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DH is on a Diet

HonnyBrown — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:11:27 GMT

He decides this after the last box of donuts he bought. As in the past, I will be the one to do all the work, and he will end up at 5 Guys with his buddies, getting a Super Sized Stack of Something.

This time, I'm not making any changes. I already make healthy meals with lean meats, colorful veggies, and whole grains. He drowns them in Ranch or eats 2 or 3 servings in one sitting. I buy fresh fruit, he buys donuts.

I'm not making any changes.

Re: DH is on a Diet

BigOrangeKitty — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:13:34 GMT

After all that, what makes you think he's on a diet?

Re: DH is on a Diet

misspammie — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:18:47 GMT

Hoony, let his pants out OR take them IN!! good luck, hang in there.

Re: DH is on a Diet

HonnyBrown — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:42:51 GMT

On 9/2/2014 BigOrangeKitty said:
After all that, what makes you think he's on a diet?

He bought a scale and is weighing himself 3-4 times a day.

He is using an app that tells him he needs more vegetable (an app, really?!)

He is drinking water because soda has empty calories (another deja vu)

Carbs are the enemy (jeez)

Need I go on?

Re: DH is on a Diet

HonnyBrown — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:48:18 GMT

On 9/2/2014 misspammie said:
Hoony, let his pants out OR take them IN!! good luck, hang in there.

I would take him seriously if he made an actual effort and stuck to it. I'm not buying anything different, I'm not cooking anything different, nothing.

Re: DH is on a Diet

Nightowlz — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 17:12:26 GMT

DH just started counting calories. He could not believe how many calories are in the food he is eating. He figured by the time he eats breakfast, lunch & dinner he cannot eat anything else. He said he guessed he would have to stop eating lunch so he could still drink his beer or whiskey with jerky or cashews every night. The other night he came home with a double pound cheeseburger with medium order of fries & I had the small burger with small fries. He said how many calories is in this. I said more then you think. We hardly ever eat out fast food so him eating that does not happen often. If it had not been so late I would have made burgers on the grill but he had to work late. We don't have a 5 Guys here. Have ate there twice different times when we were in Fl. They have some greasy burgers. Good Luck to you & your DH. Maybe he will really change. If you cook healthy that should help unless he's not eating your cooking.

Re: DH is on a Diet

HonnyBrown — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 17:38:13 GMT

Nightowl, I'm trying to undo the nutritional habits his mother instilled in him.

He will take one look at a meal I prepare and other drown it in ranch or butter or he will go out for fast food.

He was at his MD for a check up last year. He picked up a kid's pamphlet on healthy eating and had an epiphany: this is how my wife cooks! A month later; hot dogs every day.

That's why I'm not making any changes.

We have a Five Guys here. It's across from work. I haven't eaten there yet. One day, when I want to splurge!

Re: DH is on a Diet

debic — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:06:53 GMT

Give him an 8"" salad plate and tell him he only gets one helping. LOL

Re: DH is on a Diet

HonnyBrown — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 20:24:21 GMT

Debc, we use the smaller plates. I have tried every trick barring locking the fridge.

I'm going to ride this out like I always do, and complain to you all.

He eats like an unsupervised 14 year old boy.

Re: DH is on a Diet

ccassaday — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 20:37:09 GMT

This is kind of funny my mom goes through this with my dad. He gets these fad diet plans and he loses weight but because it's not normal healthy eating he puts it right back on. He lost seventy pounds and put it right back on. He doesn't do what yours does,and does eat what she cooks

Re: DH is on a Diet

ccassaday — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 20:39:02 GMT

Also make yours and his plates at the counter and put the food away before putting Your plates on the table.

Re: DH is on a Diet

expatgal — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 20:39:50 GMT

It continues to amaze me, even at age 60 and after almost 30 years of marriage, that men can morph into an 8 yr-old boy at the drop of a hat! It can be eating, picking up after themselves, leaving messes, pouting, throwing tantrums, ... like I said, never ceases to amaze me.

Re: DH is on a Diet

HonnyBrown — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:37:23 GMT

On 9/2/2014 ccassaday said: This is kind of funny my mom goes through this with my dad. He gets these fad diet plans and he loses weight but because it's not normal healthy eating he puts it right back on. He lost seventy pounds and put it right back on. He doesn't do what yours does,and does eat what she cooks

His last contract job, he was able to walk to work. Because he wasn't driving to the fast food places, he took leftovers for lunch, or came home. Because he packed his lunch, he didn't eat 3 helpings at dinner. He lost weight and kept it off.

Let's see: exercise + healthy eating + portion control = weight loss.

No fads, no apps, no epiphanies.

Re: DH is on a Diet

HonnyBrown — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:39:03 GMT

On 9/2/2014 expatgal said:
It continues to amaze me, even at age 60 and after almost 30 years of marriage, that men can morph into an 8 yr-old boy at the drop of a hat! It can be eating, picking up after themselves, leaving messes, pouting, throwing tantrums, ... like I said, never ceases to amaze me.

LOL! So true!

Re: DH is on a Diet

HonnyBrown — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 01:56:30 GMT

His latest revelation is that chicken with the skin on is high in fat.

I buy skinless/boneless. When he buys the cheaper chicken parts with the skin, I remove as much as I can.

Apparently, I do that for kicks and grins.

Re: DH is on a Diet

Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 02:25:59 GMT

On 9/2/2014 ccassaday said: This is kind of funny my mom goes through this with my dad. He gets these fad diet plans and he loses weight but because it's not normal healthy eating he puts it right back on. He lost seventy pounds and put it right back on. He doesn't do what yours does,and does eat what she cooks

You can't just put 70 pounds "right back on" ..... he liked the idea that he could have a "free for all" after losing the weight and "it wouldn't matter" ...... but he certainly is to be commended for losing 70 pounds!

Re: DH is on a Diet

HonnyBrown — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:18:16 GMT

Yes, you can. That's what yo-yo diets do. I see my husband do that every year, though it's not 70 pounds. He doesn't gain it back in a week, but it comes back with a vengeance.

This morning, he said he wanted a jelly donut. He didn't eat any carbs yesterday, so that will be okay, right?

smh

Re: DH is on a Diet

debic — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:26:28 GMT

On 9/3/2014 HonnyBrown said:
Yes, you can. That's what yo-yo diets do. I see my husband do that every year, though it's not 70 pounds. He doesn't gain it back in a week, but it comes back with a vengeance.

This morning, he said he wanted a jelly donut. He didn't eat any carbs yesterday, so that will be okay, right?

smh

LOL, sure.

Sounds like he's not committed. That's how most diets go, it's pretty hard to actually commit to a lifestyle change. My husband is the same way. I eat a lot of healthy foods with my junk food and exercise. When he gets crazy I hand him a juice.

Re: DH is on a Diet

sidsmom — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:39:25 GMT

What was his A-HA moment this time? What made him decide this even after his donut purchase?

Re: DH is on a Diet

ccassaday — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:11:10 GMT

On 9/2/2014 Tinkrbl44 said:
On 9/2/2014 ccassaday said: This is kind of funny my mom goes through this with my dad. He gets these fad diet plans and he loses weight but because it's not normal healthy eating he puts it right back on. He lost seventy pounds and put it right back on. He doesn't do what yours does,and does eat what she cooks

You can't just put 70 pounds "right back on" ..... he liked the idea that he could have a "free for all" after losing the weight and "it wouldn't matter" ...... but he certainly is to be commended for losing 70 pounds!

I didn't mean like a week.