If my fiance brings home one more package of Oreo's, I might go full-rage.
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If he ever brought these home, we would never have a problem - this looks disgusting!
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_NicLovin_ wrote: »If he ever brought these home, we would never have a problem - this looks disgusting!
Those look delicious.2 -
MaddMaestro wrote: »I feckin' hate Oreos. I'd punch my husband in the face if he ever brought them home. Screw if they're for him or friends. Oreos are the devil in my house.
If you hate them, why would you punch your husband in the face if he wanted them? :huh:5 -
You'll just have to deal with the fact that he can eat more. But it doesn't seem too much to ask that he keep his cookies somewhere other than the pantry. Does he give a reason for not doing it? Seems a rather simple request.0
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »You'll just have to deal with the fact that he can eat more. But it doesn't seem too much to ask that he keep his cookies somewhere other than the pantry. Does he give a reason for not doing it? Seems a rather simple request.
Two nights ago, after I had showed him this thread, we both had a laugh and he put them in this really high cupboard that I'll never be able to reach without a step-ladder (which we don't have, thankfully) lol. He also said that's where he's going to start keeping his t-shirts that I keep wearing.
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »_NicLovin_ wrote: »If he ever brought these home, we would never have a problem - this looks disgusting!
Those look delicious.
I tried chocolate covered bacon once at this local confectionary shop, but it was a little too intense for me. That being said, we have this restaurant in town called Nosh, and they sometimes do a dessert of maple ice cream with little nibs of chocolate covered bacon sprinkled on top. That was pretty tasty, so I think I liked it much more as a garnish instead of a stand-alone item.
My dad would go nuts for these bacon flavored Oreo's though, I'm sure. He loves novelty stuff like that. Tabasco flavored jelly beans, Dill pickle flavored candy canes... lol...0 -
_NicLovin_ wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »_NicLovin_ wrote: »If he ever brought these home, we would never have a problem - this looks disgusting!
Those look delicious.
I tried chocolate covered bacon once at this local confectionary shop, but it was a little too intense for me. That being said, we have this restaurant in town called Nosh, and they sometimes do a dessert of maple ice cream with little nibs of chocolate covered bacon sprinkled on top. That was pretty tasty, so I think I liked it much more as a garnish instead of a stand-alone item.
My dad would go nuts for these bacon flavored Oreo's though, I'm sure. He loves novelty stuff like that. Tabasco flavored jelly beans, Dill pickle flavored candy canes... lol...
I'm a huge fan of sweet mixed with savory. So those are right up my alley.1 -
CaliMomTeach wrote: »I live with my two children. When I started counted calories last year, I stopped buying the sweets and junk food that I bought for years. About a month into this, my then 10 year old son got upset and asked me how it was fair that he and his sister had to suffer by not having treats just because I needed to lose weight. You know what? I thought about it and decided he was absolutely right. While I don't buy the quantities that I used to, I buy them "junk" to have in moderation. I just don't eat those things. Having said that, I won't buy my old favorites either such as Chunky Monkey ice cream, Tostitos tortilla chips, dark chocolate peanut butter cups etc... Just last week my son asked me to buy the Trader Joes dark chocolate peanut butter cups (I used to buy them all the time), and I had to say no. I know that it would be very hard for me to stay away from those. I told him that I learned that they were just too unhealthy to buy (those little bites of deliciousness are loaded with calories), but the true reason was me. lol.
OTOH- Not necessarily a bad idea for them to get used to that stuff not always being in the house, but to view them truly as the "sometimes foods" (as they apparently call them when trying to teach simple nutrition to children) you have occasionally (rather than at least once every day). ..Instead stopping at the ice cream stand during a bike ride or the bodega for a candy bar if out for a walk or a day of shopping (ie more of a special occasional treat). The older generations (whose population wasn't largely overweight) can chime in here if I'm wrong, but I'm guessing these types of hyper-palatable calorie-dense items weren't available back then with remotely near the daily+ frequency that our generations have come to expect.
I dunno about the older generation being any better, a lot of my grandma's recipes start with "add two heaping tablespoons bacon fat".....2 -
I just saw a commercial for Oreo thins - I might have to try them!0
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No... They... Didn't...
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I dunno about the older generation being any better, a lot of my grandma's recipes start with "add two heaping tablespoons bacon fat".....
Oh my god, yes. Mine too. Almost all of her recipes say that (or variations with chicken fat and beef fat). I remember being a little kid and seeing all those mason jars on the counter or in the fridge. Also, I inherited her big box of recipes, and I swear, aside from the old old family recipes written in Italian and Spanish, the woman could've been an ambassador for Minute Rice.1 -
Mr_Healthy_Habits wrote: »No... They... Didn't...
Lol. That must mean they're healthy and we should ALL eat them!! GD Nabisco.
Where's the sarcasm button??1 -
This is great
My husband and I cut a lot of the junk and sweets from our cupboards in the beginning of our weight loss journey because it was SO tempting to cheat when you're in the initial sugar/salt detox phase (first 2ish weeks). Now we are about 2.5 months in and I have a much better grip on the implications of my cheats and better overall nutrition understanding. I have no problem fitting 2 Oreos into my calories for the day and leaving the rest in the cupboard. BUT, my hubs has no self-control when it comes to that stuff. He thinks he has to eat the family-size Oreo package or nothing. *sigh 
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Partner A doesn't have to 'change' for partner B.....but when she's struggling with something like sweets its not unreasonable for her to ask him to support her and keep that stuff to himself. Maybe not forever but at least while she's battling serious cravings for that stuff.nrodriguez32730 wrote: »I love my darling partner, but he doesn't get it. He's fit, trim, can eat whatever he wants, and has a sweet tooth that would make Willy Wonka cringe. I'll say this up front, because this could absolutely be an unfair request that I've made of him: I've asked him to stop bringing home sweets (i.e cookies, cakes, pies, candy, etc.) in order to help support my need to change my eating habits. He graciously goes to the farmers market with me, spends time exercising with me, and overall is very wonderful. That being said, I keep finding family-size packages of Double Stuffed Oreos in our pantry. I jokingly told him to find a better hiding spot, thinking that it's probably not too fair to make him suffer the loss of junk food with me, but I'm telling you - the jealousy I have around his ability to eat whatever he wants and not gain weight is making me silently rage! I'm currently doing Whole30, and in the beginning stages of detox/sugar withdrawal, and I swear it's making me go into "Beast Mode." Endy ranty rant here to confront cookie package with kitchen knife, a la Inigo Montoya - "...prepare to die."
You are correct it is unfair...
If you want to not eat oreos oh I don't know be an adult and say no I won't eat that????
and btw you can eat whatever you want in moderate quantities just like your husband and not gain weight...
I don't get why our partners need to change for us...esp if you won't change for him, because apparently you aren't willing to not eat his oreos...after all they are his...
"Be an adult" is a ridiculous justification, its more of a personal attack and people have vices and she knows hers. Btw I don't know how your household is but in mine there is no his/hers. Everything is ours, including the Oreos. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯10 -
_NicLovin_ wrote: »
I dunno about the older generation being any better, a lot of my grandma's recipes start with "add two heaping tablespoons bacon fat".....
Oh my god, yes. Mine too. Almost all of her recipes say that (or variations with chicken fat and beef fat). I remember being a little kid and seeing all those mason jars on the counter or in the fridge. Also, I inherited her big box of recipes, and I swear, aside from the old old family recipes written in Italian and Spanish, the woman could've been an ambassador for Minute Rice.
Yeah, it's off topic, but this totally resonates with me--lard was used in everything when my dad was growing up--even on bread, like butter.0 -
I assigned mine a cabinet and fridge drawer to keep his junk food in. I have actually considered checking the prices of safes that will fit mutliple clamshell boxes of croissants.
I actually LOL'd.
Yep, get him a drawer to put his stuff in so at least you don't have to see it every time you open the cabinet. I'm a huge sweets person and I swear my ex would buy candy and put it right under my nose every second I tried to be healthy.0 -
I just saw a commercial for Oreo thins - I might have to try them!
Kid you not, I was so excited to see these last night at Target!! I compared the Regular Stuffed to the Thins though and they are almost exactly the same. Really, there's like no benefit to the Thins. Just get yourself Regular Stuffed and enjoy your cheat 0 -
nrodriguez32730 wrote: »I love my darling partner, but he doesn't get it. He's fit, trim, can eat whatever he wants, and has a sweet tooth that would make Willy Wonka cringe. I'll say this up front, because this could absolutely be an unfair request that I've made of him: I've asked him to stop bringing home sweets (i.e cookies, cakes, pies, candy, etc.) in order to help support my need to change my eating habits. He graciously goes to the farmers market with me, spends time exercising with me, and overall is very wonderful. That being said, I keep finding family-size packages of Double Stuffed Oreos in our pantry. I jokingly told him to find a better hiding spot, thinking that it's probably not too fair to make him suffer the loss of junk food with me, but I'm telling you - the jealousy I have around his ability to eat whatever he wants and not gain weight is making me silently rage! I'm currently doing Whole30, and in the beginning stages of detox/sugar withdrawal, and I swear it's making me go into "Beast Mode." Endy ranty rant here to confront cookie package with kitchen knife, a la Inigo Montoya - "...prepare to die."
You are correct it is unfair...
If you want to not eat oreos oh I don't know be an adult and say no I won't eat that????
and btw you can eat whatever you want in moderate quantities just like your husband and not gain weight...
I don't get why our partners need to change for us...esp if you won't change for him, because apparently you aren't willing to not eat his oreos...after all they are his...
Partner A doesn't have to 'change' for partner B.....but when she's struggling with something like sweets its not unreasonable for her to ask him to support her and keep that stuff to himself. Maybe not forever but at least while she's battling serious cravings for that stuff.
"Be an adult" is a ridiculous justification, its more of a personal attack and people have vices and she knows hers. Btw I don't know how your household is but in mine there is no his/hers. Everything is ours, including the Oreos. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I didn't see where he wasn't keeping it to himself...he doesn't force it on her...offer it to her...she admitted it was an unreasonable request and she was being unfair and I agreed with that...lol...
vices btw are defined as immoral or wicked behaviour...I see no vice here...
my house has things like oreos that are his...not a fan...but of course the maxi pads are mine...bras are mine...and the coconut ice cream is mine too...
you do you...I do me.6 -
_NicLovin_ wrote: »
I dunno about the older generation being any better, a lot of my grandma's recipes start with "add two heaping tablespoons bacon fat".....
Oh my god, yes. Mine too. Almost all of her recipes say that (or variations with chicken fat and beef fat). I remember being a little kid and seeing all those mason jars on the counter or in the fridge. Also, I inherited her big box of recipes, and I swear, aside from the old old family recipes written in Italian and Spanish, the woman could've been an ambassador for Minute Rice.
Yeah, it's off topic, but this totally resonates with me--lard was used in everything when my dad was growing up--even on bread, like butter.
If you save the bacon fat in the fridge for cooking things like eggs or shrimp or scallops in they are very yummy.
I grew up with something called pan gravy which was made with it...among other things...must be a country thing.5 -
my house has things like oreos that are his...not a fan...but of course the maxi pads are mine...bras are mine...and the coconut ice cream is mine too...
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Shoot, that's where I've been going wrong....I figured since he wears my bras and maxi pads, I have the right to eat all his Oreo's....
That'll learn me.
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I just saw a commercial for Oreo thins - I might have to try them!
Kid you not, I was so excited to see these last night at Target!! I compared the Regular Stuffed to the Thins though and they are almost exactly the same. Really, there's like no benefit to the Thins. Just get yourself Regular Stuffed and enjoy your cheat
Regular 3 = 160 cals 53 each
Thin 4 = 140 cals 35 each
Either way, not a "cheat" - just food.2 -
You're going to need to separate yourself from him in regards to eating. It can be very hard in a relationship when one partner has to eat differently. I think you need to have a really serious talk with him and let him know just how important this is to you. Let him know that if he wants sweets, he needs to use a little discretion for awhile. Maybe hide them in the car or go out for sweets for awhile. Let him know it isn't a Permanent thing. Just until you have some control. If he cares about you, he will make some changes for you. That's how a partnership needs to work. You can't ask him to make the same changes you are if he doesn't need to, but he isn't respecting your problem, or taking it seriously at all. What if you were diabetic? Would he just do whatever he wanted then? Because if you kept eating unhealthy, in a few years, you may be faced with just that. So you may find out. I'm not saying you should have a fight... a compromise! That's what partners do. Or else you'll just need to be hard as nails. Find your own support. Good luck!1
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