Fri, Jun-23-17, 11:53
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Senior Member
Posts: 1,728
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Plan: HFLC/IF
Stats: 218/176/140
BF:27%
Progress: 54%
Location: Houston area
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I know you want your wife to join you largely so the two of you will avoid the health problems that y'all's parents succumbed to, so it's hard to just take your own health in hand and leave her alone. People tell me I can't make my dh eat right for his diabetes, but the hard thing is that you know their problems will become your problems, should the worst occur.
So, just realize that if you do your diet without nagging her or scolding, she may come around. There is a couple down in Australia who lost a ton of weight together on LC and who now have a huge following down there. But to start with, it was just him. He's a very zen kind of guy and he never tried to get her on board or talked about how bad her diet was. She was already suffering terrible results of diabetes, blood pressure, and mental health issues. She was in the hospital a lot and was on massive insulin doses. After he lost so much weight and also became easier to live with due to increased feelings of well being and happiness, she slowly got on board. She has now reversed her symptoms of diabetes and is off all meds. She has said she never would have gotten on board if he had tried to get her on board. So, I would advise that you just tell her you love her and you want her to be happy so you are going to leave her alone, regarding diet. Your kids are young, and they have time to reap the beneifts, should she come around int the future.
The guy in Australia is also a great cook so y'all have that in common too. Good luck with it. I feel your pain.
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