Thought for December

Support is the key

Why is it that some people are supported by friends and partners when they embark on a diet and others aren’t?

I think it’s difficult enough to go on a diet, but to not get the support of your nearest and dearest makes it twice as hard.The question is why do they not support you?

Maybe they love you the way you are you might not need to lose weight. Or maybe they see it as a change to the way they will have too eat. Maybe they think you are trying to make yourself more attractive to the opposite sex and that doesn’t include themselves. You are not happy with your life whilst they are.You need to ask them why?

A lot of people join a slimming group and that’s all the support they need, but if you are giving up smoking and your partner keeps on blowing smoke on your face it wont help and its just the same if they are stuffing their faces infront of you. I know someone who when trying to diet, their partner decided to go to a well-known fried chicken fast food joint for dinner. They knew they would give in.

Now before you think I'm only coming form one side. I want you, the dieter, to know that you should remember that your partner my like full fat food, where as they can have it and you cant. Both parties need to work together; after all sharing a meal together is one of the great couple things to do.

I hate being the only one eating a burger so check out a recipe for low fat burgers. Just because you are dieting does not mean you too can't enjoy fast food, check out Chinese and Indian low fat dishes. If you find a great lowfat dish, involve them ask then to try it. Support works in two directions, give and take.