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Yep, I am sure many MFP folks would tell the same tale. I often times make two dinners, one for them one for me, lol. Or I make them cook if it's something really tempting. I have kind of drug them a bit closer to my side but I still have to provide Pizza and other stuff of that type. Good thing I'm GF (gluten free) it does help avoid a lot of the pitfalls. Just hang in there and come to MFP when you need positive reinforcement to keep you going and don't worry about him.

I have the same problem. I can only say that once you get the momentum to get going you will do better. I was feeling sad about my six lb loss in the last month so I took my measurements. I have actually lost 7.5 inches in two weeks....so that puts me back in a better frame of mind. I'm getting ready to get on the treadmill for the day. My boyfriend wants to make teriyaki chicken for him and the kids tonight. I'm gonna have to think about how hard I worked on the treadmill to burn those exact calories that I would be reingesting. So yes, I sometimes do feel like I'm on my own...but that means you can claim later that " I lost x lbs by myself ".

Hey chick!

I go though it too at times with DH. BUT I usually cook healthy and he just eats it. If I make something bad and it isn't anything he would eat truthfully I pitch it since I'm not wasting my calories on yukkie stuff or even food people bring into the studio...snacks etc. I finally realized after I lost a little weight that he can do what he wants to do and I praise myself for being strong and just that much closer to my goals for the day and goal weight I think the entire key to a life change is to be strong. Don't know if this helps you any but it's what I do.

All the time. It doesn't get any easier.

just because your on a diet doesn't mean you can't enjoy your food, i mean i still have my cheesecake for breakfast on most days, its a combination of the good and the bad to make you psychologically more adherent to your diet. If your having trouble with adherence because your bf is eating in a certain pattern i think you should re-structure your diet program...just advice, sorry if it sounds mean its not intended to be.

I think it does get easier. Really, it's all about coming up with alternatives or foods that are healthy but you enjoy. If you don't like spinach, then don't eat it. Why do that to yourself?

I love pizza! Smelling it when the family would eat it drove me crazy! So I came up with a way I could eat pizza. I now make mine on a tortilla shell with healthy toppings. It delicious!!! And about 360 calories.
My man likes to snack on ice cream, chocolate bars, candy, etc. It's been hard to sit and watch that and not participate. Now I blend frozen fruit (my fav is blueberries) and a tiny bit of milk. I get what I call my creamy fruit ice cream. It takes me awhile to eat and is enjoyable and therefore his snacking doesn't bother me.

Some really awesome treats I eat are my alternatives to Cheesecake and a Ice Cream Sandwich. YUM!
For the cheesecake, use Low Fat Graham Crackers and Light Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges. Taste like cheesecake and is very low in calories, fat, etc.
For the ice cream sandwiches, use Fat Free Cool Whip and put it in between the Low Fat Graham Crackers and ten pop in freezer. This ones good!!

You also need to let yourself indulge once in awhile. Otherwise you will drive yourself crazy and end up binging anyways. And trust me, this never feels good!

Feel free to add me if you need any more friends. Take care!

I had expected to go through this over the weekends when I stay at someone else's house, but I lucked out and they joined me on restocking the cupboards. Nevertheless, I prepared for it and made sure that I had enough healthy(er) snacks to keep my mind off the junk food that we used to share. I've actually come to prefer salami and provolone cheese on crackers over potato chips now because of it.

My husband is a high rise window cleaner and he basically rock climbs all day. So he eats whatever he wants. I make the meals in our house which he eats. But I have to ignore his fatty snacks and eat healthier ones because he needs all the calories and I don't. It is really hard and I struggle with it every day.

You just eat healthy and ignore everyone else. If he wants to eat like his stomach is a garbage dump then let him.

Yep, I am sure many MFP folks would tell the same tale. I often times make two dinners, one for them one for me, lol.

This happens to me all of the time. The only difference is I'm a vegetarian and my roomates will not eat veggies. At least by making seperate meals everyone is happy. As long as your food stays healthy and delicious it'll be easier to watch him eat.

The past year I have had problems because I have had to move back in with my mother who is 5'4" and 360 lbs. Then I moved in with my ex inlaws all because I have had to have surgery and can't work and have kids. last year I was very active and lost 20 lbs but since living with these people and having knee surgery I gained it all back. I am starting over now because after having surgery on my knee I had to wear sweat pants and PJs for two months and when I healed up and tried to put on my jeans they didn't fit.

Sounds like my house!

it sometimes has been difficult for me, but over the last two years i have learned how crappy i feel if i eat that kind of stuff. its equivalant to purposefully getting sick. i dont. but there are some temptations, i have 3 teens in my home sooooo yeah. i shop for all the foods in my home, and i do buy few and limited junk. For example, i only buy 2 boxes of mac and cheese for the month. make it last. so its better than it was. and it helps that my husband has been put under orders by the dr. to eat better. (he is skinny fat and its taken its toll) so now he is driving me nuts pointing out how much sodium or what not is in something I am eating. le sigh.

We all seem to have that problem. The one I feel sorry for is my 16 year old son. He eats healthy most of the time, but does love his burgers! He works out in sports 2-3 hours a day, sometimes staying to work on weights extra. He rarely drinks soda, and he is still somewhat overweight. The boy next door has never eaten fruit - refuses to try - eats red meat, chocolate milk, donuts, and cookies all day long. If he eats chicken, its fried. This boy is so thin his bones stick out. Just seems like life's not fair sometimes.

My husband eats what I put on the table...if he wants something different, he knows where the kitchen is.

Absolutely! This is my house.