dinner...helppppp!!!!!

yannasmommy145
yannasmommy145 Posts: 205 Member
in Food and Nutrition
ok so i have come to a stop with this weight loss and it is frustrating...i have come to realize what my problem is but i cant seem to fix it...maybe someone can offer some helpful advice. i eat healthy and stay with the right amount of calories all until i get home...that is when i completly mess up. i am of hispanic decent and i guess its the white rice killing me...and i have even bought brown rice which my hubby wont eat so i find it hard to cook 2 different meals everyday and he will not eat any healthy that i cook. i have amazingly gotten him to eat spinach linguine with fat free alfredo and grilled chicken breast lol...but thats as "healthy" as he gets...so guys what can i do here....
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  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    If you know you are going to eat more at night, and don't see that changing, why not just eat less throughout the day so that you have plenty of calories left in the evening?

    Most days I eat very light throughout the day and then eat a big dinner. Usually more than 1/2 my daily calories are consumed at my evening meal.
  • yannasmommy145
    yannasmommy145 Posts: 205 Member
    im trying to stay within 1200 cals max a day by the time i get home im already at 500 remaining and 1 cup of rice is 300-350 cals...which leaves me with only 200 left so i always tend to go over....
  • Loulady
    Loulady Posts: 511 Member
    So don't eat the rice.
  • AshRyd
    AshRyd Posts: 126 Member
    If you know you are going to eat more at night, and don't see that changing, why not just eat less throughout the day so that you have plenty of calories left in the evening?

    Most days I eat very light throughout the day and then eat a big dinner. Usually more than 1/2 my daily calories are consumed at my evening meal.

    i do this a lot !! on friday's my kids LOVE "pizza friday" this requires of course pizza and a movie (so no walking) -- so on friday's I eat lite all day. I also now go grocery shopping alone and cook dinner in the kitchen all by myself --- if they don't see what goes in (shredded carrots) they don't realize it is so much more healthy for them. Nobody needs to know i hide the healthy labels. :wink:
  • paulmdepoy
    paulmdepoy Posts: 20
    If you don't want to cook 2 meals, look into individual serving cups of multigrain medleys. You can get them under 200 calories and they have brown rice, quinoa, and other whole grains in the cup. You microwave it for like 1minute and your good to go. That would save you 150-200 calories just with the rice switch.

    For meat, I cook a few pounds of chicken breast every sunday on the grill and then cut them into like fajita strip size. I freeze the chicken in 6oz portions and then every night I put a bag into the fridge to thaw for the next day and that makes dinner so much easier to make when all you have to do is throw stuff together and warm it up for a few minutes.
  • starzluv94
    starzluv94 Posts: 45 Member
    Your husband can fix his own dinner. Problem solved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • kls13la
    kls13la Posts: 380 Member
    Have you considered telling your husband to either eat what you make or to go ahead and cook his own dinner? :)
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    im trying to stay within 1200 cals max a day by the time i get home im already at 500 remaining and 1 cup of rice is 300-350 cals...which leaves me with only 200 left so i always tend to go over....

    There aren't a lot of choices. Eat less during the day so you have calories left for the rice with dinner. Eat less or no rice with dinner. Eat more than 1200 total calories per day and exercise to bring it down to 1200 net calories. Or do what you are doing now and keep going over.
  • yannasmommy145
    yannasmommy145 Posts: 205 Member
    If you don't want to cook 2 meals, look into individual serving cups of multigrain medleys. You can get them under 200 calories and they have brown rice, quinoa, and other whole grains in the cup. You microwave it for like 1minute and your good to go. That would save you 150-200 calories just with the rice switch.

    For meat, I cook a few pounds of chicken breast every sunday on the grill and then cut them into like fajita strip size. I freeze the chicken in 6oz portions and then every night I put a bag into the fridge to thaw for the next day and that makes dinner so much easier to make when all you have to do is throw stuff together and warm it up for a few minutes.


    hmmm...that sounds good to me .... thanks
  • yannasmommy145
    yannasmommy145 Posts: 205 Member
    Have you considered telling your husband to either eat what you make or to go ahead and cook his own dinner? :)

    hahaha thats funny...him cook??? lol....ive been waiting 3 yrs to see that man cook
  • KrystieNye
    KrystieNye Posts: 123 Member
    So don't eat the rice.

    ^^This. I hardly ever eat rice with dinner anymore, and I don't really miss it. Try making something different. How about a cauliflower mash, a slice of whole wheat bread w/butter substitute, some beans, etc? I like having variety...I know I would get bored of eating rice every night w/dinner.
  • bpwparents
    bpwparents Posts: 359 Member
    I'm in the same boat where I do not want to cook seperate meals. I have smaller portions of what everyone else is having. Too time consuming to fix seperate meals.
  • yannasmommy145
    yannasmommy145 Posts: 205 Member
    ok soo i dont cook rice every night i shouldve specified but at least 3 times a week
  • lisy28
    lisy28 Posts: 156 Member
    just dont eat the rice and have more of the meat or what ever else you are serving?>
  • logicman69
    logicman69 Posts: 1,034 Member
    Cook what you want to eat.. if he doesn't like it, then he can make his own. :-)

    Actually, my mom did this when I was a teenager. I learned to cook real quick (I didn't like plain chicken). It helped spark a love for cooking that continues to this day.
  • jenbridges
    jenbridges Posts: 213 Member
    I love rice too, so I limit myself to one serving (1/2 cup). 1 cup is actually 2 servings... :wink: I also do as others have suggested, and just leave more cals for dinner. We also follow the "eat what I make or make your own" rule in our house! Also, what do you add to your rice?! One cup of plain cooked white rice is 205 cals.
  • sarahharmintx
    sarahharmintx Posts: 868 Member
    Have you considered telling your husband to either eat what you make or to go ahead and cook his own dinner? :)
    I am not a short order cook.
  • cyclerjenn
    cyclerjenn Posts: 833 Member
    Rule in my house, "I will cook one meal, you will eat the one meal or you will make your own". My kids have learned to like healthy foods.
  • BrownEyedSister
    BrownEyedSister Posts: 74 Member
    My mom's answer to me not liking what she cooked was to say, "You know where the peanut butter is..." Peanut butter is still my go-to food. :)

    I have the same issue with my family, but with the tortillas. And help me, I LOVE tortillas. I either eat less throughout the day or eat fewer tortillas during the meal.

    Good luck!
  • engodwin
    engodwin Posts: 516 Member
    pre-cook your meals one day a week make enough for all week - then you only have to cook once at night and re-heat your food....
  • angels0831
    angels0831 Posts: 5
    I used to have that problem too. I work at a Wendy's (and hate salad) so I don't really have a lot of healthy choices for dinner on nights that I work. But I did discover that if you put your dinner in during the day, you can plan the rest of your meals around that. It helps a ton!!!! The only problem is sticking to it because if you put it in there and don't actually eat it then you're whole day is ruined. It might not be the perfect solution but it may help :)
  • ickybella
    ickybella Posts: 1,438 Member
    Well you do have options. My husband makes sure the world knows he doesn't like healthy foods, so I have taken some of his favorite things - curries, enchiladas, burgers, fries, fish and chips etc... and found ways to make them a little healthier. I suggest you google "healthier insert-meal-here recipes" and compromise. You can also do what other people say and go ahead and make yourself whatever you want, leaving him to fend for himself. What kinds of things are you cooking anyway?

    Also, portion control is going to be very important if you're only eating 1200 calories a day (but why so little?) so you might want to consider eating slightly less rice. A cup is a lot, even for me, and I eat all the food.
  • BringingSherriBack
    BringingSherriBack Posts: 607 Member
    I generally eat whatever I am cooking for everyone else. I normally cook some kind of meat and veggies and then add a starch for hubby and daughter. That way I am only cooking one meal and everybody gets what they want or need.
    On nights when they want something that I don't normally eat like pizza, I will fix myself a lower carb version of that on either flatout bread or a low carb tortilla.
    For times when they want comfort food like mac & cheese and sloppy joes, I eat my sloppy joes without a bun and may or may not eat any of the mac & cheese and everybody gets veggies on their plate.
  • 1DayMarathonRnner
    1DayMarathonRnner Posts: 120 Member
    I am of Hispanic and Filipino descent so white rice is huge in my diet growing up. We had calrose rice every day. In fact my dad and I were addicted to it. We would get cranky if we went two days with out it. When I began my weight loss journey a few years ago I told my trainer I would give up all bread, pasta and potatoes but NEVER white rice. She was shocked at my commitment. She then recommended that I do half white rice and half brown rice mixed together. To be honest I didn't even taste the difference. You may want to try that with your husband. He might not notice and you would have taken away some of the bad calories. I have even broken my dependency on white rice and only have it once a week.
  • TXBlonde81
    TXBlonde81 Posts: 78 Member
    I mix white and brown rice together in the storage container so we don't fight over white or brown rice. I would suggest doing the same. Also when I make a rice dish I usually eat 1/3 cup rice since rice goes a long way and supplement with a healthy side dish and main dish. I let my husband make his own plate so there is no complaints about me "starving" him with so few calories.
  • Ashleacurtice
    Ashleacurtice Posts: 54 Member
    I seem to run into this problem alot to...sooo I have found alot of good HEALTHY recipes I think my husband will like also...and he has pretty much liked all of them...we dont cook rice ALOT! If I do I use the instant brown rice.

    here is a website where I get ALOT of my recipes from...all calories and everything are already counted so its very easy!

    http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/browse-recipes.asp
  • SelkieDiver
    SelkieDiver Posts: 260 Member
    im trying to stay within 1200 cals max a day by the time i get home im already at 500 remaining and 1 cup of rice is 300-350 cals...which leaves me with only 200 left so i always tend to go over....

    So, only have 1/2 cup of rice and eat a ton of veggies to fill you up. that and a bit of lean protein (3-4 oz) and you have a very well balanced meal that should still come in under your 500 remaining calories.
  • jenkidney
    jenkidney Posts: 149 Member
    Your husband can fix his own dinner. Problem solved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    ^This. My husband is the same way, and it's always been my downfall with sticking to any eating plan - I hate making one meal for me and another for the family. This time around I told him, that I need to do this for me and my health, so if he doesn't like what I'm cooking, he needs to make a meal for everyone else. So far it's working.
  • wilson1024
    wilson1024 Posts: 126 Member
    Cook all your meals ahead of time on the weekend to prepare for the week ahead so your meals will already be done all you have to do is heat them up :) You can do that too for your husband since he is too lazy to fix his own. That way he can just heat his up as well. Works pretty good actually! You can freeze anything just about! Try it this weekend and see :) Planning ahead and preparing meals for the week really does help alot!!! Good Luck!
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    My hubby's kind of fussy when it comes to "healthy" eating too so I've done a couple things to get around this.

    1) keep lightening up of recipes on a need-to-know basis. When I switched from regular to turkey keilbasa, I didn't say a word. DH never noticed and when he balked after seeing the package I told him, "you've been wolfing it down just fine for the last couple of months so I guess you liked it!". That usually resolves the situation just fine. The idea of diet food might be a turn off but when it comes right down to it, they usually can't tel the difference. And now he loves turkey keilbasa, hot dogs and pepperoni. :)

    2) alter your recipes in other ways. If you're making a casserole type dish with so much rice or pasta already mixed in, reduce the amount of rice/pasta and bulk up instead with double the veggies (or add veggies if the recipe doesn't call for any). It'll still taste wonderful and no one will be the wiser!

    Even easier, if the rice is a side dish, just don't take as much (as others have said). Portion control is key!

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