husbands diet vs. my diet

crystal84rose
crystal84rose Posts: 53 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
My husband went to the doctor the other day and his doctor said he should try a high protein diet for two months to lose about 20 pounds. I've been trying to be supportive when I'm cooking meals but I also do not want to have to cook two different things every night because it doesn't seem to fit well with my preference and diet. Maybe I just don't understand the diet well enough. Anyone else having these troubles?

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  • FlaxMilk
    FlaxMilk Posts: 3,452 Member
    We each just usually prepare our own meals. I don't think a high protein diet should cause you to have to cook two different meals, just cook smaller portions of the side dishes you want that he can't have or set a piece of meat or whatever you are making aside before breading it if he is doing low carb.
  • FlaxMilk
    FlaxMilk Posts: 3,452 Member
    Maybe you and your husband should peruse the internet together to find meals that would be easily prepared and enjoyed by both of you?
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    I dont know why people are hung up on the out dated belief that you all have to eat the same thing. There's typically three different meals on our table at night. Cook it all at the same time. :)
  • kealambert
    kealambert Posts: 961 Member
    has your doctor specifically given you a diet? perhaps you should check with him/her to see if a high protein diet would be beneficial for you as well and then you two can go at it together
  • dsjohndrow
    dsjohndrow Posts: 1,820 Member
    HP diet is pretty much lean pork or beef, fish, chicken or turkey and some like broccoli, asparagus etc. You don' have to do anything too fancy. We just grill the meat, and steam the veggies. It's easy!
  • dave4d
    dave4d Posts: 1,155 Member
    When I started dieting over 5 years ago, my wife, at the time, was doing weight watchers, and I followed Body For Life. She ate mostly tv dinners, because it was easier for her to figure out her points. I started cooking my own meals, and using the leftovers to take to work. It was good for me, because we divorced about 2 years later. I already knew how to take care of myself.
  • purple_tux1
    purple_tux1 Posts: 250 Member
    Can you explain the diet a bit more? And what your own diet is like?

    Having people with different needs doesn't have to make mealtimes hard. I'm on a low carb diet right now. For dinner I cook meat and low carb veggies. Then some higher carb veggies plus potatoes or rice for my kids. They share whatever meat/fish I'm eating.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    It sounds like you just need to give hubby a bigger meat portion than you would eat. Or are you a vegetarian or something? It doesn't seem difficult, but then I'm in charge of the food at my house.:laugh:
  • ErinShannon
    ErinShannon Posts: 158 Member
    My husband is on a high protein-low carbohydrate lifestyle (he is diabetic and this works wonderfully for him). I am 2 months post weight loss surgery. And then there are our two kids - age 5 and 8.

    It is very possible to make one meal that will meat the needs of everyone involved. I typically cook a meat (protein of some sort), then we usually have a salad and 1-2 other veggies and maybe rice or potato.

    It can be done!

    Good luck!
  • pixiestick
    pixiestick Posts: 839 Member
    Lean protein is still good for him as well. You could eat chicken or salmon and make more of that for him while you have a salad and/or brown rice...

    As leftovers accumulate, he can have a portion of whatever new protein you've made for you and a portion of a yesterday's as well.

    My friend and her husband found this routine worked best for them when they were in your same boat.
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    If my husbands dr gave him a diet to go by I would walk through fire to make it for him. His life and his healthy are important enough for me to do what ever I need to do to make sure he lives a long and healthy life.

    I love him.
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    My girlfriend is awesome in this area.

    Basically, I eat almost nothing but meat, protein bars, and supplements. Since I work nights, that can be a ***** to pull off without resorting to godawful processed crap. So, her solution was as follows:

    She goes grocery shopping about once per week to stock up on the meats we eat, then she pretty much spends all of Saturday cooking every bit of it at one time. She then weighs and separates it into containers, and sticks them in the fridge. The only things she doesn't cook outright is the stuff that is just nasty if you try to keep it for an extended period of time, like ground beef/ turkey. Since those are a fast fry up anyway, it's not much of a problem.
  • crystal84rose
    crystal84rose Posts: 53 Member
    If my husbands dr gave him a diet to go by I would walk through fire to make it for him. His life and his healthy are important enough for me to do what ever I need to do to make sure he lives a long and healthy life.

    I love him.

    Wow... obviously I love my husband too. It is just difficult because we are both picky eaters and we live in a very small town where it is difficult to find good produce and/or many options for variety. His dr. said for breakfast every morning he should eat bacon, eggs, and grapefruit. I have had good luck counting calories when I was really hardcore with mfp. (He lost weight at that time also.) I just don't know how I feel about some of these diet plans. I feel that the best way to go about it is calories in vs. Calories out. Thanks for the great suggestions to the rest of you though! I will put them to use.
  • crystal84rose
    crystal84rose Posts: 53 Member
    My girlfriend is awesome in this area.

    Basically, I eat almost nothing but meat, protein bars, and supplements. Since I work nights, that can be a ***** to pull off without resorting to godawful processed crap. So, her solution was as follows:

    She goes grocery shopping about once per week to stock up on the meats we eat, then she pretty much spends all of Saturday cooking every bit of it at one time. She then weighs and separates it into containers, and sticks them in the fridge. The only things she doesn't cook outright is the stuff that is just nasty if you try to keep it for an extended period of time, like ground beef/ turkey. Since those are a fast fry up anyway, it's not much of a problem.

    Thank you!
  • crystal84rose
    crystal84rose Posts: 53 Member
    Lean protein is still good for him as well. You could eat chicken or salmon and make more of that for him while you have a salad and/or brown rice...

    As leftovers accumulate, he can have a portion of whatever new protein you've made for you and a portion of a yesterday's as well.

    My friend and her husband found this routine worked best for them when they were in your same boat.

    Thanks! Sounds great

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