A Diet Challenge
Diet challenge: Your husband brings you your favorite chocolate for your anniversary (yes, he really does know you are trying to lose weight). So what's a loving wife to do?
This might seem like hubby is sabotaging you on purpose but it may or may not be true. If a spouse doesn’t have issues with weight (or doesn’t care) he simply doesn’t comprehend firsthand the level of temptation he is putting you in. (Or he may be threatened by you losing weight for some reason, but that's another blog.)
It is up to you to make him understand what you need from him. In a loving way, express to him how difficult it is for you to see something you really enjoy eating, knowing you shouldn't be having it often.
Tell him you don’t have an unending supply of willpower every single day. Your willpower can eventually just break down with all the temptations you face continually (in addition to the chocolates). It's not that you are particularly weak-willed.
You might also express to him how you actually feel being overweight. Maybe you would like to feel good in a bathing suit this summer. Maybe you'd like to take a walk for a mile and not feel exhausted for the rest of the day. Give him specific examples of why it's so important for you to lose weight and you need his support. The bottom line is that you have to set a loving, but firm boundary with him. Tell him you appreciate him and his gifts of love but you need to directly tell him to bring you other kinds of gifts such as flowers or perfume instead food.
Who else challenges you?
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