NSV - and it's not even about me...
StephCoff1969
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So I started on mfp in the beginning of Dec., and my hubby would always watch me log everything into my dairy... Well he started to see what real portions are and the whole nine... He refuses to eat healthy, even with high cholesterol and bp.. Well last week he asked if I would portion his food so he could see if could eat less. He couldn't, so I told him that if he wanted me to he could just serve himself, I could weigh it and give him his totals of what he was eating... He agreed, then two days ago he came home and said that he could see why he wasn't losing weight and why he was on meds... He then asked me to help him to make healthier choices, but no veggies (small steps), Of course I said I would, then last night he came home and says proudly "babe, I signed up on that website of yours and guess what? I didn't go over on my calories". I literally cried... I am so happy that he is trying to take control of his health... I am a proud wife...
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That is great, I love when we can inspire other people, it reminds me there are so many reasons that I am on this journey!
My proudest moment was when my 4 year old first started wanting to work out and eat helthy with mommy. She used to ask for salad for breakfast every day lol its her favorite food now! And seeing her do "exercises" makes my heart swell! I wish more of my adult family members would catch on as well...0 -
That is awesome erhower...0
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Awesome.
My 3 kids and husband are working out with me also. The kids want me to weigh and measure their food because they see me do it all the time.0 -
Awesome.
My 3 kids and husband are working out with me also. The kids want me to weigh and measure their food because they see me do it all the time.
Too cute... My babies are all grown up and gone now...0 -
stepc that is great that your hubby is getting healthy by watching you
i got home from work yesterday and caught my husband doing his ab machine (he hadn't touched that thing in months) he is also eating healthier and asked me about food so he can build muscle as he doesn't need to lose weight made me so happy0 -
Congrats to both of you!! My husband decided that if I could do this he would do it with me!! He is my BIGGEST supporter and I am so glad for that. Easier to do when you both are making healthy choices!! Give him a big hug and tell him all of us MFPer's are so proud of him!0
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This is awesome. I convinced the hubby to join MFP today. I don't know that he'll use it right away, but maybe when he does get in the mindset he needs it will already be there waiting for him.0
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Thanks sugboog and lizaredondo... It is an awesome feeling....0
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That's awesome! Way to go!! And I do think that is an NSV for you, as well as him.
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YES!!!!!
Congratulations! How fantastic!
edited to add: Now he's proven to himself that he can do it one day . . . that means he can lose just as much weight as he wants. Boom.0 -
When my husband saw actual results in what I was doing, he asked me to set him up an account on MFP, which he hasn't logged into even once.... but.... he is making better choices and he certainly looks like he's lost a few pounds. When I'm in weight loss mode, I live and breath it... it becomes like an obsession. For him it's a much quieter process, so I just keep buying the right foods and steering him away from the junk that he loves so much!0
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he is also eating healthier and asked me about food so he can build muscle as he doesn't need to lose weight made me so happy
I wish mine would realize he still needs to eat healthier in order to gain muscle! He thinks he can eat whatever he wants because he is trying to GAIN and not lose, but I told him that eating the right amount of the right stuff is what he needs to do to get the muscle he is trying to build...0 -
Thank you guys all so much. My hubbies Dr has been trying for ages for him to lose weight to no avail. Baby steps to victory I say.0
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Be sure to remind him that what's important is macros and the calorie totals. I think a lot of ppl hate "dieting" because they think they have to eat foods they don't enjoy all the time. Take baby steps, focus on the calorie deficit, portion control and improving his macros without grossly modifying his diet and he might just thank you for it later...0
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that's so cute!!!!! when i started on here my husband said he would do it as long as i would do all the math and just serve him food. i did and then i would do things like give him a coke to go with his lunch, and he would tell me to put it away cause it wasnt worth the calories. I love it. he's lost 45 lbs 0
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Be sure to remind him that what's important is macros and the calorie totals. I think a lot of ppl hate "dieting" because they think they have to eat foods they don't enjoy all the time. Take baby steps, focus on the calorie deficit, portion control and improving his macros without grossly modifying his diet and he might just thank you for it later...
I agree. I have helped him look up his BMR and tdee. I also set his macros and added sodium for him to track. He has been a little hungry and will if he is, but makes sure they fit in his daily intake.0 -
That's great! I'm really hoping my boyfriend joins MFP as well.
I've been telling him about my results and how I'm almost halfway to my goal weight. I'm hoping it makes him want to join here. Although he's been putting in a lot of effort to lose weight, MFP is very helpful!0 -
Wow congratulations!! Very happy for you both! Its great that what you did to make your lifestyle healthier was passed on to your husband! I wish you both all the very best! 0
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Whoop whoop awesome NSV, go both of you...0
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Awesome way to BE the example!0
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great job for encouraging him. I have the same with my daughter. My husband however can eat whatever he wants and not gain any weight. He works a very physical job so he burns a lot. I have to watch what I say though because my daughter takes after my husband and is tall and lean. She'll tell me " mommy I want to eat healthy to lose weight because I want all my fat gone" I always tell her but you aren't fat and then she says " you aren't either mommy, you're my best mommy" Makes me proud and makes me wish that I saw what she does but I know that at my weight I am not healthy and I just want to be a great role model to her0
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AMEN and AMEN!!!!! Congrats to your husband! I have a dear friend whose husband made fun of her and acted like there was something wrong with her because she wanted to lose weight (he was prob 100 lbs over weight, and she prob 60 or so). She just hung in there quietly but it was decidedly un-fun. So one day he comes in and says he realizes that the extra weight is hurting him every day in every thing he does. Suddenly they are a team. Now, of course he lost forty pounds before you could turn around twice and hers doesn't come off that easily--but it is SO worth it to her anyway to see him feeling better. Now there is good-natured teasing all around, it's all become a game and several of their overweight adult children have also decided to 'take off a few'. Awesome snowball effect!0
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Way to set a good example and then encourage and help him.0
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Thank you so much to everyone.... I am super proud of him for taking this first step.... I have always worried about him because his dr. has told him he needs to lose 60 or so pounds... He is young only 31, and I know that he needs this...
I am proud that he is taking these baby steps to victory... I love him and want us to be here for a very long time....0 -
This is great! I'm so proud of him!
It's amazing what kind of affect eating better can have on your loved ones. Since I've been home my mom has picked up on her "diet" again too - even though we eat almost the complete opposite!0 -
Awww..thats beautiful! Love it!0
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that's wonderful for both of you! My fiance did a similar thing and now we have our weight loss goal together to try to lose weight by our 10 year anniversary (May of this year). Good luck to you and your hubbie! those baby steps will become bigger steps in no time 0
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That is a wonderful outcome! I wish the both of you success!0
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That is awesome!! So glad for both of you!!
Especially since I am sitting here, logging, eating my salad, will my husband had a burger and just finished off a bowl of ice cream!!
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:happy: :bigsmile: that is definitely a NSV. Keep up the great work and inspiring others. I recently lost a close friend that had only weeks earlier found out he had high bp, was diabetic, and plaque built up in 3 out the 4 arteries (the widow maker) and was only 42. Really good to hear your husband is making the change just by seeing your sucess. The time is now to make the changes to become healthy and I wish you both the best of luck in 2013. 0
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