Not so healthy foods
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herrspoons wrote: »just caught up on the thread. should have realized it would turn into an argument.
you shouldn't worry about food getting thrown out. if your husband can't finish it himself, then too bad. let him throw it out. you don't have to eat it if you don't want to.
Why does he have to throw it out?
If he doesn't finish it today, he can't finish it tomorrow?
my point is, she isn't required to eat it. he can do with it what he wants. of course that's exactly what i said, but you read something else in my post.
if your husband can't finish it himself, then too bad. let him throw it out.
Who said he wanted to throw them out?
Who said he can't finish them?
i said "if"
quit trolling
Well no one said that, you're just getting a little aggressive there. If he can't finish it TOO BAD!!! Yikes
are you trying to troll me into saying something you can report or something? move on.
I thought that was your strategy?
nope. i'd rather people got along.
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stephhoward7 wrote: »Did you advise your husband you are on a diet? If so; not very supportive that he brought a high calorie temptation home in the first place.
I agree!
OP, maybe just explain how having that temptation in the house makes you feel to your husband to try to prevent this decision in future.
The way I explained it to my hubby is that it is like having a spouse who is an alcoholic who is trying to stop drinking and bringing home a case of their favorite beer every night and drinking it in front of them and expecting them not to want to drink it. If you can spare them the discomfort and encourage them to better their health then isn't that what we do for loved ones? We already face enough challenges outside the home, it helps when home is a "safe zone."
Just an opinion, I am sure others may not agree.
It's not really fair to expect your s.o. to watch their diet just because you are watching yours, just like it's not fair for her husband to expect her to eat the donuts just because he brought them home, if that's what he did.0 -
I am most concerned about making healthy real life choices with real food, all types- instead of unhealthy bingeing on any type of food, period.0
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I too asked my husband about this, and since he's not really a donuts fan I used the example of Five Guys since we both really like Five Guys food. There is a Five Guys by his work (an hour away) so he eats it somewhat often for lunch, but jokingly he said "Don't worry, I'd never bring you home any Five Guys" the joke subtext being that he wouldn't be able to bring any home because he'd want to eat it all himself and not share. Though it was a joke, I felt somewhat irritated at even the idea of my husband taking it upon himself to "spare me the temptation" as if I lacked sense.
So, I think I'm the type of person who would be more offended by anyone believing I need babying and adult supervision or I'll lose control, than I would be by people believing I won't fall apart or turn into a ravenous werewolf at the sight of Five Guys or a sack of donuts.0 -
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so brining donuts home = brining alcohol home to tempt an alcoholic …..???? Now, we have just crossed the line into ludicrousness ….[/quote]
Like I said, everyone may not agree, but for some people it takes having the support of a loved one to get through difficult health challenges. That is all I meant by my example.
And yes, I do think that for some people food is an addiction which, like other unhealthy addictions, takes self restraint and willpower to overcome... But I know for me personally it is easier in the beginning to not have to walk past trigger foods 15 times a day and my husband doesn't seem to mind choosing different treats for himself that are not as challenging for me to pass up.0 -
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stephhoward7 wrote: »
so brining donuts home = brining alcohol home to tempt an alcoholic …..???? Now, we have just crossed the line into ludicrousness ….
Like I said, everyone may not agree, but for some people it takes having the support of a loved one to get through difficult health challenges. That is all I meant by my example.
And yes, I do think that for some people food is an addiction which, like other unhealthy addictions, takes self restraint and willpower to overcome... But I know for me personally it is easier in the beginning to not have to walk past trigger foods 15 times a day and my husband doesn't seem to mind choosing different treats for himself that are not as challenging for me to pass up.
She didn't really seem upset about it at all to me. Maybe I misread the OP but she didn't seem to me to be implying that she's an addict or even that she's prone to binging. Since she hasn't come back maybe we'll never know.0 -
When you have not so healthy food in the house (that you know you won't be satisfied until they're gone) and you can't throw them out, is it better to just eat them up and get rid of them or is it better to stretch out the sabotage over multiple days? For example my husband brought home some doughnuts, should we get them eaten up and have 1 REALLY bad day, or have a couple of pretty bad caloricstephhoward7 wrote: »
so brining donuts home = brining alcohol home to tempt an alcoholic …..???? Now, we have just crossed the line into ludicrousness ….
Like I said, everyone may not agree, but for some people it takes having the support of a loved one to get through difficult health challenges. That is all I meant by my example.
And yes, I do think that for some people food is an addiction which, like other unhealthy addictions, takes self restraint and willpower to overcome... But I know for me personally it is easier in the beginning to not have to walk past trigger foods 15 times a day and my husband doesn't seem to mind choosing different treats for himself that are not as challenging for me to pass up.
When did the OP say she didn't want him to bring the donuts home or that she didn't want to eat any at all?
Also, I disagree with your comparison to this and alcohol. [/quote]
Of course, you're right. She didn't say that specifically but I felt her post alluded to it since she said "sabotage."
I really appreciate you taking the time to let me know you disagree with my opinion. That affirms what I said at the end of my first post.
I hope the OP finds something in this thread that makes sense to her and helps her on her journey, as that is the goal if I'm not mistaken.
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Since you 'hate' to throw them away, do it away...Next time you probably won't buy them because you threw away your money on the ones you threw out! It's not really 'food' any way...it does NOTHING for you - why consume it,there's plenty of other 'good for you' foods that taste devine that you should have in it's place:)
You'll have to let us all know what you ended up doing??
Tell that to my coach and cross country team after we've had a hard Saturday morning speed workout or 10 mile run... donut is love, donut is life.
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Sometimes, when I have a craving for one of those bad sorts of food and I'm already near my reasonable calorie limit, I'll go get a regular sized portion, take one bite and throw the rest away. That way I've gotten the flavor, kept myself from over indulging and made it so that there's less of the temptation for the next time. I don't see it as wasteful because there's not much difference between it being in the garbage or being in the toilet a day later.0
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