Dieting With a Partner

Chris (my fiance) and I are dieting together. He has done this with me in the past, and I find that he does really well if I’m playing the ‘Diet Nazi’ in the house. I’m constantly reminding him to eat, what to eat, how to eat. If I go get myself a bottle of water - I have to get one for him, otherwise he won’t remember to consume lots of water in a day, etc, etc.

…”Well, babe - I didn’t have any water today because you didn’t bring me any and I didn’t remember“.

So much for self-suffiencieny, eh? I’m happy to do it, though, if it means a healthier us! At first I thought it would make it that much more difficult if I had to watch after my own diet, as well as his. But then I realized that it’s not more difficult at all, and he’s just the type of person who really wants to follow a program, but he’s really busy in his days and if he has someone there (ME!) reminding him and giving him those little nudges - - it helps him a great deal.

If I remind him to exercise - he does it. (I wish the same could be said about keeping the toilet seat down!) I’ll say.. “Hon - did you do the treadmill today?” He’ll say “Hmm.. no” and then he’ll take the 20 minutes to do it.

Of course, it helps that we both home office, and aren’t gone for 8-10 hours a day at work, but rather are right here in our own home where we have all the good food, treadmill and Bowflex machine and we can stop for 20 - 30 minutes for meals or workouts.

I’ve found that it actually helps me, too - - helping him stay focused actually helps me stay focused at the same time. Guess that means I’m dieting for two? So far, he’s lost 5lbs in the first week - - so he’s (I’m?) doing well!

Ever diet with a partner? Did you find it easier? Harder?