Why are men so difficult???!!!

dumb_blondes_rock

This is a complete rant on my father, I love him to death and I'm very proud of him for taking control of his health and all that jazz.

I have been trying to get my dad to eat healthy for a LONG time. He won't eat all day and used to eat like 4 servings of whatever I made for dinner that night. Well I got a job where I work 5 nights a week and so dinner is left up to him. This man has never learned how to cook. I have offered sooooo many times to teach him super simple meals to cook, since I will be moving out soon and he shouldn't be eating out every single night, but he refuses each time. He will just stop by mcdonalds and get 20 pieces and large fry with diet soda, which probably fits in his calorie range, but still no one should be eating fast food every single day. Or he orders pizza a LOT. I have even tried to buy him easy things for lunch, and I would make his lunch for him that night, but he would always forget it in the morning. I always invite him out for walks with me and our dog, but he never wants to go/

Last month he found out he spent 400 dollars on food, mostly if not all of it, from eating out. He decided "oh well nutrisystem is only 389 dollars so I should do that again". I told him to save his money and just give me like 250 a month and I can get him 3 meals a day that would be easy to make and that would be snacks included, because with nutrisystem you STILL have to buy food like milk and veggies. So he orders the food and guess what? Everything I would always encourage him to do, he does now because nutrisystem tells him to(eating broccoli or even a carrot for a snack, have little snacks throughout the day at work so you aren't starving when you get home, portion control). Why in the hell couldn't he listen to me saying it for free, but will pay someone 400 bucks to hear the same advice??? Plus the sodium on those things are OUT OF CONTROL....thankfully he doesn't have hypertension or anything that would need to track sodium.

I told him he needs to learn to eat on his own, because im almost positive he won't want to spend 400 dollars for the rest of his life to be on nutrisystem, and I fear that he will gain all the weight he will lose when he quits, like he did before, because he doesn't want to work for food but just have it ready in 45 seconds or go through a drive thru and have it instantly. Like I said, i'm proud that hes doing something healthier, it's just frustrating that he will never listen to me. Ok end of rant

DrBentonQuest

When we had the meeting, we decided that your father would best represent the rest of the men on this planet. He was elected due to his obstinate nature and his inability to control his own life without being coddled. He best represented the interests and personality traits of every living male.

As the Sergeant-at-Arms at that very meeting, I was excited to have a say in the vote.

dumb_blondes_rock

I knew it!!!! I mean aren't all men exactly all the same all over the world? I guess I should have rephrased it as why is my dad so difficult lol

TwinkieDong

It could be that, or what I think it is. It is easier to just eat out, you get to get out of the house, maybe run into people, have random discussions with strangers, and all that with little work preparing it yourself. In addition even if you want to eat right by eating broccoli you may forget because that cold pizza is still in the fridge. To have something written down to follow instructions rather than to think about it is also key. So I suggest you write your father give him some step by step instructions, or print out this email and leave it on the table for him.

whierd

It is called Powdered Butt Syndrome. Because your dad changed your diapers, he doesn't see you as an authority. Nutrisystem is a company, therefore must be correct,

dumb_blondes_rock

LOL you know I never really thought of it like that.....plus im still fat so why listen to nutrition advice from another fatty?

wolfpack77

You can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink. In the end its up to him to take control and if he doesn't then he will deal with whatever the consequences are.

/endofstory

Cr01502

I'm sure your dad is easy.

wolverine66

It is called Powdered Butt Syndrome. Because your dad changed your diapers, he doesn't see you as an authority. Nutrisystem is a company, therefore must be correct,

this is what i was thinking, but i didn't have a nifty name for it.

my father is shocked when i can help him out with his tech issues, and usually wants to try 10 different things before what I tell him to try...

and I have an IT background.

1ConcreteGirl

When we had the meeting, we decided that your father would best represent the rest of the men on this planet. He was elected due to his obstinate nature and his inability to control his own life without being coddled. He best represented the interests and personality traits of every living male.

As the Sergeant-at-Arms at that very meeting, I was excited to have a say in the vote.

You.

I like you.

Jersey_Devil