[John Valentine]

Congrats!

You have it right, and you are walking the walk!

I'm trying to do the same thing, but I can't get my wife on board, and she gets offended when I pick and choose what I will eat of the dinner she prepares.

Nevertheless, I will persevere and prevail, and in the end, she will be pleased.

[SamAdams76]

I get the same treatment from my wife. She insists on fixing the same kind of foods that made me (and her) fat. Just last night, I grilled a turkey thigh and hot peppers while she threw frozen pizzas for herself and the kids in the oven. Most of our weekday meals are made from frozen, processed foods, loaded down with high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated trans-fats, and a list of ingredients you need a Phd in chemistry to pronounce properly. That's got to change and for me, it changed three months ago.

Ironically, my wife still thinks a plate of pasta is far healthier for you than a steak and that a stack of pancakes is much less fattening than eggs and bacon. Thus, we are going to be on each others nerves for a while longer. Once I lose the rest of the weight and keep it off, perhaps then, I'll convince her.