question about a dh not on board...
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| Wed, 03-26-2008 - 2:38pm |
So, part of the reason I started SB is because my dh was diagnosed type 2 diabetic. He always tells me that he'll eat whatever I put in front of him but then whines when I bring home healthier foods.
I guess I'm just trying to figure out a way to make him understand that just because it says "whole wheat" or it isn't the processed junk he grew up on, it can still taste good.
I stopped by the grocery store last night and when I got home he was digging through the bags and said, "did you buy anything that *I* like?" I bought natural PB, spelt spaghetti, whole wheat bread, a couple SBD frozen meals, Red Mill WW pancake mix, and some organic tomato soup. Oh, and some rye bread (that one's for me...I love rye bread!). Nothing to weird, right?? I'm frustrated and feel like my "arguments" fall on deaf ears. I think he gets it from his mom though so it is deeply ingrained that if it's not what he normally eats then it must be disgusting. I will admit that I have brought some odd things in the house before because I wanted to try them (I am more adventurous that way) and some of them were pretty nasty...but a lot of them have become staples.
I just need some advice here. I'm not trying to force him to do SB but I know that it would be really great for him. Do I just lead by example and hope he'll get it? Do I sit him down like a child and have a heart to heart with him? The problem I've had with him (and I've told him this) is that even when I do make dinner (even pre-SBD) he doesn't eat it and ends up with fast food or something else. I work in the evening so I'm not home to "police" him...lol. Am I being a control freak?? I don't know what to do.
Okay, I feel like I've said the same thing about 20 times in this post...lol. Any advice???
Sarah
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Without knowing what motivates your DH, it's kind of hard to know how to answer it.
I'm with Misty on this.
Hmmm...I wonder if maybe a few more 'cheat' type foods being made available for now would make him more accepting of the ww/organic foods? Maybe you've already done that?
For me, it's so hard to not have at least a few illegal goodies in the house (though I have too many at the moment). If I don't have at least a few things that are border line (even though I don't eat them) in the house, then I'll tend to feel deprived automatically and end up running out and bingeing. But that's how my weird mind works. LOL
Do you make plenty of things like sirloin cheeseburgers and chili's and such, that are manly comfort foods and feel like he's eating what he'd always want to? Or is he just mentally allergic to the whole thing no matter what?
My DH also claims that he will eat anything I put in front of him, BUT: that does not mean he won't gripe.
I just wanted to echo what the others said and share some of my own experience.
My DH is not overweight and he has never had any desire to try the SBD.
Sarah,
Here's a thought for you.
belizesig1
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I have to jump into the diabetes conversation, as usual.
"He honestly didn't know the difference.