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It's completely his fault, what with his constant cooking of delicious food and his regular exercising that allows him to eat so much deliciousness with abandon. Including desert. Certainly it's not *my* fault, the one who actually controls my hands and my mouth and my schedule. Oh, my South Beach Diet, where have you gone and how did I ever let you go? Pasta and potatoes, you are my most hated enemy.
One I have been consuming with alarming regularity lately.
In my man's defense, I was the one who suggested In-And-Out Burger the other night. On the other hand, it's totally him who gets what I call "the Menchies face," which sends us immediately to get yummy frozen yogurt, which I inevitably top with mini chocolate chips. It's not the worst treat in the world in moderation; it's not even the problem. It's just every little regular compromise that's slowly killing me.
My boyfriend totally makes me whole wheat bread and brown rice, too, which is wonderful. It's just that he and his friends are foodies, and too often I'm surrounded by incredible homemade food that's not always what I want to be eating. With desert.
When I cook, I make him a vegetable-tastic dinner and he jokes, "Where's the main course?" Meanwhile, his main courses are living around my waistline!
OK, maybe that's the beer.
Now, before this post goes on too long, I know I look fine. I went to BlogHer, and I'm going to my 20-year reunion, and it's fine. I'm not on some mind trip of self-hate here. But what's not fine is that the number on the scale *is* creeping up, fat is collecting on my body, and I am way off track in my diet. ("Diet" in terms of how I prefer to eat, not as in being "on a diet.") Pull up the wagon, I want to get back on!
That means saying no again to things I don't want to be eating and talking with my boyfriend about how we eat on a day to day basis, and just how often that involves desert. 'Cause I'm not giving up the beer.
And clearly, I am not the only one in this situation:
From Elizabeth Cole in the Examiner - Relationships 101: Is my boyfriend making me fat? This one has some strong practical tips.
From XMommy - My boyfriend is making me fat?! (a little long). She's struggling with treats and workouts.
From Joanna Goddard on Smitten -
Is Your Boyfriend Making You Fat? Great comment thread on this one.
From Poptart - My Boyfriend is Making Me Fat. Quick and humorous.
From Lily Beach on My Sister's Going to Kill Me When I Get to Heaven - Is my boyfriend making me fat? Honey, it's not controlling to ask him not to load sugar into your coffee!
And from Greta on Noodling - Sunday, Bloody, Sunday. A rather bombastic post which certainly *could* be titled, My Boyfriend is Making Me Fat.
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Contributing editor Liz Rizzo also blogs at Everyday Goddess.
