Pop addiction and Fast Food

Talk to your hubby.. Tell him you don't want to put him on a diet or force him to follow what you are doing, but that you want to get healthier and sexier for him...

Ask him to commit to two weeks.. (i'd say a month, but Halloween & Thanksgiving are close).. Two weeks of eating at home and no soda at home.. (If he has some at work, it won't affect you)... After two weeks, it will be easier for you to resist. plan your meals out and try to add something new every week.. Once you get started and see some success it gets easier.. you can do this!!

Log all the calories you drink, if you aren't already. Compare the drink calories to food you could've eaten instead. This will help motivate you to drink less of your calories. Calories from drinks aren't filling, so you'll be hungrier than if you were to eat all your calories. Tea is better than soda. I recommend slowly reducing the amount of sweetener, maybe trying to find other flavorings instead. If you keep making your tea less sweet, you'll eventually not even need the sugar. You can also try flavored water, but if you need it sweet, I recommend going with the real sugar. If you really can't spare the calories, opt for natural low or no-calorie sweetener, but low and no-calorie sweeteners can make your sugar cravings worse. You can also flavor water yourself. I used to drink Starbucks Skinny espresso drinks daily last year and now I have espresso with unsweetened vanilla almond milk instead. Maybe your husband likes some pop flavors you don't and can stick with those or only bring home a few servings at a time. This way, you'll want to save some for him and can't have that much yourself. It also wouldn't be a bad idea to try to get him to drink healthier things - especially if you do the food shopping! I got my boyfriend interested in eating and drinking healthily, so he mostly drinks 100% juice now.

If your family is pleased with fast food and picky at home, maybe try to recreate some fast food favorites at home - but healthier versions, of course. You can also customize dishes so to omit or add certain ingredients for some family members that others don't like. But ultimately, your family will all be better off if they have no option other than eating healthy food, even if they don't seem to like it at first. You can try to get them excited about eating healthy by picking out some new recipes together!