She just doesnt get it!
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Your mom told you what she was cooking and you said "ugh"?
The one time my husband said "ugh" to a menu, he found out what it was like to cook his own meal that night.
Good point!
I like to bake but don't like having the sweets in my house - more than a few guy friends have accused me of trying to make them fat hahaha but they never complain and happily take the cookies/brownies/homemade lasagna etc etc0 -
Wow you are so rude to your mom.0
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Just eat some of the damn pasta. Eat a lot of the broccoli. Make your own food.
Most importantly, be nice to your mother. Just because you're on a diet, doesn't mean she has to cook and eat as if she's on one. Man up.0 -
btw, i haven't had pasta and oil in like, months. i think i'll make that one day this week. maybe with some scallops too.0
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You hung up on your mother. You're completely ungrateful for her feeding you and providing you a roof over your head. You said she could stand to lose some weight.
You get ZERO sympathy. Grow up and learn to treat your mother with some damn respect.0 -
Ok so I hope im putting this in the right spot but... I get a call from home andthe convo went something like this...
mom- are you going to the gym tonite?
me- yea im not sure how long ill be. Whats for dinner?
mom- Pasta with broccoli
me- Im not having that, The pasta... and the oil. ugh
mom- have a little
me- you cant just have a little and think its ok, its not enough food and too many calories and carbs.
mom- so just take a lot of broccoli
me- ::click::
She just doesnt get it.. im trying to lose weight here and eat my protein and clean food... "having a little" just isnt gonna cut it! I wish there was a way for her to understand but there really isnt. Being from a pretty hardcore italian family we have pasta 2-3 nights a week. Dad doesnt like whole wheat pasta and god forbid I dont eat whats cooked... Its so frustrating that even when I make my own food she still gets upset bc I didnt eat what she cooked. I wish someone would come in and scream at her at wtf shes cooking. Anyone know how I can get it thru her thick head?
sorry about that!
(rant over)
I completely understand. I used to be just like you. Ungrateful for what my mother did for me out of love. Now that she's dead, I'm free to cook my own meals.
But now that my evil mother who fed me all the yummy, nutritious and filling foods (yet somehow I stayed thin with her cooking, magic I know) is dead, I now have this Satan's minion of a sister-in-law cooking for me daily. She just doesn't get it. She feed feeding me carbs and beans and lentils and veggies and meats and cheese and eggs and dairy. I am forced to tell her how much I will have to taste her yummy and nutritious foods and make my own salad to fill the rest of my calories and my belly like a grown up. I don't wanna be a grown up. If I wanted to be a grown up, I wouldn't have turned 29 years old...
yup0 -
I understand your frustration but I don't think you should hang up on your mom. j/s0
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I'm still trying to figure out what is so bad about pasta, a bit of olive (I assume) oil and lots of broccoli.0
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Ok so I hope im putting this in the right spot but... I get a call from home andthe convo went something like this...
mom- are you going to the gym tonite?
me- yea im not sure how long ill be. Whats for dinner?
mom- Pasta with broccoli
me- Im not having that, The pasta... and the oil. ugh
mom- have a little
me- you cant just have a little and think its ok, its not enough food and too many calories and carbs.
mom- so just take a lot of broccoli
me- ::click::
She just doesnt get it.. im trying to lose weight here and eat my protein and clean food... "having a little" just isnt gonna cut it! I wish there was a way for her to understand but there really isnt. Being from a pretty hardcore italian family we have pasta 2-3 nights a week. Dad doesnt like whole wheat pasta and god forbid I dont eat whats cooked... Its so frustrating that even when I make my own food she still gets upset bc I didnt eat what she cooked. I wish someone would come in and scream at her at wtf shes cooking. Anyone know how I can get it thru her thick head?
sorry about that!
(rant over)
I completely understand. I used to be just like you. Ungrateful for what my mother did for me out of love. Now that she's dead, I'm free to cook my own meals.
But now that my evil mother who fed me all the yummy, nutritious and filling foods (yet somehow I stayed thin with her cooking, magic I know) is dead, I now have this Satan's minion of a sister-in-law cooking for me daily. She just doesn't get it. She feed feeding me carbs and beans and lentils and veggies and meats and cheese and eggs and dairy. I am forced to tell her how much I will have to taste her yummy and nutritious foods and make my own salad to fill the rest of my calories and my belly like a grown up. I don't wanna be a grown up. If I wanted to be a grown up, I wouldn't have turned 29 years old...
WOW...I don't think you were patronizing enough in that post. please try again.
I don't know. I think he hit the patronizing nail right on the head.
Bravo.0 -
It's your mom's house - she can cook whatever she wants and doesn't have to cater to your diet.
You look old enough to know how to prepare your own food.
Yep. Pretty simple, really. And show your mother some gratitude, for goodness sake. She doesn't HAVE to cook for her adult child.0 -
Buy your own food or make do with what your mom is cooking. Its not your mothers fault you can't control how much pasta you stuff down your throat.0
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DAMN MFP and being Wonky today so I cant see how old you are - because I have 2 young boys and my biggest fear is they will live with me forever!
Im with everyone else - if you HAVE to live there due to the economy etc then yes cook your own meals if you dont like what mom is making and YES respect her!0 -
put your own roof over your head. until then stop crying like a baby that mommy is feeding you0
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Ok so I hope im putting this in the right spot but... I get a call from home andthe convo went something like this...
mom- are you going to the gym tonite?
me- yea im not sure how long ill be. Whats for dinner?
mom- Pasta with broccoli
me- Im not having that, The pasta... and the oil. ugh
mom- have a little
me- you cant just have a little and think its ok, its not enough food and too many calories and carbs.
mom- so just take a lot of broccoli
me- ::click::
She just doesnt get it.. im trying to lose weight here and eat my protein and clean food... "having a little" just isnt gonna cut it! I wish there was a way for her to understand but there really isnt. Being from a pretty hardcore italian family we have pasta 2-3 nights a week. Dad doesnt like whole wheat pasta and god forbid I dont eat whats cooked... Its so frustrating that even when I make my own food she still gets upset bc I didnt eat what she cooked. I wish someone would come in and scream at her at wtf shes cooking. Anyone know how I can get it thru her thick head?
sorry about that!
(rant over)
You sound like a spoiled rotten self righteous person.....not saying you are....but you sound like it. Eat what your mother cooks......Or talk with her about it and then cook your own food. Or eat a smaller portion of what she fixes and then have a protein shake. You're the one on a "diet" not your mother. Don't you dare give her crap for what she chooses to cook and feed her family....That's not right.0 -
Wow -- as a mother I'm just going to say I feel sorry for yours. You're completely ungrateful for her. YOU HUNG UP? Pretty much threw a fit like a 2-year old over what she had planned for dinner. Sheesh...
Grow up -- PLEASE -- stop treating your mother like she doesn't matter and doesn't have feelings. Do you know how it feels to be a mom and be treated the way you just treated her? She's doing what she feels is right and you are disrespectful? I'm fuming right now.
If I was your mother I'd kick your butt out.
Buy your own groceries if you can't move out and be polite when you decline meals... hanging up on your mother should never happen again.
Again to reiterate: GROW UP!0 -
Ok so I hope im putting this in the right spot but... I get a call from home andthe convo went something like this...
mom- are you going to the gym tonite?
me- yea im not sure how long ill be. Whats for dinner?
mom- Pasta with broccoli
me- Im not having that, The pasta... and the oil. ugh
mom- have a little
me- you cant just have a little and think its ok, its not enough food and too many calories and carbs.
mom- so just take a lot of broccoli
me- ::click::
She just doesnt get it.. im trying to lose weight here and eat my protein and clean food... "having a little" just isnt gonna cut it! I wish there was a way for her to understand but there really isnt. Being from a pretty hardcore italian family we have pasta 2-3 nights a week. Dad doesnt like whole wheat pasta and god forbid I dont eat whats cooked... Its so frustrating that even when I make my own food she still gets upset bc I didnt eat what she cooked. I wish someone would come in and scream at her at wtf shes cooking. Anyone know how I can get it thru her thick head?
sorry about that!
(rant over)
I completely understand. I used to be just like you. Ungrateful for what my mother did for me out of love. Now that she's dead, I'm free to cook my own meals.
But now that my evil mother who fed me all the yummy, nutritious and filling foods (yet somehow I stayed thin with her cooking, magic I know) is dead, I now have this Satan's minion of a sister-in-law cooking for me daily. She just doesn't get it. She feed feeding me carbs and beans and lentils and veggies and meats and cheese and eggs and dairy. I am forced to tell her how much I will have to taste her yummy and nutritious foods and make my own salad to fill the rest of my calories and my belly like a grown up. I don't wanna be a grown up. If I wanted to be a grown up, I wouldn't have turned 29 years old...
yup
Wow, did you misplace your silver spoon?
edited to note that the other quote was because it was RIGHT!0 -
Here's some motivation. Eat the food your mom makes and go work out your dang selfishness. That will burn a lot of calories for sure.0
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i love how this kid was probably going to himself "yeah, the people on MFP will understand me!!" and we're all like "nope."0
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You gonna pay my rent? Long Island in the most expensive place in the country to live. Im not paying 1300 a month for an apt to pay someone elses mortage... MY mom isnt a stick either and shes gained a substantial amount of weight in the last few years too, but you cant tell her that.
Nope, sorry. Try an hour west of you.
On to substantive comments. You presumably got where you are because you ate too much for your activity level. Part of learning how to control your weight is about moderation. Eat your mom's cooking--just know when to stop. For example, don't eat seconds. A bit of pasta with broccoli won't hurt you (unless you have celiac disease or are diabetic).0 -
So how about 2 or 3 nights out of the week you offer to buy the food and cook what you feel are acceptable meals for your Mom?
Then a couple of more nights you be out of the house at dinner time and make do with "clean food" that you stop at the grocery store and buy and consume. One night a week let your Mommy cook for you and eat a small amount and make appreciative noises and tell her you love her.0
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