Oinkstop
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I wrote a post about this on my blog, but I figured I might as well rant about it here, too.
I am getting so tired of my spouse and my kid trying to sabotage my diet. It seems like every time we turn around, they are asking to go out to a restaurant, and I'm the bad guy when I say no.
I said yes twice last week already. We went out Friday night because we were visiting an elderly friend in the convalescent hospital, and her dinner was so terrible we felt sorry for her. We brought in Japanese take-out (I had sashimi) which seemed to lift her mood considerably. Saturday, we ended up going out for Mexican food because my father unexpectedly showed up in town. I agreed to go out again because I hadn't seen him in quite some time.
I thought that would have been enough to satisfy my greedy, restaurant-eating family members, but no, it wasn't. Sunday night the wanted to go out and grab take-out pizza. (I said no) Monday night (yesterday) they did the same thing. Once again, I was a meanie, and vetoed the idea.
My kid actually drew me to the side and started giving me a lecture! She said I wasn't that fat, and that it made her feel bad to see me having nothing but the Cambridge. It made her feel like she should be dieting as well, even though she doesn't have a weight problem. She also expressed that it made her feel really bad that I wasn't eating with them, and that my refusal to go get pizza was making her lonely.
ARGH!!!!
Last night I sat them both down and nicely asked them to quit sabotaging my diet. I told them I didn't appreciate them constantly asking to go out to eat, and that I was trying to lose weight for my health. I explained to both that I'm over 100 lbs above the maximum healthy weight for my height, and it's about time I do something about it before I drop dead from obesity.
I made them cry, even though I was trying to be nice.
Next time, I'm not going to be so nice. Next time, I'm gonna be yelling at them.
I am getting so tired of my spouse and my kid trying to sabotage my diet. It seems like every time we turn around, they are asking to go out to a restaurant, and I'm the bad guy when I say no.
I said yes twice last week already. We went out Friday night because we were visiting an elderly friend in the convalescent hospital, and her dinner was so terrible we felt sorry for her. We brought in Japanese take-out (I had sashimi) which seemed to lift her mood considerably. Saturday, we ended up going out for Mexican food because my father unexpectedly showed up in town. I agreed to go out again because I hadn't seen him in quite some time.
I thought that would have been enough to satisfy my greedy, restaurant-eating family members, but no, it wasn't. Sunday night the wanted to go out and grab take-out pizza. (I said no) Monday night (yesterday) they did the same thing. Once again, I was a meanie, and vetoed the idea.
My kid actually drew me to the side and started giving me a lecture! She said I wasn't that fat, and that it made her feel bad to see me having nothing but the Cambridge. It made her feel like she should be dieting as well, even though she doesn't have a weight problem. She also expressed that it made her feel really bad that I wasn't eating with them, and that my refusal to go get pizza was making her lonely.
ARGH!!!!
Last night I sat them both down and nicely asked them to quit sabotaging my diet. I told them I didn't appreciate them constantly asking to go out to eat, and that I was trying to lose weight for my health. I explained to both that I'm over 100 lbs above the maximum healthy weight for my height, and it's about time I do something about it before I drop dead from obesity.
I made them cry, even though I was trying to be nice.
Next time, I'm not going to be so nice. Next time, I'm gonna be yelling at them.