Need suggestions to help my loving husband. :)

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  • goblynn
    goblynn Posts: 148 Member
    Maybe if you act like it's a secret society you don't want him to be a part of he will join:) Congrats on your success!

    Ha!!! This might work!! Thank you!!
  • Vitamin_K
    Vitamin_K Posts: 47
    tell him about ThongThursday! and Boobie Monday...
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    Maybe if you act like it's a secret society you don't want him to be a part of he will join:) Congrats on your success!

    Ha!!! This might work!! Thank you!!

    not a chance. Men don't care about women secrets.....honestly. Tell him about all of the women on here that post bikini/chest/leg shots. Get him to try the site on a Friday. That's more likely to get him on here.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    tell him about ThongThursday! and Boobie Monday...

    ^^^^^ This.....see....she knows what's up.
  • goblynn
    goblynn Posts: 148 Member
    My husband also needs to lose a significant amount of weight and has resisted joining MFP. In an effort to do what I can, I recently started an account for him (yes, he's aware of it) and log in all the meals I prepare for him. Since I buy the groceries and prepare all the meals, it's been fairly easy. He eats what I cook without complaint, but will occasionally buy himself a snack at work or eat goodies that someone takes in to work. He'll tell me what he ate and I'll add it in (at the highest calories I find).

    When I first started changing the way I eat, he was VERY resistant and fussed about what I bought and cooked. He never tried to stop me from going to the gym, though. After a while (and a few arguments), he conceded and started enjoying the meals I prepared. So much, in fact, that he would request certain foods that he previously insisted he didn't like. He also started joining me on my trips to the gym. Slowly, but surely, he's getting there. I know it will be a while before he takes the initiative to log in on his own, but I'm more than willing to do it for him until then. I want my man to be as healthy as he can be, so I'll do what I can.

    Totally. I would never log for him behind his back (ahahhah - that sounds so funny- like i'm cheating). But would totally log for him if he gave any interest. As many have posted, he bucks up at the thought... so I will just leave it. It just sucks b/c I really think he would dig it. My husband's happiness is the most important thing to me. He is amazing and I just want him to feel as good about himself as he makes me feel.

    Sadly, I don't know about thong thrusday or booie monday... he is a total butt guy so I'm thinking thrusday would be his choice.. ehehheeh
  • Vitamin_K
    Vitamin_K Posts: 47
    I meant Boobie Friday.. but anyways... I guess tomorrow is the day then!!
  • grimsin
    grimsin Posts: 78 Member
    when he can't physically do stuff that your doing due to weight and starts getting left out he might get some motivation. if someone had pushed me into my weight loss no way would I have done it :P had to figgure it out the hard way for it to sink into my thick man skull.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    I had another thought.......Reward System.....men love rewards.......Maybe if you "take care of him" for each day that he logs he will do it.....I think most guys would.
  • newcs
    newcs Posts: 717 Member
    Sorry if someone has already mentioned this...is he competitive or rewards driven? If he is, try to use that to your advantage (set up mini challenges between the two of you, set goals & rewards, etc). You don't have to get him to join MFP to share the principles of it with him. My girlfriend installed MFP on my phone way before I started using it and bugged me to get on it...I agree that you have to want to make that change to really commit to it.
  • goblynn
    goblynn Posts: 148 Member
    I had another thought.......Reward System.....men love rewards.......Maybe if you "take care of him" for each day that he logs he will do it.....I think most guys would.

    ^^^^^ This^^^^^ Hahahhahaha ... might be the answer... :)
  • JoniRiaya
    JoniRiaya Posts: 79
    tell him about ThongThursday! and Boobie Monday...

    ^^^^^ This.....see....she knows what's up.

    I was afraid to say something like this for fear of back lash, but yes! I totally agree you should offer some kind of sexual behavior as a reward just to get him to start and then maybe he'll end up liking it My husband will do just about anything for a BJ. Just saying...
  • JoniRiaya
    JoniRiaya Posts: 79
    I had another thought.......Reward System.....men love rewards.......Maybe if you "take care of him" for each day that he logs he will do it.....I think most guys would.

    ^^^^^ This^^^^^ Hahahhahaha ... might be the answer... :)

    Sorry- missed this but I'm glad I'm not the only perverted one ;)
  • GhostPack
    GhostPack Posts: 197 Member
    I had another thought.......Reward System.....men love rewards.......Maybe if you "take care of him" for each day that he logs he will do it.....I think most guys would.
    That will work at least for a while.
  • str007
    str007 Posts: 1
    Best idea ever! Rewards like that will get a man to do anything!

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