A girl I follow on youtube recently quit drinking soda. Even though she has a couple months to go before her VSG. Just to be ahead of the game. I would like to do similar things. I'm finding it nearly impossible to be successful at these things mostly because they are in my house. Those ice cold cans of coke sit there in the fridge calling my name especially on these past hot days here in SoCal. It would be better to just not have temptations in the house. But there is no way my husband would do such a thing.
Not that it's his fault I am morbidly obese. But I do fear that my success will be greatly hindered by his bad habits and lack of concern regarding my changes. He is very much overweight. I have tried to encourage him to do the lifestyle change with me. He is not having any part of it. Yet every day he complains at how big he has gotten. I do understand the battle he is going through. But he is by far more stubborn then I ever was.
He gets angry when he doesn't have his sodas, or plenty of bread, or steaks. If I serve a healthy meal, he will eat it, but then throws a fit about the food and will stomp around the kitchen making toast and bagels as an after dinner meal. If he doesn't have food at least every 3-4 hours he begins to complain of a 'headache' and must be fed. It's all really dramatic.
Is this a sign of the failures to come after my VSG? Can my lifestyle change but my husband's stay the same? I worry that I will be all smiles, peas, and carrots and BAM!! "where's my steak and potatoes!?!" says husband.
Also, I can't really talk to him about any of this. He gets all dramatic when anybody talks doctor stuff around him. No, we do not have the best of marriages or communication skills. So responses of, 'just communicate' are just not helpful. He knows I'm having the surgery and that's about it.
Anybody get what I'm saying? Cause I feel like I'm not making sense.
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