To the people in relationships

I make the same meal for everyone in my house and try to sub in healthy ingredients wherever I can (like whole wheat pasta and tortillas vs. the "white" kind, lots of salads to accompany meals). It feels less like a punishment and I feel less resentful when everyone is eating (and liking, most of the time) the same thing.

My hubby doesn't like half the foods I like so it is difficult planning meals! I work out when he is at work. But he is VERY supportive of me! :happy:

LOL well my boo is the SAME way, he can eat anything, will eat anything. But he is very supportive and very open to working out and any meal changes. So he is open to eating whatever I cook, on another note though, I usually just cook the same foods "I" just have to eat them in moderation. Try fixing yourself a smaller portions of the same foods you'd eat any other day.

Wife and I are both on the program so it's easy for me. I cook what we need to do what we're doing.

However,,, we have a couple other people living in the house that are not on the program, and they like to eat a little differently. What I do is put the shoppy list on the fridge, and if you want something put it on the list and if it's reasonable and Wife and I can resist it I'll get it.

Then when I cook, I cook plenty of good healthy stuff, and if you want a side of crap with garbage sauce, the mic's in the corner. Knock yourself out.

Sometimes I go ahead and cook a side dish for them that D and I aren't gonna touch, but it's rare. Mostly they eat what we eat, and if they don't like it, the kitchen's in there - clean up when you're done.

I usually just cook the same foods "I" just have to eat them in moderation. Try fixing yourself a smaller portions of the same foods you'd eat any other day.

I do the same thing. I've done the deprivation/starvation thing in the past and was always angry and miserable because everyone else got to eat the good stuff while I was stuck munching on carrots and celery. :grumble: I make the same things I always did, I just eat less of it.

Both my husband and I gained roughly 20 lbs each after marriage. I grew up in large family so trying to get the portions right for 2 people took me a while.

My sister told me about this site, and after only a few days I have grown to rely on everyone's support and blogs. I go to the gym, at first not very much, but am committed to going at least 3 times a week. My husband wants to start running again but has no desire to go to the gym with me, he prefers running outdoors. And iam not a big fan of the outdoors.

We dont have the same tastes in foods, i would like to try more healthy meals( i.e fish) and he likes simple foods.

One meal we can definitely agree on is seasoned pork loin w/ greek salad on the side. The first time i made it my husband said he could eat that up any day of the week.
Any type of meat would probably be okay

I dont know the nutrition on the greek salad but here it is if you want it.

Dice: Tomatoes, Red onion, Cucumbers and olives
Sprinkle with a small amount of lemon juice, basil, salt and pepper
Add a small amount of reduced fat Feta Cheese

My solution is you eat what I cook, if you dont like it starve!

Because I do all of the meal planning and 95% of the cooking...hubby will eat what is put in front of him or will have to make his own meals. He was not so "happy" about this at first but has noticed that he has started to loose weight so he has jumped on board. (just not with the planning or cooking:grumble: )

LOL that's a good one, my husband wouldn't know the difference either!!!

My husband and children are very supportive of my journey to a healthier lifestyle. When I need to get my workout in on the weekends, he makes sure my 2yr old is occupied and not climbing all over me.

As far as food, shoot they eat what I make! :laugh: If they don't like it they don't have to eat. I make regular meals though, last night we had meatloaf, mashed potatoes & veggies. I didn't eat this but, instead had a bowl of cereal because it was a little on the late side (after 7pm). NOW today I will eat that for lunch and have a protein shake after my workout & a salad for dinner! I just use proportion with my servings & measure everything.
We both feel the same way towards fast food, we dislike it very much so, we are on the same page with that and he doesn't taunt me with foods I can't have like desserts!

One downfall is, my husband will not push me for anything. If I want to cheat he says "go ahead 1 day won't hurt", if I don't feel like working out he would say, "it's ok you worked out 5 days this week"! Stuff like that I wish he would push me and not let me get away with stuff like that. So, I know I have to use all my strength not to give in to cravings & push myself even when I don't want to.

Other than that I find my journey so much easier because of them!!! :happy:

I took over the cooking. My wife is happy enough to have me do the job that she is not going to complain much about the product :laugh:

I am creative enough and considerate enough that I can usually take everyone's tastes into consideration when I make a meal so it is acceptable. My style is cramped a little because she is not very adventurous about food, but I can manage. Our situation is constrained somewhat because I have been out of work for a year (hopefully changing soon), so I have to focus on economy as well. For example, other than canned tuna, I have stopped buying fish because, even at Costco, any decent cold-water fish is $6-$10 a pound--as opposed to ground beef at $1.95.

My biggest problem by far is my stepson who is what you would called a "neophobe". He is extremely rigid about a lot of things, but especially his food choices. I suspect it's as much a control issue as anything else, but my wife (his mother) refuses to see it as anything other than just a "cute" little "habit". It's complicated by the fact that she has always followed a very traditional "female" caregiver role with him, essentially waiting on him hand and foot. Now he is away at college, but when he comes back, it is a problem. I am expected to take his "needs" into consideration when I cook (he cannot cook for himself, other than to put cereal in a bowl or warm up a snack in the microwave--I kid you not--the kid cannot make a sandwich), which is a pain. I made it through Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday (just barely). Now he is out of school on April 30 for the summer. So we are going to be having a serious discussion before then.

My solution is you eat what I cook, if you dont like it starve!

That's what my mom used to say. And we ate it!!!

I agree! He can order what he wants when you eat out, but if you are cooking, he should eat what you prepare just in larger portions. That is the definition of being supportive.

My hubby is supportive if I need/ask for it but otherwise he does his own thing. Meals are easy, we've been eating healthy dinners for a long time. Snacks are a different story. His definition of snack is pizza, sub, combo meals etc. I think he's been suffering a bit because he'll ask me what I want to have for snack and when I reply "apples and peanut butter" he doesn't look impressed lol. Whatever! Last night that's what I had and he ate a half a bag of Doritos. Lucky bum can eat whatever he wants and he weighs the same every time he gets on that scale.