Re: Greaseburgers/occasional straying

[Guest guest]

Funny you guys should bring this up. That is EXACTLY my current strategy

with my husband who is (I'm almost embarressed to say) overweight. He's a

former marathon runner who has let himself go and though I give him the

healthiest food possible at home, I have little control over what he eats at

work.

But now he's trying to buckle down. He WAS about 30 pds overweight, has

lost about 9 in the last 6 weeks and is again running. In order to keep him

on his new program, I am cooking an occasional (like once a week) " treat "

(pasta for example) so he won't feel deprived. I truly believe this is key

for him; he was " sneaking " chips, big Macs, or whatever he could because he

resented my feeding him all that wholesome food at home. I think the answer

is some waywardness now and then, so as not to feel deprived.

FWIW, when I'm out at a special occasion (a wedding for example) , I relax,

enjoy myself and eat, drink and make merry. I can't eat too much anymore at

one sitting though (a good thing I think) without feeling very

uncomfortable. A " CR stomach staple " without the surgery!!

on 10/5/2002 12:24 PM, Suzanne Cart at massuz@... wrote:

> Quoting : If you have an overwhelming desire to eat a greaseburger, just

> do it... what you eat once a week won't kill you.

>

> One of my favorite sayings: " It's what you USUALLY do that counts. "

>

> Suz