mama mia

linsakins

so...for all your MFP people out there who come from italian families...

i no longer live with my mother, but every time i see her (maybe about every 2-3 months), she is always providing my boyfriend and i with unhealthy foods. she says she's proud of us for losing weight (me, about 30lbs, and my bf about 60), but her actions indicate otherwise. we are going to see her tonight for a short visit, and we agreed upon veggies and a rotisserie chicken. i just get a text stating she made 2 trays of lasagna...making it impossible for us to track calories, etc. she keeps telling me i'm doing great, but she has always used food as a control tool. i was a 20W when i left her home 4 years ago. now i am down to a 16W (almost 14W), and i would like to keep it that way.

since i don't see her much, it's not the end of the world...but it is annoying. anyone who comes from this kind of household knows- an Italian mother takes it personally if you don't eat her cooking. sigh.