My husband says he is supportive, but...

Roma
on 9/8/15 1:49 pm, edited 9/8/15 1:49 pm
RNY on 06/15/15

In your words: 

"It is like being with someone that is alcoholic and you've never abused alcohol in your life  yet you can't have nice glass of wine nor any alcohol whatsoever in front of them."

Yes, exactly. If my loved one was in recovery from alcohol addiction, I would have enough respect for them not to bring booze in the house if they told me it was a trigger. If junk food is no big deal for someone they shouldn't have a problem keeping it out if the house for at least a few months, if asked. That's just respectful.

Referral: 8/14; Orientation TWH: 12/14; Nurse: 01/15; SW, Dietician, Psych: 2/15; Surgeon: 5/15; RNY: June 15/2015

Zee Starrlite
on 9/9/15 9:13 am

Well good luck with that!  Everybody eats, not everyone drinks alcohol - I was just saying not doing something you enjoy because someone else can't control themselves is a real downer especially after awhile.  We have to work on getting ourselves better and not rely on the external world to accomodate our weaknesses.

My very long-term boyfriend works at being super fit . . .  I mean perfect body.  He eats ridiculously healthy 95% of the time.  I would never take the 5% of whatever he wanted to eat away.  He works out like an animal I don't (boohoo).  If he wanted to eat a whole cake in front of me, I'd just have to choose wisely and maybe have a bite if I needed and not join him in eating the whole cake.  That is all I am saying.  He is not disrespecting me by bringing things into sight - I respect myself or not in making the decision to eat- yes, it is a choice to eat or not!

You will get strong if you do try and believe.

All best!


3/30/2005 Lap Band installed  12/20/2010  Lap Band REMOVED  
6/6/2011 Vertical SLEEVE Gastrectomy

Roma
on 9/9/15 10:43 am
RNY on 06/15/15

The disrespect isn't in the act of eating a cake in front of you. The disrespect would be if you asked him not to and did it anyway. My husband is a junk food feind and I have no issue with it around me. .. but I would have an issue if I told him something was a problem for me and he ignored me.

Referral: 8/14; Orientation TWH: 12/14; Nurse: 01/15; SW, Dietician, Psych: 2/15; Surgeon: 5/15; RNY: June 15/2015

mariapizarro8
on 9/9/15 9:19 am

In my opinion I think it is actually a good thing my husband does it too,I have 3 children also and no one is obese but me so I cannot expect the rest of them not having what they want because of the bad eating choices I made.They eat candy sweets and things in front of me and it has made me stronger I have not cheated or anything like that it gives you will power to stop doing what you once did.I don't think taking things away from others is right because we have to learn to control our urges for food because in the long run we suffer not them.

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