Just another Sunday…..
Posted by Tammy on March 16th, 2008
It was a good weekend all in all. Busy with the family, but I did spend time in the kitchen preparing a nice dinner today and cleaning and cutting up fruits and veggies for the week. I enjoy my time in there doing that. If things are there and ready, I will gladly eat them. So, for me, I REALLY need to be prepared. I will work on this weeks dinner menu later tonight.
In general, I am having the worst time feeding the family while I try to lose weight! Ugh. My hubby could use to lose the weight more than me but, I just can’t seem to influence him. I have tried to impress on him the magic of portion control at the very least. To him, more is better. I love trying new things out and really enjoy the foods I can “afford” to eat on WW. My problem arises with my family. They complain about the foods I cook and that there aren’t any snacks around that they want or like. But, I’m sorry my dears, if it’s here, I find it hard to resist…and so I banish it! Be Gone! Hubby should be dieting along with me and I’m sure portion control alone would work like magic for him. I just can’t convince him to even try. I know he is under alot of stress where he works and that is where much of his eating issues come from. He doesn’t eat well while at work and then comes home and forages! So, this week, I vow to pack him a lunch as well as snacks to see him through his long work day. But, for goodness sakes, it’s hard enough to think of what I WANT to eat in a day, much less him!
So, anyway, that’s my little whine for the day.
For the rest of my weekend….I cleaned house yesterday, washed some windows, took DD shopping for a one piece swim suit for P.E. at school, taught my religious ed class this morning. Both Saturday and Sunday, cooked yummy and healthy meals for dinner. Last night, I took some time to try to “dress-up” my blog here. LOL I’m not very computer savy. I’ve been trying to figure out how to add some of the tracking charts, weight tickers(?) , a little personal stats box and some category tabs to the top of the page. I visited some of the other blogs here and they are all so fabulous Even the writing styles make it interesting to get to know people here! Before I found Roni’s blog, I’d never even READ one, much less wrote in one. I don’t even know if I’m using the term “blog” correctly! LOL Anyway, I’ll get it. It feels good to just write things in here. I look forward to being able to store recipes, tips, thoughts and to watch my progress. So bear with me…I’m a slow learner.
March 16th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
I know what you mean. I have been slowly getting my husband to try new things and cut out the unhealthy snacks. My youngest daughter is so picky….I swear she could live on cereal! When we go shopping, he shops for his “bachelor” food while I shop for the healthy stuff.
March 17th, 2008 at 11:24 am
I know exactly how you feel about feeding the family. Honestly though my kids are more open to healthier eating. I have a harder time feeding my husband, and he really needs to lose the weight as he isn’t in the best of health. Like you, I try to inspire him, but it doesn’t seem to be working. He resists. And I know that he has to be ready to commit to a healthier life style, I can’t make him do it. But I am concerned for his health.
Sounds like you are doing all the right things. Keep up the great work.
March 18th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
I have the same problem with my kids and husband. If I make anything different they complain. It sucks to make different meals for everybody. Plus you want them to be healthy too. When I first told my husband I was going on a diet he said ya right i will believe it when I see it. Now that I have lost weight I think he wants to lose weight to. His biggest problem is his 100 oz. mug he fills up with Mt. Dew everyday. I think his mug weighs more than my toddler. I guess all we can do is lead by example. Unless we want to tie them down and shove an apple down their throut. LOL. Keep doing what your doing.
March 18th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
“ya right i will believe it when I see it” LOL That sounds like a challenge to me Slim!
Well, we can only hope that eventually we “rub off” on all of them. There’s hope…I’ve seen my youngest (14 years) coming around. Last week I decided to place a bowl of ruit right out on the counter. I had hoped that if it was in sight, everybody would think to grab that instead of looking for something else. I’ve seen my teen and her friends eating the fruit from the bowl! Yay! So, you keep at it too Slim! We are NOT alone in this!