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agreed.

I .agree with the above poster. Tell him that u want him to be healthy

You definitely need to set some ground rules. You aren't his mother and you aren't a short order cook. If he wants to eat the bad food, then let him fix it.
If you love him that much and he loves you then you guys can work it out. This is important to you and he should respect that. Best of luck.

have him make his own dinner (:

Also, if he doesn't like what you cook, then maybe he should do some of the cooking. My parents' rule for a happy marriage was always: whoever does the cooking is praised and appreciated, no matter what. My mom could bake a rock-hard cake, or dad could burn the steaks to a crisp, but the other person always said "It's just the way I like it." If it was made by the person I love, and I didn't have to make it myself, then it's just the way I like it. :-)
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when I was younger, if I didn't like what my mom would make for dinner, she'd point and say "there's the kitchen."

i totally know where you are at. my partner was a real "foodie" everything had to be gourmet and beautiful, and he didn't want to eat anything that was just simple and healthy if it was dull or tasteless (ie everything needed alot of oil and salt).

he used to only like to eat fresh bread, so would go to the bakery every single day and buy a loaf of white bread. therefore, i hated waste, so, me and the kids would eat the left overs rather than buying wholemeal and all that white bread going to waste. Now my kids won't eat wholemeal bread anymore.

nothing i could do or say would change him until he decided he was too fat and needed to lose weight.

when he got on the bandwagon, he started eating lean cuisines (he worked nights so would take them to work instead) and they were dull in taste, but it worked, and he ended up losing a stack of weight. and it changed his habits. but until they are on board, they just won't change (like anyone, if they aren't into it, they just aren't into it).

i used to eat quite dull before i met him, during the weeks, i'd eat brown rice and vegie heavy stir fries with not alot of flavour, and only when i went out i'd eat something rich and beautiful. but then he came into the picture with his gourmet cooking, and i got used to eating beautiful delicious rich food, obviously not so good for the waistline.

somehow you have to get into the mentality that you don't eat for pleasure every day, you eat to fuel your body most of the time, and occasionally you can indulge yourself.

Love comments," This is dinner, take it or leave it!" I had to do that with my kids. NO PB&J instead of dinner. I do add alot more veggies and spices that if my kids knew they would stick their nose up and not want to eat. Adding different spices helps. Unfortualtely, his taste buds are used to one particular food(s)(in his defense). Also, I buy the food so take it or leave it baby!

I think a heart-to-heart talk with him is required. He should be sensitive to your needs but don't leave him hanging, try understanding why he is so in love with his foods and offer alternatives so the words don't sound so cold is my advice.

Make the transition slow by on a schedule so both are satisfied and everyone is happy.

Most of all, you have to prove to him why eating less meat and fat is good (or why the foods he eats are no longer acceptable to you which is really difficult to do in my opinion, until he gets his first bypass, then things will get easier).

Refined carbs and refined sugars are key factors in becoming overweight and becoming sick. I would get the evidence against those two types of food and insist that he stop eating those two forbidden types of foods, the rest you can negotiate with.

The other thing is with a low carb diet is that people have to be inducted into a ketogenic state in order to burn fat and protein, I would find out if that is acceptable to him (which it sounds like it is since he eats those types of foods) and his body.

Good health to you and him.

I have picky eaters in my life and there is no changing them.

Yes he is very attached to his foods.....he works hard and wants a good hearty meal when he gets home. I understand this and i do realize that there has to be give and take on both sides when it comes to marriage. I would never forbid him from anything, all i want is to introduce more healthy choices into our lives. I just want him to try new things.....but maybe i should just keep doing what im doing and when my super hot body takes shape, he will be more apt to try new things.....

I believe most do not want to change their dietary lifestyle until they "hit" a certain health crisis. And then you have to wonder if the medication they receive from their doctor will allow them to continue their eating habits.

Forcing him to eat your food as what others have said--I certainly respected my mother's cooking and when I didn't want to eat it, I took everyone's advice, and went out to eat or ordered food, so be wary of people who have money and will take that line as an excuse/permission to eat out. (So, I don't think that kind of response will work and you are then unknowingly promoting bad eating habits).

I think reasons for getting in shape (your super hot body) is a great incentive! Is your husband a carrot or stick driven person? (I joke but it is a great way without confrontation).