderful. We both feel so much better, and it's given us hobbies and interests we can share.

Debbe2

On a scale of 1 to 10 my husband is at 5. Verbal support for me but he has spent the past year doing his own thing regarding food. The past week he decided he wants to "do what I do" and is copying everything right down to portion. Smart guy- he'll get it figured out

Front_Runner

My guy ROCKS - and I love him to no end. Is he on board? Well... not really. I mean - he eats what I cook and never complains. He's almost always up for a walk. But he eats a lot!!! And he's a snacker - which is tough for me at times. Especially when he busts out a sack of tortilla chips and homemade guacamole - or cuts up a bunch of bread and cheese. He also drinks beer most evenings - which has a lot of empty calories. It's tough, but it could be WAY worse. I do wish he would eat less, though. I worry about his long term health. And I know he would look SO hot if he lost some of that tummy! He doesn't believe BMI applies to him - because he's built big... and I get that to a point... but I think it applies more than he is willing to accept (if that makes sense). But I love him no matter what... and never seen sexier legs on any man.

kafergie

Can't really say whether my husband is on board, but he doesn't try to sabotage me or 'dis' what I am trying to do. I do the shopping so I try not to have the cheat foods in the house to begin with then we all eat healthier. I even try to replace his snacks with healthier ones so he can benefit as well.

NJGmywholewrld

My husband has just sorta learned to live with it. He does like the difference he is seeing physically, but my physical appearance never really mattered too much. As for him joining me on this journey, ummm, not gonna happen. But, that is not going to stop me!

jjean905

he is totally supportive and eats the healthy meals I cook but he always adds tons of cheese to the items when I use the fat-free cheese. He's blessed with a high metabolism and has never had to watch what he eats. I do find it hard though when he sits next to me with a bag of Doritos or Oreos and just munches away

emtb319

My husband doesn't know how to support me properly...usually it comes out in public that he wants me to slim down. Cooking wise, I cook for him and then I cook for the rest of us, he's not used to eating things from up here and it's taking a while to get him used to new foods.

MsNewBooty83

Mine doesn't eat exactly what I eat. He's only home for 2 dinners a week, works out of town. If he were here full time, I would fail miserably in my diet. He makes it easier for me to say yes to everything, because he always does. He is happy for me and talks about changing for himself, but its hard when ur on the road.

tara_seay

me and my fiancee are doing weight watchers together. he was skeptical before because he was a football player in HS, and when he did even try to lose anything - it was radical, greens and baked chicken.

but as I am describing the weight watchers curriculum to him, he's like "oh i can eat this, but just count it in my points.."

we're getting married in 16 months, so it's kind of a common goal...

love4fitnesslove4food_wechange

My soon to be wife and I are are both on board with it all. I'm doing 30DS for the second time because I want to be there with her the entire step of the way no matter how difficult or how much I dislike it. She does the same thing for me day in and day out. We keep each other motivated and pushing forward.

Adorable!

apedeb09

My hubby is fine with me trying to lose weight.. He is not trying to lose weight himself but he eats all the healthy meals that I cook and we both generally eat healthier together now. We have cut down on meat and have drastically reduced our red meat intake. We also don't buy junk food anymore.

kreuzen

My significant other is all for helping me in any way he can, but he is a stick in comparison to me. He usually eats twice what I do. Just a naturally quick metabolism I think (lucky). He also loves his meat. the closest thing I can do to meatless with him is the weight watcher turkey chili, chicken Caesar salads, or Asian chicken salads. :ohwell:
Not that I'm complaining. I'm very thankful that he's on my side to help anyway he can. He even takes all his junk food out of the house to his friend's houses for game nights. ...or hides it if he does have some in the house. him.

Ocarina

We are both on board. At first it was just me and he's been on and off. He doesn't log with MFP but he does eat what I eat at home. Which is all home cooked, low calorie, whole food vegan meals. He also runs, hikes, bikes and exercises with me.