Poor DH!

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lorihart

Cathlete
I just wake up and its lunch time here.I worked the night shift last night so I slept till 12.
When I get up DH is comming home with KFC.He says, "here I got a plate for you" and I looked at him and said " are you crazy,Im not eating that for my breakfast" He laughs and say "I would".
His eating is not terrible and he eats whatever I make for meals but he is more likely to go to drivethru and buy junk or eat a sandwich made with processed meats before he goes to bed.
He also doesn't workout.And he will get into it for a couple of days and then stop.
So...I go downstairs while everyone else is eating the deep fried bird and I am chatting with you guys.When DH finishes eating he comes downstairs for a chat and then he sits in the chair next to me.He looks at me and says " this is the last time I am going to ask you to help me" Im thinking, what in the world as he asked me to do that I haven't done. He says"you have to help me lead a healthier life" I said " oh the bird you wanted me to have for MY breakfast isn't sitting so well"?
Now he feels like crap again.And wants me to tell him what to eat and what not to eat and when to workout and not to workout.I can't make him to these things and until he is committed whats the point in me bothering?:eek:
I found it ammusing that what he wanted me to take part in , is making him feel awful!I thought proper thing. Anyone else got a DH who wants you to be there "personal trainer and chef"?
Lori:)
 
I am feeling for you. I know what you mean though. My DH insist I make gravy with the roast beef. Why? Know one needs to throw grease onto their food. So, I do it because he gets mad if I don't. Then I try to make the grease dish with wheat flour. He notices the difference and makes a fuss. Next time I use white flour, and have to go buy some at the store first as I don't usually use white flour. So I make the damn gravy with the white flour and now he is happier. I am not eating it though. I serve them all their carbalicious mash potatoe's while I eat a sweet potatoe and plain beef with no grease on top! As for the personal trainer bit, DH is doing pretty well with that. He just works out on weekends. He is only strength training though and really needs to do more cardio then strength train. He only needs to lose 10 pounds cuz he's got it going on.

Charlotte~~
 
I wish my husband would be more interested in eating healthy. I have a little control over it because I fix his lunches. He doesn't complain about what I put in it. I wish he'd have more time to workout (doesn't do it at all and has no interest in it). Along with his day job he plays trombone for alot of quartets and orchestras in the area so he's gone most evenings. Last nigh he got home at 12:30am with a McDonalds bag of food. I went to bed before I could even get a whif of it. He doesn't complain about what I fix for dinner but then again I haven't completely switched to ALL clean foods yet.

Kimbra
 
Oh I wouldn't dare put a sweey potatoe on his plate! I don't think he would know what to do with it.:)
We eat pretty much the same at dinner time b/c I am the cook but he doesn't like potatoe, or rice as it is so I can'r imagine that he would like whole wheat stuff.
I told him to start doing one body part a day and then that won't be to demanding of his time.But he said he was more concerned about cardio.Now DH is very slim.5'9" 137 lbs so its not his weight he is concerned about but he will soon be getting back into hockey so I am sure he will feel better in no time.
Oh and the gravy thing....when Dh is finished his KFC he will eat every bit of gravy that is left over with a piece of white bread!:eek:
Lori:)
 
Yup, Lori! Same boat here. My BF wants to eat more healthfully and exercise, but he won't put any of the responsibility on himself. It's all my job! It makes no sense to me, as I don't make anybody decide what I eat or how. It's like you said, there is nothing we can do until they are actually committed within themselves. It just doesn't work!

But it certainly doesn't stop him from blaming me when things aren't going quite as he planned. I ask him to work out with me, and he won't. I've made some nice lentil soup or a salad, and he wants an entire tub of coffee icecream (which he buys, I don't)! Of course, it's my fault :D

Sara


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Lori,

My DH is 6' and 195 pounds. He is medium frame and has been down to 180 before. If he goes lower in weight, he will look sickly in my opinion. His body fat is not bad at 21%. Oh, I can't talk about him too much or I will start drooling....even after 18 years of marriage!

Charlotte~~
 
Oh, it's not poor DH! Haven't we all realized by now that the only reason men get married is so they don't lose the "Mommy" figure in their life?? Hee-Hee!

My guy has a very physical job (owns a landscape company, but still humps his back 8 months of the year)...I've gotten to the point of not watching his diet during "season", or asking him to exercise for that matter!

Now, this winter I have a surprise for him (he tends to gain 20 lbs every winter, then loses in the spring)! Last week he was watching Chelsea (DD) and I come home from a bike ride and made the comment of "I always loved bike riding as a kid"...Well, he's done with work in 2 weeks, and Chelsea and I have decided to get him a bike for an end of the season gift! He's also agreed to strength train with me 3x's a week...

As far as diet goes, he's learned to not bring icky fast food into the house...I make him eat it in the garage!! LOL!

MJ in MN
 
Ya know, if I were 5'9" and weighed 137, I can't say that I wouldn't be eating KFC for breakfast!

We all respond to our own particular wake-up call. "When the student is ready, the teacher appears."
Just Do It! :)
 
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