I’ve been trying to lose weight ever since I had a baby. A couple of months ago, I started using Weight Watchers (not very successfully, unfortunately) which basically converts everything I eat into points. I’m allotted a certain number of points a day, which I’m not supposed to go over.
Conversely, my husband has been trying to gain weight basically his whole life. I can’t even tell you how annoying this is. I could pretty much make this post one sentence: “my husband has a hard time gaining weight” and it would qualify him for annoying husband status, don’t you think? I know that it’s not his fault or anything but it still annoys the bejeesus out of me. Case in point: he got a colonoscopy last month in which he had to fast for a day beforehand. Do you know what happened? He lost six pounds. SIX freakin’ pounds. Do you know what would happen if I fasted for a day? I would probably gain at least a pound or two and that’s not an exaggeration.
So now my husband has started using an app to track his calories so he can make sure he’s eating enough. According to the app, he should be eating 3,500 calories a day in order to gain any weight. You wouldn’t think this would be difficult (it certainly wouldn’t be for me) but he seems to have a really hard time with it. Because of this, he’s always trying to eat really high calorie foods which makes eating together nearly impossible because I can assure you, my weight-loss plan doesn’t exactly allow me 3,500 calories. Anyway, I guess since I’ve been using Weight Watchers, all of a sudden my husband seems to think that I know the calorie content of every single food known to mankind even though I’ve explained to him that Weight Watchers doesn’t really use calories to calculate points. He sends me emails: “How many calories in a sushi roll? I had a shrimp tempura and a spicy crab roll.” I get texts: “Which has more calories: turkey or ham?” At Christmas dinner: “How many calories is in that pumpkin pie?” There has got to be a way to make it stop.
Disclaimer: I do realize that most of this post is based in jealousy, I’ll admit to that. I’m completely and totally envious of the fact that he never has to worry about gaining weight. Still, if he asks me for the calorie content of one more food, I may just have to get violent.
Didn’t know I could reply w/ twitter. I’ll add a big “Woo Hoo” to “1st week quasi South Beach, no counting anything, 5lbs down since last Thurs, pee all day, miss fruit, juice, pasta & rice.” Hang tough, girl.
Wife,
I’m really sorry my pestering you has been a burden. But while I’m here, perhaps some of your readers can help me out: anybody know the calorie content of those organic whoopie pies they sell at Whole Foods? Thanks in advance!
Signed,
Husband (Annoying)
I saw you on Toni.. I give you so much credit.
I’m back on the WW too. I had a baby.. 8 years ago and still
struggling to keep my weight down. I hate to say it.. It doesn’t get
any easier. but i’m lucky my husband is fat (don’t tell him i said so)
Love to both of you… Tell Brooklyn I said hello.
p.s weren’t you the girl who used to sit on the “ball” and switch GDNY..
I’m sure you will lose every LB!
I just love your Blog – I think you and ‘Annoying’ both have such a wonderful sense of fun and humor – and all kidding aside – it’s not easy whatever side you are on – hard to lose weight and hard to gain – but priceless fodder for a Blog when you are both at the same table for meals! LOL
I can only imagine how annoying that must be. Can you just give me some weight? That would be a win-win. At least with him around, no leftovers to tempt you.
My husband USEDTO be that way. Take some comfort in the possibility that his metabolism may shift one day and all of a sudden, he will gain 40-50 pounds. Of course, it will be much easier for him to lose it…GRRRRR.
Now your husband annoys me more than mine! At least mine gains weight….
Does your hubby still tell everybody where he was all the time on Four Square? Because if he does I would be tempted to find him and kick him in the shin out of principal!
Try the DUKAN DIET, It works!! Lost 52lbs in 4 1/2 months…
…that’s really annoying…but some people do eat anything and everything but dont gain much weight…and there are those who watch religiously their calorie intake but still struggle to lose weight…
My husband has the exact opposite of annoying. He used to be huge before i met him, but was all about eating healthy after we met. Now he gets up in the middle of the night and eats entire cakes, and I’m so embarrassed when he takes his shirt off in public. His issues with food gross me out.
If it makes you feel better, if he were my husband he’d be asking his mom what the calorie content is. At least your husband is bugging you and not his mummy! :-p
If you get violent and bash him you will burn calories. He will be confined to couch (no doubt whining) and thus burn no calories with frenetic texting.
Win win.
I feel for you. I too am married to a guy that can’t gain weight (he’s 63 so his metabolism isn’t going to change) where I too am on WW. He is kind enough to not eat his high calorie foods in front of me, but it doesn’t make it any easier…sigh.
I can relate! My husband is a little chubby but when he decides to lose weight it just melts off. I spent about seven months watching what I eat, and working out more in order to lose just 10 pounds to look better in my wedding dress, and instead I gained weight and had to have my dress taken out! So then comes the month where he is like “eh, I guess I’ll run on the treadmill a few times a week”. That first week, he lost 10 pounds. In about a month and a half he’d lost 26 pounds. When our wedding finally happened, my dress had been taken out as much as possible, and his suit was way too big.
I’m in the same boat! My husband is extremely skinny, which is so frustrating when you’re trying to lose weight. Funny thing is though, when I did Weight Watchers, he actually gained weight while I was losing weight. Probably because we had just started to live together, and with me cooking, he was actually eating complete meals.
OMG…my fiance is trying to lose weight but every time we eat, he makes me add up the calories! Not as annoying as trying to gain weight, but still ruins any time I could actually ENJOY my meal!! and yea if he diets for 3 days he pretty much drops a pants size. SO ANNOYING.
Buy him a calorie counter book which tells you how many calories are in most foods and even fast foods.