How do I keep on a diet with a house full of non dieters?

I have the same issue. I just had to bite the bullet and make my own meals.

I am having the same problem. Also, there are always donuts and cake meet-ups at my job. Since the Holidays are right around the corner, I need advice on how to get through these types of challenges so I won't repeat the same cycle, which is... Loose weight weight right before my birthday in October, start gaining weight around Thanksgiving, then Christmas and have to start all over in January. Help:(

I ignore what everyone else eats...and just do my own thing....it works for me....but I plan my meals ahead usually

Portion Control.....you need to be responsible for what you put into your mouth regardless of what is already cooked..just have smaller portions and more veggies.....and if you cant snack at work then snack too and from during your commute munch on something healthy.

Use a smaller plate than everyone else so you'll get a smaller portion and never take seconds even if everyone else is. Most families make the same recipes over and over again. Just browse through the recipe book and take the time to input them into your recipe section. That way when lasagna is made you can log it accurately.

My husband doesn't diet at all! He likes deep fried everything yet he's built and has a six pack! I don't eat past six o'clock, and he is at work all day. I usually make what I want for breakfast lunch and dinner, and then I will make him something for when he gets home. It's a lot of cooking but I'm a housewife so I don't mind. If you have trouble resisting eating what the others eat, just google how horrible it all is for you . I still encourage my husband to eat healthy since itll benefit him in the long run, and I remind him that I'm already ten years younger, if I get ten times hotter than him, he's really in trouble

Are you "on a diet", or are you making long-term healthy lifestyle choices? It sounds to me like you need to start preparing your own meals so you can have more control over what you put in your body, but maybe you can offer to do the same for the people you live with instead of just eating what they prepare for you? It's not a big deal. I prepare the meals for my whole family - we've all become healthier, even though I'm the only one with weight loss as part of my health goals. Is that such a bad thing?

If these other people include a mom who says, "You're eating what the rest of us eat," then you have to take your best guess on calories.

If they're people who don't make rules for you, make your own food.

As far as jealousy over what other people eat, get used to it. You'll find your way through that. Personally, I want what I want so much that I don't see myself as deprived, but as happy and/or lucky that I'm not eating whatever they are. Depends on your outlook.

I make it a mix between portion control and doing my own thing.

I think portion control is great but the simple fact is that for me sometimes eating small portions of what my family is eating means I'm going to bed hungry. Granted this is a very small part of the time because generally I'm cooking and we're eating healthy and my family doesn't have too much issue with that (they just eat more of what I'm having).

It doesn't sound like that is an option for you so that makes it harder.

But when it's something I'm just really not inclined to eat I opt out and have a salad or lean cuisine or some leftovers from a healthier meal I made previously. Typically when this happens though is when the rest of my family is eating later (due to work, school or practice) and I would have had to have eaten already because I can't eat too late (not that I think there's anything wrong with eating late, I just work out after work and can't wait too long to eat).

I make most of the food at home, so it's not an issue for me there.

But, we eat often enough at my in laws for me to be able to give you input. I eat what they eat, I just measure it out and make some choices. My MIL likes to make sure everyone is well fed, so she always goes overboard on what she makes. If she makes 3 types of meat, 2 veggies, and 3 starches, I'll eat 1 type of meat, 2 veggies, and 1 starch. I serve myself when everyone else is and just weigh it out. Actually the extra options means that I can choose the "best" option instead of being stuck with a really poor choice. The point is that you don't have to eat everything. Or you can eat a little bit of everything, just less of it.

I know a lot of families don't cook like that every night. However, you can still do this. I cook "regular" food at home. The same food I was eating when I gained the weight. It's just that now I measure it out and changed my portion sizes. Extra veggies, less starch. I'm betting that 75 to 90 percent of the time, you could do this too. As for the rest, make a sandwich, a salad, or heat up a can of soup.

Eating is a huge part of most cultures. In order for you to be successful long term, you need to figure out how to eat with other people.