How can I make my wife chose better food options?!
Question: She had gained probably over 50 pounds since we married..I constantly have to tell her not to buy junk ( I like to eat it too). I am also worried that our kids are going to grow up out of shape and unhappy.
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Instead of picking on her alone, why don't you suggest that after work you go for a walk/activity together. Prepare a quick dinner (refer to menu plans) together and keep away from sitting on the couch watching too much tv.
Here is a healthy eating plan for reference:
If you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit.
Here are the golden rules:
Initially cut down to 1200 calories.
Exercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. No gym involved.
Don't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise.
Drink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day.
Limit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day.
Never eat dinner after 6pm.
Adopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!
Make low fat dairy choices
Follow this menu plan as a suggestion:
Breakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon
20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR
fruit salad w low GI soy yogurt
Snack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)
Lunch 12.30pm - muligrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)
Snack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt
Dinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato
Snack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)
Exercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between.
Cardio needs to include running, go hard up stair wells and cycling. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes.
To maintain you can increase calories to 1500 and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 cal and 6 sessions again.
Good luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
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If you want her to stop, you should probably stop yourself. Talk to her about your concerns and make your points, which are good ones. Try new foods that can be good and healthy. It might be fun to go to the store and explore new, healthier, food options.
Take all the c*ap out of the fridge!
Start to go to the gym and eat healty foods and your kids all stop eating them..every once in awile you can have a treat
why don't you take on the grocery shopping to help out and prepare meals once or twice a week?
Watch "Honey we're killing the kids" on the TLC channel. I think it is on Friday and Sunday nights.
You should try to set a good example. Maybe you should buy the groceries and stick to sensible foods. Buy lots of fruit for snacks.
Ya can't really make her do anything. But you sure can through out some options. Maybe ask her to watch the food network. I love it myself.
Hey, try to suggest what to eat for dinner..As for the kids as long as they are active outside they will burn it off,trust me I seen it happen to me. Also limit what junk you buy,don't just stop buying it all together,every one gets one snack they like that has to last for a month..It works here in this household,don't give into the kids if theirs don't last.. Rules are rules
You might want to talk to a nutritionist. Talk to her and tell her you're not so much concerned with her weight (if she gets sensitive about it) as you are with eating healthy.
If your kids get the message from you that eating junk food is OK, they WILL eat the wrong foods until it hurts them.
This nation has slowly started becoming a society filled with poor eaters. This causes all sorts of problems besides obesity, such as diabetes, heart disease, and arthritis.
You're right to be concerned, but don't just blame your wife. If you're eating junk food, you're contributing to the problem as well.
You ought to know that there are easy ways to prepare healthy foods without resorting to junk.
Definitely don't nag her. You'll end up with no wife. The best thing you can do is accept her for who she is.
I think that note that you mentioned you liked eating junk food too is telltale that you could also be 50 pounds over your married weight as well.
Tomorrow, take your wife and family for a walk after dinner. Exercise, breathing, and together-time is priceless. Then, this weekend volunteer to do the grocery shopping and making dinner for the following week. Experiment with different stir fried vegetables, bean casseroles, and sandwiches for dinner.
Do you have exercise equipment at home. Your whole family would be more active if they had inspirational toys!
hi :) am not sure whats available in the markets.but, this is what i did to lose weight. PLEASE DONT EVEN THINK OF GIVING HER PILLS. pills are nothing but anorectic agents. they make you feel less hungry. there is no way to loose weight fast. though , sauna , steam and massages help slightly. it has to be combined with diet and excercise. pills are very bad in the long run. can lead to impotency and infertility.
i lost 10 kgs in about 5 months time. i am getting married in august and i desperately needed to loose weight. i was 65 kilos when i started. according to my BMI , i was 10kgs + overweight. i stand 5'2.odd and 65 kilos is grossly overweight.
just dieting wont help like i found out in my case. diet + exercise will do the trick.
i'll tell you what i did. it worked for me. hope it works for your wife too :)
the trick is not to starve but to eat smart :) and stay healthy :)
what you should cut down :
oil , butter , cheese , margarine , mayonisse , sauces (depends , will get back to that a bit later), chips , crisps, nuts , chocolates , sugar , cola, fizz , areated drinks ,ice creams , chocolate , alcohol , cakes and everything else thats hi - cal. you'll need to avoid everything thats sweet , oily and sticky. if you are not sure about what foods to avoid. check the net.loads of info available.
vegetables / meat to avoid :
potatoes - very very important , beetroot (its a root and has concenterated sugar in it) , all kinds of roots basically except carrot. avoid lamb, mutton , pork , beef, and prawns. all these put on weight. eat only lean meats. thats fish and chicken.. avoid eating egg yolk. eat just the egg white.
fruits to avoid :
mangoes , bananas , jackfruit
now that we had a look at what foodstuff is to be avoided.you might be wondering if there is anythig at all that you can eat. thats how i felt. there is loads of stuff you can eat actually :)
here they come :)
fast foods are a big no no. you can order salads and special lo cal foods that are avaailable in most outlets.
its best to eat at home for the period you are dieting and trying to lose weight.after those few months. once she has shed her load.she can get back to your usual lifestyle. of course with some caution.
my diet.
breakfast:
skimmed milk (use skimmmed milk , is low in fat , other typer of milk are higher in fat content) , fruit. i am from India. am not sure where you are from and hence you might not understand certain food types we consume here. but let me tell you something. Indian food is very very oily and very difficult to diet.
and try cereal in the mornings. oats, weetabix. etc. have a good breakfast.alwaays use brown bread. whole wheat brown bread is very good for weight reduction.
for lunch , we are staple rice eaters. rice is bad for fat reduction. but i still took rice because its a habit tht cant be changed. everyone takes rice here. so. rice - one cup - 100gms and lots of veggies cooked in less oil.. and absolutely no coconut and curry with less oil. all in all keep your oil intake to 2 tea spoons everyday. that would be just for seasoning. also using olive oil helps a lot.
then for dinner. compulsarily have wheat. pasta is a good option.but make sure you buy wheat pasta. check before buying. and of course in pasta absolutely no sauces. some varities of sauces are acceptable. as far as they dont have cheese , butter , oil ,mayonisse and fattening substances in general. you can use tomato spicy sauces etc. make sure your sugar intake doesnt cross 2 - 3 spoons per day. (not tablespoons) and no butter and ghee of course. eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. and all kinds of cereal. if you are hungry. eat a fruit. or you can eat stuff like puffed wheat and puffed rice. but no puffed corn. corn products again put on weight.
eat sandwiches as much as possible. i dont know which part of the world you are from and hence cant suggest much for you in terms of recepies.
and combined with dieting. she needs to excercise for atleast an hour everyday. you'll see the difference.defenitely. if she thinks gym is boring. take up dance classes together. or run along the beach. if you have one. or skate. or just about any physical activity. brisk walking will also help.
the key is to stay healthy while you diet and lose weight.
ask her to drink loads of water.atleast 6 glasses per day. and do a lot of physical activity.. take the stairwy instead of the lift.. and small things like that.
if you have any more queries.mail me. cheers :) and good luck :) its not difficult.she'll get used to it in a few days. and of course the results are fab:) who doesnt want a great looking body.
she can get back to your normal lifestyle once she slims down. after that. its just eating what she likes and burning it out the next day with just a little bit of excercise :) also ask her to check her weight everyday. its a great way to motivate and monitor progress :)
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