Family meal crisis
So I am trying to make a life change which will not only be healthy for me, but for my entire family. My husband is being awful about this. He is happy at his 275 lbs and doesn’t want my diet to bother him. I have been trying to make tasty things for dinner that works with my diet too, but all he does is complain. He doesn’t support me wanting to lose weight because it makes him feel threatened. I really do need to find a way to make this work for both of us. I don’t want to have to cook 2 meals every day for the rest of my life. What do you guys think???
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The reality is that you may in fact have to cook a seperate meal for yourself.
Yes, it’s a pain….but aren’t you worth the extra time and effort?
Unfortunately the unsupportive spouse is a common theme around here, just keep going and eventually he will get it and he’ll jump on board.
Men are way too competitive to just watch.
I think your spouse is being extremely selfish. You are trying to make a change for the better and he is not being supportive in the least. I think you ought to cook healthy meals and let him deal with his anger. His anger is his problem. It is much easier to make these changes now rather than later. The cost of an unhealthy lifestyle is quite expensive. Trust me I know. I say stick to your plan. Best of luck to you.
Thanks so much JohnBoy! I have a hard time with him. He gets mad if he has to watch our kids while I take the other one somewhere. We have 3 and he think that it is my family’s job to watch them if I have something to do and so we still have quite a few problems to deal with. He is selfish. He tells me that he didn’t get to do all of his “hobbies”, obsessions in my mind, when he was a kid so now he WILL do them. The only thing is is that now he has a wife and 3 kids. All I want is a little respect and love. You know an occasional reminder why I married him. Thanks for your support!
My household runs like this, if you don’t eat what I make to damn bad make it yourself. I must say this works. I have been happily married for 9 yrs.
If your husband has some insecurity issues that’s his problem don’t make it yours. Marriage is a two way street and if he can’t meat you halfway then what kind of support is that giving you?
I wish you the best of luck.
Thanks for all of the help. I think that I need to realize that this is not just for my appearance, it’s for my health too. If he wants to have a wife for a long period of time to baby him when he’s sick etc then he needs to allow some healthy changes. Thanks again
Love, Danielle