My gf

Carlos , do this for you. Not anyone else - with the exception of kids, if any. They need a good healthy dad there for them.

My husband has loved me from normal to obese to underweight back to normal again. He has never once said anything about my weight.

The only time I have ever said anything to him was when we were trying to book a helicopter tour and he was too heavy. He asked why I couldn’t book it, and I had to telll him.

I dunno. Maybe you’re younger, and y'all are more honest than us old folks. 🤷🏻‍♀️ but it sounds like, even if it wasn’t said in a hurtful way, you perceived it that way. Weight is one of the most sensitive subjects.

Tell her you’re interested in losing some weight, and ask her if she’ll either join you here on MFP, or if she’d be willing to help by keeping more nutritious foods in the house, learning to weigh ingredients so you can log them properly, walking or working out with you, etc.

MFP has tricks here that make it very easy for couples to share meals, so only one has to do the logging.

Much success to you. 😘

But to the OP, if your girlfriend is focusing on just your physical appearance, be wary.

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springlering62 wrote: »

Carlos , do this for you. Not anyone else - with the exception of kids, if any. They need a good healthy dad there for them.

My husband has loved me from normal to obese to underweight back to normal again. He has never once said anything about my weight.

The only time I have ever said anything to him was when we were trying to book a helicopter tour and he was too heavy. He asked why I couldn’t book it, and I had to telll him.

I dunno. Maybe you’re younger, and y'all are more honest than us old folks. 🤷🏻‍♀️ but it sounds like, even if it wasn’t said in a hurtful way, you perceived it that way. Weight is one of the most sensitive subjects.

Tell her you’re interested in losing some weight, and ask her if she’ll either join you here on MFP, or if she’d be willing to help by keeping more nutritious foods in the house, learning to weigh ingredients so you can log them properly, walking or working out with you, etc.

MFP has tricks here that make it very easy for couples to share meals, so only one has to do the logging.

Much success to you. 😘

Not sure where the assumption comes from that the GF is responsible for the food in OP's house or for preparing the food (OP doesn-t even say they're living together, but even if they are, don't see how what goes in OP's mouth is the GF's responsibility). That aside, GF doesn't sound very kind. "You're fat" is very different "I'm concerned about your weight and your health."

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lisakatz2 wrote: »

She's not your friend. Cruel thing to say.

Personally I'd be okay if my girlfriend was honest with me about it. I think that a lot of people are overweight and obese today because we're too nice to say anything to anyone about their weight. If their friends and family just accept them that way, they have no initiative to change. Nowadays people seem to only change because they become alerted about a health issue with weight. Lol, in my culture there's pretty much no filter and they'll tell you in front of family.

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I suppose I'm the exception to the rule. I've always known that I'm overweight (to use the medical term, "obese") and I didn't need my husband there to remind me. I appreciated that he kept his mouth shut. He knew that at some point I would dial it in, just as I have a dozen times before. But now things are different. I have accountability and added support (an online fitness coach and the kind people here on MFP). I've lost 6 pounds and 1 and a half inches off my waist. He's my biggest cheerleader of them all.

Do it for you.

Unless she was saying this in private in a kind way, and with concern for your health, I'm inclined to think "ditch that girlfriend" is good advice, especially if you're not deeply invested in that relationship.

It's likely in successful long term relationships that we and our partner will each look quite a few different ways at one time or another. Harmonious, supportive partners don't insult each other over changes in appearance. That's at least borderline abusive, IMO.

Lose weight for you, get fitter, commit to stay that way, then get the better girlfriend you deserve. (To be clear: You deserve a better one now. But there may be petty joy in losing her over this, and finding someone better.)

I have to admit, I'm wondering how old you are. But no matter the answer to that, I'd think the same way.

ddsb1111 wrote: »

she’d be willing to help by keeping more nutritious foods in the house, learning to weigh ingredients so you can log them properly, walking or working out with you, etc.

MFP has tricks here that make it very easy for couples to share meals, so only one has to do the logging.

I had to look twice to see that you posted this! 🫢 I completely get teaming up for support but it sounds like she is held responsible for his success. H*LL No! There’s enough weaponized incompetence, let’s not encourage it. He needs to learn these things for himself anyway. But, teaming up for fun and simplicity, that’s all good. My husband has been incredible as a teammate, I’m really grateful for that. But he isn’t responsible for keeping nutritious food in the house, weighing food, or logging for me. Maybe I need to tell him to get his act together 😆.

Not sure where you’re coming from with that. IMHO a good couple are a team.

I cook, he cleans up. I do laundry, he takes out the trash. I clean house, he changes oil, gases up the car, feeds the critters, cleans the cat box (🤢). I plan meals and make the list, he often shops for me, brings in and puts away the groceries.

I am by far the more accurate logger, because I spend more time here than him. I have no issues whatsoever logging and letting him copy from my diary. I sincerely appreciate that MFP has a mechanism in place to this.

It’s not like he’s copying my homework! 🤣

But I’m also bright enough to know, if I didn’t do it, it wouldn’t get done, and his health is very important to me.

If it works the other way around for OP, then yippee, as long as they work as a team and one or both take the responsibility for accuracy.

Teamwork is what it’s all about! But she can be a team without us encouraging him to ask her to weigh, log, and shop for him. Why can’t he do this by himself?

I encourage OP to do these steps on his own, heck he may even learn he actually loves the process! I think it’s a generational thing, if someone told my husband to have me do these things I would cringe. But I’m sensitive to that stuff 😬.

But, absolutely find what makes a team work in your relationship OP. And not a bad idea to discuss boundaries as well.

lisakatz2 wrote: »

She's not your friend. Cruel thing to say.

Depending on the context of the conversation, potentially disagree. If the people closest to us can’t point out something true about our health — and at this point culturally some people even think doctors don’t have the right—where does that leave us? Now, if this was done in a cruel way to cause emotional hurt, of course there’s more to it.

You have to want to do this for yourself! If it’s not important to you, may end up more difficult than you hope - and it’s already difficult.

If I was drinking too much alcohol, I think my spouse would have the right to bring it up. If I was way overtraining - running myself terribly skinny and tired - he would have the right to bring it up. So to me… if it’s done out of concern (and not spite or ridicule), it’s a go.

sollyn23l2 wrote: »

csplatt wrote: »

lisakatz2 wrote: »

She's not your friend. Cruel thing to say.

Depending on the context of the conversation, potentially disagree. If the people closest to us can’t point out something true about our health — and at this point culturally some people even think doctors don’t have the right—where does that leave us? Now, if this was done in a cruel way to cause emotional hurt, of course there’s more to it.

You have to want to do this for yourself! If it’s not important to you, may end up more difficult than you hope - and it’s already difficult.

If I was drinking too much alcohol, I think my spouse would have the right to bring it up. If I was way overtraining - running myself terribly skinny and tired - he would have the right to bring it up. So to me… if it’s done out of concern (and not spite or ridicule), it’s a go.

I could see this... if somehow someone you cared about didn't realize they were fat... for example they talk about being thin and very healthy but are actually 250 lbs.... but honestly, I think most heavy people realize they're heavy, and are aware of their own health issues.

Maybe the goal is not just for them to be aware of it. Maybe it really matters to you either in the relationship, for the sake of the types of activities you want to do long term together, for the health risks, etc. Therefore you actually want to request that they address the weight and work towards better health. In a loving relationship, appropriate.