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[nlytnd]

Hi:wave: I'm new here and 100+ looks like a great home to be, if you'll have me.

[Cynduck]

Welcome! Can't wait to get to know you :)


What I did with my family was slowly ease them into it without them even realizing it. I search for recipes that I think my family will like and go from there. Often times they don't even realize they are eating something that is healthier then the normal high fat versions.

Congrats on what you have already lost and keeping it off!

[andip67]

Hi and :welcome: to BCB and 100+. This is a great place to be with lots of support and advice. I'm single so having to worry about feeding a family, but I'm sure others will have lots of suggestions for that. Post often so we can get to know you better.

[DrinkJockey]

One of my biggest challenges is living in a house full of junk food. My spouse and child have an aversion to most healthy foods and it's going to be a challenge to plan menus around everyone's tastes. Any advice on that one?
First :welcome:

I totally understand the split personality groceries, our household really has mine & theirs groceries. Somethings I've won on are extra fresh veggies & fruits, fat free chips etc (I love the lays light), lightening up family favorites, trying new WW friendly things, others I just have to deal with mine & theirs.

[Jannie]

Welcome!!!!! I'm glad you found us. :welcome:

[dolphinlover]

Welcome, I make the same food for me and my family. If they don't like it they can find something else to eat. At first my husband was not going to have anything to do with eating healthy. Now more times than not he eats what I eat and has even managed to lose a few pounds himself.
Michelle

[Amgrease]

Welcome! :jump_jack

Not quite the same thing but last year I spent most of my time with my best friend and he loves eating greasy, bad-for-you foods. He's very supportive of my weight loss so he was willing to go places that had things I would eat. But, he'd always tell me the things I'd have or make at home looked or sounded gross. I asked him just to taste things. He didn't have to go near it again if he didn't like it. He ended up liking a lot of the stuff I made. A lot of the recipes on here and at meetings don't taste much different from their higher point counterparts.

[CW]

Having a safe environment is a huge key to victory.

I remember a show that Dr. Phil did when he was still doing his time on Oprah. A woman said that she could not keep junk food out of her house because her kids and husband loved them.... He said, "Why do you want to poison them?"
That made me think....

Congrats on your losses to date and WELCOME :wave:
CW

[sabjewelry]

Hi and :welcome: to the 100+ club. I'm glad you found us. When I started WW I decided that I was not going to cook separate meals, but I tried to be sensative to the flavors that everyone likes and added more vegetables. This has worked out well. The one thing I still struggle with is that my other family members do continue to eat high point snacks, so they are a temptation to me at times. I find that if I have a low point snack option, then I'm not tempted to eat the higher point stuff. My advice is to keep plenty of WW friendly foods on hand so that you won't feel deprived and hide their snacks in a cupboard that's hard to reach so you won't see them everytime you go into the kitchen or pantry.

[zubie75082]

Speaking from no experience :p if my husband didn't want to eat what I cooked.. he could make something himself!!!


Welcome to the board! Congrats on your decision to get healthier! :D

[s_suther]

Welcome!!!

It's pretty simple in my house....I do the grocery shopping, the meal planning and preparation. As a result, my family eats meals that are OP. Now they may eat as much as they want, add sides if they wish, etc. but they do eat the same food as I do. If they're not happy, they can grocery shop and prepare their own meals. :odear: It sounds tough, but you've got to be the one to look out for you and in return your family will be healthier for it! Plan meals that include things you know they like. Start off with foods that you know they'll enjoy and work in others as time passes. They'll be fine with it and as I said, healthier eaters in the end. It worked in my house and I hope it will work in yours. Good luck!! If you need any recipes/ideas, I've got tons and there are also tons on this site. Ask for help if you need it!!

[lolomo]

Hi and welcome to BCB. :wave:

I had the same problem with my family. I started out making two seperate meals, that didn't last long. This is a lifestyle change for the rest of my life and making different meals for them wasn't going to be an option. Once they tasted the different healthy foods they really liked it. I have tried quite a few new weight watcher friendly recipes lately, some are hits and some are flops. You live you learn but for the most part they have been happy with this way of eating.

They have started eating more fresh fruits and veggies, reduced fat crackers, lowfat cheese, fat free sour cream, skim milk,etc. We're all getting healthier from these changes and they taste great. Our favorites are the weight watchers ice cream sandwich and toffee bars. It's a special treat for me and they love them too! :)

Good luck, it's so much easier when you don't have junk food around to temp you!!

[nlytnd]

DrinkJockey, that's a great way to put it: split personality groceries!! That's definitely what our pantry looks like when I've shopped for healthy foods for myself but yet given in to the junk food for the other 2 in the family.

CW- what you said really hit a nerve- I would love for my whole family to eat healthy, I'm going to try to start small and work some healthy foods in and maybe someday, there will be a beter balance of healthy food favorites among the whole family.

Thanks for the welcome everyone! It's great to be in such wonderful, positive and successful company.

[Shana1]

Hi, and welcome to the family. My DH and I are retired. We shop together, he does most of the cooking and I clean up. He counts calories and I count pts. My advice to you is to buy healthy foods and cook healthy meals. DH can supplement snacks and meals when he is at work and your child doesn't need unhealthy food at all. Give it a try. I bet you'll be surprised.

[CountryFatCat]

Welcome.

Glad you are here. I am fairly new here my self, but never have felt more welcome anywhere. I love it here.
My DH has really done well. He eats what I fix for him and has lost 26 pounds him self. He was complaining, could you believe it, that his paints were falling off of him. I love it.

My DS is only 2, so he uses us as an example of how he should eat. So right now, he doesn’t really know that he is eating healthy. He just knows that is what is on Daddy and Mommy’s plate and that is what he wants.

So stay strong while they are pigging out on junk, you pop your self in a mini 94% fat free bag of Popcorn and enjoy a 1 point 100 cal snack.

Welcome again.

Country

[Got2BeThin]

Hello and:welcome: