Only one in family wanting to make the change! HELP.

That's great Herbaliz!!

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I'm glad you see the light!! Miracle weight-loss is the only way to go. Hey, after you buy these pills from me, I have a Persian prince who wants to sign you over his entire estate if you'll only send him $2,000!!

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That's great Herbaliz!!

And I have a magic pill that will make you skinny while eating burgers and fries! Limited time offer, must pay in cash.............. :bigsmile:

HAHA!!! Chelsey, I would love some of those pills! Where should I send my hard earned money to so I can acquire these magic pills? Please respond quickly so I can get them before your limited offer expires.........:laugh: :laugh:

Hey Herbaliz, who wants to have shakes when all it would take are some pills...?... freaking troll..

I'm glad you see the light!! Miracle weight-loss is the only way to go. Hey, after you buy these pills from me, I have a Persian prince who wants to sign you over his entire estate if you'll only send him $2,000!!

:drinker: :bigsmile:

I would be more interested in a Persian princess, but a Middle Eastern estate sounds nice too! Private message me the address I should send the cash too! WOO HOO!, guaranteed weight loss and a Persian estate is almost too much for me to handle in one night! I am so lucky!

Hahaha, yes, yes luck is on your side! Go buy some lotto tickets STAT!

Hiya
I just wanted to encourage you to stay strong. If you would like to add me I would love to be a cheerleader for you on here.

In response to your post, I do the same as other posters have said. Since I am the main one to do the shopping and cooking, I buy healthier items and try to serve more fresh fruits and vegetables with my meals. While buying fresh can be more expensive, I just buy a few veggies and fruits to try for one week and then change the type of veggies the following week and so forth. I still buy and cook the things I know my kids and husband like. But I encourage my kids to eat some healthier items along with the things they like. I take smaller portions of the higher calorie food and try to fill up with veggies or lower calorie foods.

Also as for keeping junk food in the home. I may buy some for everyone else but I buy smaller amounts of it. Then I encourage my kids to snack on fruit or carrots. I don't try to control what my husband eats. But I can definitely encourage my children to make better choices. And hopefully by having healthier options around my husband can make healthier choices too. While generally he's a meat and potatoes kind of guy, he has said to me that even though it's not his choice he likes it when I make salad or vegetables for dinner because he realizes its healthier and he's more likely to have a little if it's in front of him.
Anyway. Sorry for rambling.
Feel free to add me if you'd like

I am so glad I found this post, because I have the same problem!! I read through all of the comments, and all are great ideas!! I have three kiddos, and one big kid that just won't commit! He needs to lose to, but I can't make him. I have tried over and over again as well, and it does get difficult on being the only one who seems to be trying. Feel free to add me and we can motivate each other! I have also added a lot of motivational sites and people on my facebook and instagram to help me get the right mindset! Good luck and just remember if he notices it will be inspiring and may change his mind as well

Hi Everyone,

I have started my journey over and over. My biggest problem is no one else in my household is willing to do the same. I don't think its fair they need to change just because I am over weight. I also don't have the budget to buy 2 separate meals for every meal of the day.

Does anyone else have this issue? How do I get past this, inexpensively.

I am in need of motivation/support and friends!!

Same issue. My mom lives with us and she is the MOST resistant and the only one in the house who (because of several health issues) REALLY needs to make a change.....so I've been slowly changing everybody's diet...for example, I don't use beef in family dishes like Spaghetti, I use Italian Ground Turkey....NO ONE could tell the difference...and EVERYBODY loves it. I also don't buy her as many sodas as I used to. I just buy a small pack and once they run out I conveniently "forget" to buy more and then only have 100% juices and water available so, she has no choice alot of times. I can tell a difference. She is also losing weight slowly but surely and she looks great. I compliment her all of the time and I am seeing changes. I just don't pressure her or anyone else to move at MY pace....I'm gently helping her find her own....GOOD LUCK TO YOU.....YOU CAN and YOU WILL DO IT!!!!

I am in the same boat and have been the entire time...18months...I have a 20 yo son who lives here and my husband.

Imagine the food they eat...

I just do portion control...on occassion I do buy specific foods for me and warn them...and they stay away from it.

But that being said because I do most of the shopping and cooking and well...I am the mom/wife..(happy wife happy life) I got my way with the skim milk always in the house ( I do compromise with the chocolate milk and 1% milk sometimes), whole wheat bread always, more chicken breasts, very few starches unless they want to cook them, lots of veggies cooked in olive oil...

But it really is about portion control...I have bought 4 bags of chips in a week...one for me 3 for them...I still have mine (cheese popcorn), I eat fruit loops, bacon, ice cream (mine is off limits as it's expensive) etc.

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Hi Everyone,

I have started my journey over and over. My biggest problem is no one else in my household is willing to do the same. I don't think its fair they need to change just because I am over weight. I also don't have the budget to buy 2 separate meals for every meal of the day.

Does anyone else have this issue? How do I get past this, inexpensively.

I am in need of motivation/support and friends!!

You answered your own question really, I do this for my gf and I all the time and we do just make 2 separate meals. Find the money, if you don't spend it now you will spend it down the road on medical bills anyways ... spend now to save later.

It's not always 2 completely separate things, you can incorporate different things into both meals, I think you really need to study cooking more and invest more time into learning more about meal prep

I have found that I really enjoy the flavor and look of steamed veggies (theyre brighter in color & not mushy from being in water).
I can eat them w/out anything added...salt, butter etc but my husband likes to have "something" on his so he will sprinkle a little parmesan cheese.
When we get the munchies, we will make air popped pop corn (put some kernels in a brown lunch bag, fold it down a few times & like store bought, pop it in your microwave).
2 Cups Air Popped popcorn w/ nothing added is only 30 cal!
I can eat mine plain and any kernels that didn't pop can be used again because nothing was put on it, so don't toss them out!
My husband will add some butter or seasoning to his own.
Today we had shredded chicken w/ salsa using corn tortillas.
I had 2 (each tortilla was 60cal) and when I was still hungry I used the shredded lettuce (no cheese) and added a small amount of that salsa shredded chicken!
When my husband wants chocolate cookies, most of the time I am ok w/ him eating them around me but when I get the craving for something sweet similar to his cookies, I get a Belgian Almond Cookie which satisfies the sweet & crunchy desire.
8 Cookies are 140 Calories whereas 1 Toll House chocolate cookie is 90cal!
18 Cal (1 sugar) is in 1 Private Selection Cookie!

I never knew you could do that with the popcorn! I don't want to buy an air poppper as I have enough kitchen gadgets, but the brown bag thing sounds great. Thanks:drinker:

I have had the same problem in the past too! When I first started managing my weight, my boyfriend was also trying to lose about 10 pounds so I would have him over for dinner and send him home with leftover lunches. I found cooking for 2 WAY more enjoyable than cooking for just me. But he soon lost his 10 pounds and I was on my own. Then I fell off track (since I stopped cooking as much) and 4 months later had gained back half of what I lost. I'm now forced to cook more even if it's just for me. I still make dinner for him sometimes.

What I find useful is buying in bulk and trying to lump ingredients together for different dishes. So for example, if I make a slow cooker lasagne one night (Company's Coming has a great "5 Ingredient Slow Cooker book which has a Chicken Florentine Lasagne recipe in it. They have it online too but my browser isn't agreeing with me for giving you the link. It's very family friendly and the chicken could be switched for extra lean ground beef. I also find I only need 5 noodle halves per noodle layer which cuts the calories). I would buy a big bag of spinach so I could have a salad the next day! Maybe a taco salad using some of the ground beef too. Or if I make a coconut milk curry stir fry one night, I could use the remaining milk to make a coconut cilantro spread for sweet potato tacos or make a Thai coconut soup. Think of it like mixing and matching... kind of like your wardrobe. You probably don't buy a pair of pants that only look good with one shirt unless you're planning on finding other shirts too.

Slow cookers are great too if you're not big on cooking. They make big batches and can be very simple recipes. Individual portions can be easily frozen. I never used to cook at all before.

I also buy 5 kg boxes of frozen chicken breast or huge packages of extra lean ground beef that I separate into smaller packages in the freezer so I can easily make single portions of meat that might be leaner than others. You can also watch for sales by doing this.

Keep in mind that if you're doing the cooking, you have control! You can substitute low fat sour cream in recipes that call for sour cream, use extra lean cuts of meat, use whole wheat pasta and brown rice, use low fat shredded cheese as a garnish rather than a major ingredient, mix in mushrooms, onions and garlic into burger patties to bulk them up without raising the calories so much, etc. If the dishes are tasty, they won't mind the change at all - in fact they might not even notice! And if they're still hungry, they can take second helpings, but you don't have to.

Also, when you have pasta, perhaps make it with lots of steamed veggies on the side and shrimp. You can toss your pasta and veggies together with a light vinaigrette separately and heat up a pasta sauce for the rest of the family. You can buy frozen veggies and fill your plate with those pretty easily and they won't go bad.

It's also easy to keep fruit in the house for snacks. You can buy just the amount you need for yourself.

Alas, I've probably gone on too long. But I hope I helped provide some ideas. Good luck!