anyone have spouses who don't understand your "diet/life cha

Yes, but mine is slightly different. I'm currently involved with someone who thinks I don't eat at all! When he sees me eating small amounts he goes nuts and wants to take me to a resteraunt to eat loaded food. I try to explain, but it's just the way he sees it. Personally I think it's great that he is concerned.

I wouldnt say my husband doesnt understand...but he does not have to work as hard as I do and that is a big challenge for me. Seeing him eat pizza & burgers and still lose weight is hard for me but I cant ask him to deny himself just for my needs. He is however encouraging and never trys to tempt me to eat the foods he's eating. He tells me all the time how proud he is of me for starting this journey and he has been pushing me everyday to get out and exercise...and he's right there along with me. I think its so important to have the support of your spouse...even if they are not dieting with you!

My husband and his whole family are tall and thin- they're just naturally built that way. My husband can really never understand a food craving I've had or why I couldn't stop when I was full (fast-eater, gobble gobble).

His family is wonderful- but it's annoying when they give me a "I know how hard it is to lose weight" look- especially since they've never had to do it!

He's as supportive as he can be- and he's really happy I've joined MFP since I've told him that there are other people on here like me that I can share with and learn from.

He wants me as happy as I can be- and when I'm healthy- I'm happy. BUT- it's REALLY hard to go out to dinner on weekends with him because we both really love a good meal.

So- there's some educating on my side as well.

Its nice that your hubby enjoys spending time with you, thats a positive thing. Are you able to work out in the morning or at a time that he is a work etc? I start work at 8am, my hubby leaves the house for work at 6am. I work out once he is gone. Just a friendly thought to share.

My husband is constantly suggesting that we go get ice cream (by far my biggest weakness...)

He will also turn up his nose at my grilled chicken and veggies... and suggest a restaurant for dinner when I already have a healthy meal planned.

He says that I don't need to loose weight... I know that I don't have to but he doesn't understand that to me it is a lifestyle change to be a more healthy me and a more healthy him.

People have to be in the right mind set to take on a healthy lifestyle.

I get the old "you exercise too much" and now I'm getting the "you're too thin" stuff. I think it's understood that I will have to be someone who counts calories the rest of his life, but when you don't have to do that, I think the chances of completely understanding are none. I think the point is that I'll keep doing it anyway, even when I die of envy.

My wife was blessed with a great metabolism and is pretty skinny 5'6 120-125 pounds. She has a hard time understanding why I have such a hard time with my weight. She has said more then once that she doesn't understand why I just don't lose the weight. I went on several diets to try to appease her but they always fell through because it wasn't what I wanted at the time. I always tried to explain to her that it's not easy for me, it doesn't come easy. She's gotten better about it but every once in awhile she makes a comment that shows she still doesn't quite "get" it.

I know it annoys her that I've made this such an important part of my life, I do talk about it a lot. I am always looking up information online about it. We had an argument the other night about it and I decided I was getting mad, to put that energy to use and I went to gym to burn off the frustration. You have to go all in on something like this or you will find yourself making excuse after excuse and then you fall off the wagon. I've been that route to many times.

She is getting better about it, she just really had a hard time understand why people struggle since it's not a battle she has had to face.

My boyfriend understands that I'm changing my lifestyle, but I think he gets frustrated that I don't want to eat cheaper "convenience" food...he's very...hmm..."thrifty" with his money, and I don't think he likes that I'm willing to pay more for healthier foods, or make an extra trip to the farmers market vs. the grocery store that's right down the street, etc. It's not something I force him to do, for example, I don't force him to go to the farmer's market with me...truthfully, the few times I've asked him to go, he said no, so I stopped asking. I buy or pick out the majority of our groceries, and I've gotten him into more vegetables and healthier foods, as well, so there's a plus. I think he also gets annoyed in certain situations where I "research" food before I buy it. For example, he asked me what I wanted from the deli yesterday, since he was picking up lunch for us...I went on here first, to research how many calories I had left, where I was in terms of sodium and fat, etc....before making a decision. He's noticed that there's no more junkfood in the house, either. Overall, he is supportive...I think he's just not used to me being so health conscious and into exercising as much.

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My husband fully support me. But he's not on the same diet as I am. I'm on low carb. He's not. (He tried low carb with me years ago. Turned out not to be a very good diet for his body.)

What he can eat is very different than what I can eat. I used to pretty much do all the cooking, before I was on low carb. Now, there are two or three nights a week where he prefers to just be what we call "on your own" for dinner. On the nights that I DO cook for him, he'll make his own side dish to go with the meat I prepared. Unfortunately, he's not a big veggie eater. I can't get him to touch broccoli or cauliflower. But he'll often make himself potatoes or corn. Technically veggies but way more starchy than what I eat. He does eat a lot of fruit, though.

Mine is very good, looks after our littly 5 hours a week but when it comes to food there is no way he will bend, he eats junk it is in the house, but I don't go near it! Means that it will be easier not to be tempted long term I guess