cindylynnwho's Journal, 24 Sep 08

34.9% Nice bfp :)

Edited to add:

So my quest to make our household healthier continues. We have a coupon for free pizza and Chuck wants to use it tonight. He's all excited about it so I couldn't say no, but I really don't want pizza tonight. I'm sick of it and I need to lose weight. Maybe if I talk to him before he gets off work I can suggest a change in plans. Chuck has painful arthritis, so last night I was reading Too Young to Feel Old, the arthritis doctor's 28-day formula for pain-free living. Chuck's been meaning to do something about his pain but is overwhelmed with three jobs right now so I decided to do some reading up for him. If you are a praying person, please keep a new job for my partner in your prayers. There is one in particular he really wants. That way he won't have to have three. Anyhoo, I meant to say that the arthritis doctor says that the most important thing you can do for your arthritis is change your diet. Eat good fats, don't eat bad fats. Eat good carbs, don't eat bad carbs. Unfortunately, Chuck doesn't naturally follow any of these rules. But I have trained him to eat whole-grain noodles and salmon and I will have to make those more often. There are some fantastic recipes in that book! Several chicken recipes, and although I don't normally eat chicken myself, I may start eating/making it to encourage Chuck to choose it over pizza and frosted flakes. You know, I always saw myself with a health food nut like me, but I love this man and our differences help us grow. I need to go to the store and get some ingredients for some of the recipes in the book that I think he will be willing to try. And some salmon and noodles. And sararay prompted me to think (again) about all that cereal he's eating. I think I can get him to switch to whole grain cereal if he must eat it all day. He's made some changes... I've gotten him to eat fruits (well, real fruit snacks) and soymilk. The soymilk was his idea. I wouldn't have pushed it myself because the health info on soy is controversial, but he is so proud of himself for trying a new thing that I just can't discourage it. I am proud of him, too. The arthritis doctor said that soy is anti-inflammatory but he doesn't recommend it because of the controversial health info. But I drink it all the time and don't plan to stop, so I can't expect my bf to go from the traditional american junk food diet to eating *better* than I do. :) Hopefully the soy's anti-inflammatory properties will help ease his pain.

Sometimes I think I sound controlling or nagging and I hope I don't come across that way. I want to work with my bf so that what we eat pleases him too. But I hope to marry him and I want him to be setting a good example for our children. I also want us to eat together-- something he wants too-- just not pizza every night!!

Thanks for listening. Have a great day!

73.5 kg Lost so far: 20.4 kg.    Still to go: 14.5 kg.    Diet followed: Reasonably Well.