QUIT EATING MY FOOD!
Does anyone else have a husband/son/daughter who keeps eating their food?? I was thinking about what to have for lunch and decided on a maple apple chicken sausage (Whole Foods). I go over to the freezer but can't find them. Ask my husband if he knows where they are (knowing full well he ate them). And sure enough, "Oh, I thought they were getting old so I ate them." I blew up. We've had this discussion before. You can eat my food, but leave AT LEAST one of whatever it is. He is 5'9", 145# and can eat whatever he want whenever he wants, as often as he wants. I am so frustrated. Now I feel bad for getting angry, but I don't know any other way to try to get the message across: QUIT EATING MY FOOD. I know I can't be the only one with this problem. Any suggestions?
Edit: There's just the two of us and we don't always eat at the same time. It's not that my food is "special" - it's that it's the only food in the house that I can eat.
Eat the the same food? It seems as if he is up for it? I don't buy separate food for myself, I eat the same as the rest of the family (with the exception of my youngest) so it's not really a problem in my house. I would be pissed if he cooked a meal for himself and not for me though
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I think your husband is very lucky coming from Castle Rock - it must have a great gene pool because you rarely see obese or morbidly obese people here - it's amazing! I'm an in-comer so I don't have those genes, but it sure is an incentive to stay slim!!!
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I haven't had my surgery yet, not till Apr 9th, 2014. I also have a family of four and both kids have either a g/f or a fiancé. I have already started to get this household ready for what they can and can't have. I normally buy the same food for everyone, but I do buy some things, that I consider for me only. I tell them all what is "mine" and put in on a shelf in the pantry or fridge that everyone knows is designated really for me. As I tell them, when I have this surgery there will be some things that I have to eat and if they are not in the house then what do I eat? They are able to walk to the kitchen and help themselves to whatever. However, having said this they are all very respectful of me and support me completely. Try this out and I can almost promise you it will be an acceptable way of everyone being able to eat and eat together without feeling angry or guilty.
I had to have this discussion with my husbeast very early on. Luckily (I guess!) he doesn't cook, so it's just a question of whatever ready-to-eat item he gets his hands on, but he tends to eat ALL of it, whatever it may be. Like, a whole package of jerky, no matter what size, or all of the Laughing Cow wedges in the package. I finally had to explain that I can't eat everything that he eats and lay down the law: he's welcome to eat whatever he wants, he just has to leave SOME of it for me! So far it's worked out well.
Surgery: RNY on 12/18/2013 with Jay M. Snow, MD "Don't mistake my kindness for weakness." - Robert Herjavec, quoting Al Capone
Omg! Between my 12 year old daughter and boyfriend it drives me crazy! I even took a shelf in my pantry and told them to KEEP AWAY! But the more often than not "forget". And an angry mommy and Gf let's loose. They forget that I can't go and take their regular fruit cups packed in juice or syrup or their bag of doritos so stay way from my packed in water fruit or skinny pop!
Don't feel bad about getting angry u have asked nicely and are still providing for them what they need and just need the respect that you will buy things that are just for you. Plus what may last you over a month will b gone in hours in their hands. I feel for you! Next time I'm telling them I'm cutting off their hands if they touch my s#*? Again lol.
on 2/16/14 7:21 am, edited 2/16/14 8:11 am
Most of the food in the house is something we all can eat.But I will admit I do tell them sometimes that certain foods are mine in the fridge.Stuff that I make for my lunch.Or some new flavored yogurt that comes out that I want to try.I do have my daughter help with meal plans so there is something we all can share together.I would make your hubby shop with you and share the work that goes into making meal plans.I do have a cabinet in the kitchen that is mine but I will share but it has all of my drink things and some protein snacks.It just makes it easy for me to just grab and go.