Overcome: Lack of familial support
Now, just to be clear, this title should not be construed as Janille does not support my working out. She is very support of that. But the problem is that she is 8.5 months pregnant. She’s not exactly eating all the things I am, and she certainly is not working out like I am.
The kids are kind of the same way. Its not that they do not want dad to be in better shape – they just do not want to eat all the vegetables that I’m eating. Frankly I can’t blame them:)
I’ve come up with a few things that make it work for me in the food department. Part of it is just being a little more relaxed, and the other is being a little more realistic.
So on the relaxed part – we do food a little more like a restaurant in our house. The basic mean is generally the same, but we allow for made to order meals and substitutions. The bottom line is that I can eat 75% of the same things that my whole family eats all the time, but I might add more veggies to my plate, and less bread, water instead of the juice etc. All of these small changes let me still enjoy a meal with the family without feeling put out – or the family feeling tortured just because dad is trying to lose weight.
On the realistic side – I have a life. I’m not going to be able to just forgot all the foods I love and never touch them again – especially when other members of the family love to each things that have butter in them for instance. But as I have stated in other posts – making the food yourself and then eating smaller portions will make all the difference in the world. I can still eat everything I liked before. I just small amounts and exercise regularly.
On the workout side, my family likes to watch movies. So a few times a week when we sit down to watch a movie, I will just get on the elliptical. I can still enjoy the show, the family company, and I get a workout in. Another thing that I will do is take longer routes when I walk up to campus. The normal route is 1 mile. But if I walk through a little garden area I can get in an extra 2 miles and it only adds a little bit of time to my day, and no one is worse for wear for it.
Point is it does not take a lot to figure out how to integrate some of your life in with exercise and diet. You will just need to look at your day and ask yourself where you could fit things in without drastic changes. Then start there. You’ll be surprised how a little extra planning will go a LONG way to your success.
Wow – big surprise right! Eat less – Move more! It is a regime that works. I can live like this forever, and my family and actually get behind it and support me.
So you do not have to have everyone all on the same diet eating at all the same times etc to make this work. Just set back and really evaluate what really needs to have and then make a more relaxed and realistic plan for your weight loss goals.
If you have suggestions on how you’ve made it work, I’d love to hear your comments.
Be Healthy – Enjoy Life!
Matthew Stearmer
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I readily admit that it has been a good thing. And like I said in my
qualifier – I did not mean non supportive in a negative way. It is just that
there are a few different lifestyles that we have to accommodate in our
household and that can present some challenges to staying on track.
But I have a wonderfully supportive family of my efforts!
Matt Stearmer
I do have a comment to this, it's a book you'd love:
“I can make you thin” by Paul McKenna. It comes with a 30-minute hypnosis CD filled with good “reprogramming” messages imagining yourself thin, etc. I can't say it has worked for me but it's a solid program to stick to for life without depriving yourself on a “diet.”
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The nice thing is, this baby will come soon and I will have to put more effort into going on walks at least. And I am finally tired of frozen pizza. You have to admit though, being on a sugar restricted diet has been good for us this holiday season – I could have been baking like a fiend and buying lots of candy.
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That is a great approach to working out in a “normal” family. I cannot stand anything more than my life revolving around a diet. Those were great tips! Another thing I do is, when the family is doing our cleaning on Saturdays, we blast our favorite music and dance while we clean. It gives us time to be a family, get housework done, and lose weight while we are dancing and cleaning. Love the post, look forward to reading more. 
The nice thing is, this baby will come soon and I will have to put more effort into going on walks at least. And I am finally tired of frozen pizza. You have to admit though, being on a sugar restricted diet has been good for us this holiday season – I could have been baking like a fiend and buying lots of candy.