Going on a trip-diet danger!
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Going on a trip-diet danger!
| Wed, 04-07-2004 - 11:15am |
Hi,
Tommorrow we are leaving to drive up to Indiana and Michigan (from Missouri) to visit family and introduce everyone to our new baby (he's 3 months now). I'm so unsure of how to handle the calorie-counting. Being on the road and eating out I can handle, but we're going to be eating some meals with my husband's family. Several issues, first of all, I'm sure they're going to make some kind of red meat, which I will not eat and then I have to try not to offend anyone (I haven't had red meat since middle school, except for one bite of prime rib I took purely to shock my husband. It was pretty gross, not selling me on changing my ways). That's just a gripe. Here's my real question:
Tommorrow we are leaving to drive up to Indiana and Michigan (from Missouri) to visit family and introduce everyone to our new baby (he's 3 months now). I'm so unsure of how to handle the calorie-counting. Being on the road and eating out I can handle, but we're going to be eating some meals with my husband's family. Several issues, first of all, I'm sure they're going to make some kind of red meat, which I will not eat and then I have to try not to offend anyone (I haven't had red meat since middle school, except for one bite of prime rib I took purely to shock my husband. It was pretty gross, not selling me on changing my ways). That's just a gripe. Here's my real question:
How do you all handle eating home-prepared food that someone else cooked and staying on plan? Especially when they are people you don't know very well and don't want to inform that you are dieting? I've only met most of my husband's family once or twice (and we've been together 8 years, married 4, we don't visit that side of the family much), and I'm just not into opening up a dialogue about my weight problem with them. Any ideas? My only inclination is to just eat as little as possible and stow away a few nutrition bars to eat later.
Any ideas would be appreciated!
Erin


I had the same problem when visiting my husband's aunt's house recently. Fortunately, I was only there for one meal so it wasn't too bad. Like you, I didn't want to let them know that I was dieting. I just ate what I could, and ate smaller portions. I tried to go for the veggies, but unfortunately they didn't have too many. I guess I'm probably not much help, but I do think that your idea of eating as little as possible (so not offend) and keeping nutrition bars for later is a good idea. I don't know if it's possible to keep some cut up veggies handy also, but that might help, too. Good luck and I hope you have a good time despite your concerns about eating.
~~Linda
~~Linda
One thing I have learned is just be honest when it comes to the redmeat. I can't seem to break it down anymore. When I go to family visits, I explain that my body isn't breaking down the red meat as it should and then I go and get my own chicken and offer to fix it. Most of the time they have been great to include it in a bar b que or even allow me in their kitchen. One of my aunts changed what she was going to make because of it.