Family is trying to sabotage my 'diet'

The only person that can sabotage your diet is you. That's like saying "I went to the grocery store today and they had big bags of M&Ms on sale. Don't they know I love M&Ms but they tempt me with them anyway."

The difference is that the M&Ms can't jump in the cart without your cooperation, and they don't follow you home and repeatedly shove themselves into your face saying "oh, just have one, what could it hurt?" like her mom is doing.

The cookies don't jump out of the bowl and into her mouth, either. Tell her Mom what it does hurt. Her pride, her diet, her well being. The truth sometimes hurts, but it is usually the best thing to say.

Like Bobby said, is she comes to the door with cookies, don't answer the door.

The only person that can sabotage your diet is you. That's like saying "I went to the grocery store today and they had big bags of M&Ms on sale. Don't they know I love M&Ms but they tempt me with them anyway."

The difference is that the M&Ms can't jump in the cart without your cooperation, and they don't follow you home and repeatedly shove themselves into your face saying "oh, just have one, what could it hurt?" like her mom is doing.

I know "THEY (M&Ms) DO EXIST". LOL

I love those commercials.

Have you watched newest one(I think)? The lady M&M went to party...and other think she's naked....

I hope you don't take the advice of some posters and be mean to her. That's just rude. I don't think she was meaning to be rude. I'm guessing she has always done that and its no different from when you weren't dieting. Besides the fact, you shouldn't think of it as dieting, its instead a "life change". You will always go to restaurants with friends and be tempted with treats. Or at the grocery store, or the bakery or wherever. Its up to you to make the choice. You do not have to go without, you just need to keep your portions and the quality of the other food you eat in check. I'm not a big fan of never having x,y and z ever again.

I definitely think people like other people fat and "happy". Give your mom a break. Keep trying to make her understand and how important it is to you. Tell her your success, tell her how it makes you feel, make her feel like she wants to be part of it. And I have kids too, and I don't like them having lots of sweet stuff either, but every once in a while? Oh gosh, go for it. Its not like they will be having it every day.

I dunno. I'd give anything to have my mom still around and bringing me sweets! Just take it as a challenge to "be good" or "be conscious" of what you put in your mouth.

something that my family finally realizes is that i will either bring fruit or vegies to a get together. if i want something sweet or "forbidden" i will make it and take it. keep just a very small amount and give the rest away. if i make a huge bunch of stuff left over from a get together that i had, i just make sure i have lots of baggies to send stuff home in. i hope this helps.

Doubt she's trying to sabotage you unless she doesn't give a crap about her child and is an evil witch...which is unlikely. She just forgot.

Congrats on resisting the temptation.

LOL I JUST told her a couple hours before she came over.

So, your mother is being wicked?
If this is what you are saying, sever the relationship.
Problem solved.

That's just too harsh.

Agree, especially since she wasn't the one that called her mom wicked

The only person that can sabotage your diet is you. That's like saying "I went to the grocery store today and they had big bags of M&Ms on sale. Don't they know I love M&Ms but they tempt me with them anyway."

The difference is that the M&Ms can't jump in the cart without your cooperation, and they don't follow you home and repeatedly shove themselves into your face saying "oh, just have one, what could it hurt?" like her mom is doing.

The cookies don't jump out of the bowl and into her mouth, either. Tell her Mom what it does hurt. Her pride, her diet, her well being. The truth sometimes hurts, but it is usually the best thing to say.

Like Bobby said, is she comes to the door with cookies, don't answer the door.

If you read her post, she didn't have them. It's not about willpower; it's about your loved ones showing you the respect to not intentionally, repeatedly try to undermine your efforts at self-improvement.

Yes! When I was originally losing my weight I was in 9th grade and the family still stockpiled Tasty Kakes and Entemann's and soda in the house. It was very hard but I just ignored the food. It became easier over time. Now I'm back home after being out on my own for almost 15 yrs and my mom is not a baker but constantly brings crap in the house and I just ignore it for the most part. I make her hide it from me too lol. I'm a school bus driver and up till June (when Mom retired) so Christmas was bad. I got about 70 gifts last year and at least half of them were goodies and Mom got almost as much from work (she was a school secretary lol). It's not easy but if you keep ignoring it, it will go away in your mind. They're not purposely trying to sabotage us, I know for my mom she just doesn't see the purpose of "eating clean". This woman, at 69yrs old, would pass a stress test with a cigarette in one hand, a hot dog in the other and askin the doc for a sip of her White Zinfadel instead of water during the test lol

The only person that can sabotage your diet is you. That's like saying "I went to the grocery store today and they had big bags of M&Ms on sale. Don't they know I love M&Ms but they tempt me with them anyway."

The difference is that the M&Ms can't jump in the cart without your cooperation, and they don't follow you home and repeatedly shove themselves into your face saying "oh, just have one, what could it hurt?" like her mom is doing.

Wish there was a like button!

Doubt she's trying to sabotage you unless she doesn't give a crap about her child and is an evil witch...which is unlikely. She just forgot.

Congrats on resisting the temptation.

LOL I JUST told her a couple hours before she came over.

So, your mother is being wicked?
If this is what you are saying, sever the relationship.
Problem solved.

Wow dude. You're kind of a douche.

Doubt she's trying to sabotage you unless she doesn't give a crap about her child and is an evil witch...which is unlikely. She just forgot.

Congrats on resisting the temptation.

LOL I JUST told her a couple hours before she came over.

So, your mother is being wicked?
If this is what you are saying, sever the relationship.
Problem solved.

Wow dude. You're kind of a douche.

Kind of sad really as doesn't feel any emotional ties to family particularly parents.

Doubt she's trying to sabotage you unless she doesn't give a crap about her child and is an evil witch...which is unlikely. She just forgot.

Congrats on resisting the temptation.

LOL I JUST told her a couple hours before she came over.

So, your mother is being wicked?
If this is what you are saying, sever the relationship.
Problem solved.

Wow dude. You're kind of a douche.

LOL..wish there was a like button here!

Day 1 of Insanity..my boyfriend brings me a Nutty Bar O.O So damn hard to say no!! =(

it's tough to tell your mother no but she will understand that you are trying to do better
for yourself. Keep your guard up Don't give into your sweet tooth.

UGH hate that! My family eats fast food once or twice a week and I have told them I am trying to stay AWAY from it.

Ugh.. my family is sort of similar (well, my mom..). She doesn't specifically try to sabotage it - but she is condescending about it. I think she's jealous.. she likes to make snarky comments about how I'm "obsessed" with working out and eating healthy. Uh, not hardly. I generally watch waht I eat, but I often go to wineries or great restaurants, and I work out 4-5x/week. It's just.. not her, and she doesn't get it or want to.

When I got my FitBit she was like "wow, just another way to work out even when you aren't working out." Thanks, mom.