need help as husband brings alot of bad food!

Since getting married I've put on weight as my husband is constantly bringing bad food, sweets, chochs, crisps, cakes, you name it ! I always say I wont eat them but i end up eating them! how can i stop myself eating the crap he brings. and yes i've asked him to stop but he doesnt and hes skinny as hell too!!! ufair.

I think it is going to be up to you to control yourself and work on some strategies to not go over your calories.

Only you can make the choice on whether or not to put something in your mouth. Buy more healthy food for yourself and stick to that. Maybe as a compromise, ask your husband not to have these trigger foods out in the open. If you don't see it, you won't want to eat it. OR have ONE SERVING SIZE of the foods he bring and ONLY THAT. However, if bingeing is an issue for you, out of sigh and out of mind is the better approach.

I still buy some snack for my kids, I just don't eat them. But it doesn't stop them from eating my healthy snacks,lol

Simpy...do not eat it. He's not forcing you to eat it. You have to make the commitment. Don't blame him, cuz' you ate the junk food or that he brought it home. It's all will power. You can do this. Show him that you don't need it and that you have the will power to refuse.

My husband often buys snacks for himself and our daughter that I have a hard time resisting. I don't ban them from our home, but I do ask him to keep them off of the counters and out of sight in the pantry. If I don't see them, I'm usually able to resist.

I also make sure to have snacks that I can have readily available, so if they start eating oreos, I have something that I like at the same time.

My ex would tell me I was too fat then he would bring home gallons of my favorite ice cream and eat it in front of me. I saw it for what it was: his way of controlling my behavior since he knew I was a compulsive overeater. For that and other reasons, I dumped him and the crap went with him (BTW, I'm not advocating this approach for everyone). I am still a COE and at times get out of control but nothing like before. Maybe if you explained it to him that way, he'll stop.

If he doesn't, how about this alternative worked out by me and my son: Give him a cabinet that can be locked and have him lock the crap in it. If it needs to be refrigerated or frozen, small fridges and freezers are obtainable and some can be locked, then have him lock up his junk food. Seriously, this compromise should make everyone happy. :bigsmile:

If my husband brings anything home I throw it out. BAM! Problem solved!

Lol! Don't forget to squirt dishwashing liquid on it so you're not tempted to dig it back out. I've been guilty of that in the past. It used to kill me to know one of the kids put a takeout container in the trash that had a perfectly good enchilada in it. I used to grab the container and go into the bathroom so she didn't know I lied when I said I didn't want her leftovers. Talk about messed up in the head! My other sneaky trick was to tell the kids to put their plates on the counter and I'd scrape the food off when I did the dishes. Then I'd tiptoe into the kitchen and scrape the food off right into my mouth. Ugh. I'm embarrassed to even admit that now.

If my husband brings anything home I throw it out. BAM! Problem solved!

Queens girls be cray cray

A little bit, yeah. But we're super fun!

I think that if you're feeling good about what you're achieving and you're seeing real positive results, you are more likely to look at the bad food your husband brings home and feel empowered to avoid it.

The next time you tell yourself you won't eat it, the easier it will be the time after that.

Wow. :noway: