Guest guest Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 I'm pretty worried about my wife, and I'd appreciate any thoughts or suggestions. We've been on this WW thing for quite awhile, with varying degrees of seriousness. I'm back on it, as serious as I can be, but 's been having a very hard time with it. She hasn't had much luck losing weight in the past, and I think she's really starting to burn out. She refers to being on Weight Watchers as being on " permanent diet mode " , keeps talking about how she misses certain foods, and talks about regular exercise as " that thing we're condemned to do daily for the rest of our lives " . I'm finding that it's getting easier and easier for me to eat right and get into the right frame of mind and even enjoy the whole process, but can't seem to get there. Today she got it into her head that she really wants a big, huge chocolate chip cookie, the kind only available at a bakery, and wants me to get one with her. I don't have the points for a cookie, not even with FP's, and I'd much rather save the points I have for sushi with our friend tonight and ice cream later on. I'm feeling pretty guilty, I guess. I know that is uncomfortable with her weight, and I worry that it's affecting her self-esteem. I think she's beautiful and pretty darn spiffy. I don't expect her to change on my behalf but I'd like her to be happy with herself (for many reasons, including the fact that I find that self confidence can be a hell of a lot sexier than a trim figure any day of the week). I have to lose weight for a variety of health-related reasons, and I'm trying very hard to get into a positive mindset about it, so I can't really go along with her when she decides to go off-program, tempting though it may be from time to time. Not any more. So I'm trying to figure out how to be supportive for her when she's having so much difficulty, and I'm not sure I know how. If anyone has any ideas, I would be incredibly grateful to hear them. -- Sláinte, S. Crawford (AIM: Buffalo2K) http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com/catseyeview " You cannot trust your judgement if your imagination is out of focus. " --Mark Twain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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