The changes that are going on in my body and mind that is. One year ago, I was newly married; I wanted to join WW again, and thought that it would be super easy since I lost 25 lbs. in one summer without even really trying. I gained all the weight back before my wedding, but that's okay. I was living on my own, my husband didn't really care what I cooked. We could try new foods, I could cook healthy, I could cook vegetables. But my dearest husband could not find a job. I think it signed up for WW for less than 1 month. We couldn't afford it, we had to eat cheap. I used that as an excuse to not eat healthy. I don't even know what I was eating. Most likely cheesy, greasy, bad for me, processed junk. And I was feeding it to my husband.
When I joined again in May, I was excited. For whatever reason, Mr. Skinny went food shopping that day and came home with WW snacks, lean ground beef - things he thought were healthy. And I thought they were pretty healthy, too. Slowly, I transitioned into WW. It was a very slow transition. I started exercising, I bought some yoga DVDs and 30 Day Shred. I started C25K and running outside. I was a new person, a person who actually kind of liked exercising.
I'm not exactly sure when the food light went off. I think it was seeing so many people on the 20s WW board who were eating real food. Slowly, again, very slowly, I was realizing how unhealthy processed food is for you. I started realizing what a calorie meant, and how many I was supposed to consume in a day. With my brief fling with Spark People, I started realizing about the nutrients that were going into my body, and how much of certain ones I needed. After Spark didn't quite work so well for me, I went back to WW. I had that much more information about nutrition. I started eating cleaner - I cut out the fake sugars and fake fibers. I'm still slowly trying to cut out fake food all together.
With all that information, I'm still not sticking to my plan. I go home too often, or out to eat, or to my cousin's house and I give myself the day (s) off. I'm back. I'm so back and ready to do this thing, it's going to be like my job. I only wish that I could get Mr. Skinny on board with me to eat healthier. In his mind, he doesn't care what's in the food, as long as it tastes good. And he's skinny - so he doesn't see the processed food harming him. I try to make him healthier dinners, and normally he takes leftovers for lunch, and he's taking applesauce. I'm trying to help him become healthier, but I know that he has to make the decision, and I don't think he will - until the doctors tell him to. Heart problems run in his family though, and he doesn't think it has any effect on him. Anyone have any suggestions on how to help him realize this?
So there you have it - my complete change from an obese, unhealthy, couch potato to a (still obese), health(ier), exercising woman.
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How have you changed since trying to start your path to healthy?
Props to you for coming back. I never thought about the bad effects of processed food until the 20's board either. I also never even considered running. :)
ReplyDeleteAs for getting hubs on board, the best thing you can do is keep feeding him healthy, yummy food for now. He'll physically *feel* good, and maybe realize it is important. Good luck!
thanks lo - i know there is going to be a day where the doctor tells Mr. Skinny that he can't eat all that junk food anymore, but until that day, i'll just keep cooking healthy food, and he'll come around.
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely hard when the significant other isn't 100% on board and motivated for health. You have made some great changes despite that it sounds.
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