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Boyfriend is not helpful or encouraging about my dieting?

OK so I have been dieting for about a month and 2 weeks now and so far I have lost about 13 pounds. I am not on a fad diet, I have decided I would like to change my way of eating permanently. I no longer drink any type of beverage other than water and herbal teas. I have cut cakes, icecream, chips, fries, burgers, sweets, and any type of junk food out of my diet. I eat 70% dark chocolate in a very small amount if I ever crave sweet stuff. I still eat meat but sparingly, and I rarely eat pork or beef now. I eat a lot of salmon and fruits. I keep my calories under 1500 every day and play just dance 2 every single day for about 30 minutes to an hour. I also walk a lot since I don't have a car. Anyway the point is, my bf has not been encouraging with this at all. He will bring food over late at ngiht even though I have told him it is terrible for ANYONE's health to eat late. Thankfully I have become so determined that I will pass up the food unless it is some type of fruit. He also thinks just because he's skinny that he is above eating healthy. He has terrible knowledge of nutrition and actually thinks and i quote 'fries are not so bad'!!! When I told him how I have been dieting and everything he was less than enthusiastic which I CANNOT understand at all because I know he wouldn't mind if I lost a few pounds, because I could afford to lose some. Anyway so I was sick for a day right and he said oh maybe it's because I'm restricting so much from my diet but ofcourse I knew this wasn't true because I eat good foods and do not starve myself. When I told him this he said oh maybe you need to exercise, because you don't exercise at all. I got so pissed at him, I said helloo I have been dancing every day now and I walk everyday. He seriously thinks that exercise is the solution and that it will solve everything without dieting. It's like he doesn't mind if I exercise but when I mention I eat healthy now he doesn't want anything to do with it!! Is this because he is so incredibly careless with what he eats or he just genuinely does not know anything about nutrition?? I am beginning to suspect he doesn't because he has terrible habits himself. One day he treated me to a dinner and I made an exception because it was a special occasion and after we'd eaten out he just wanted to go back to the house and sit around at the computer and watch tv. I told him I wanted to take a walk so the food would digest and not go straight to my stomach. He acted like this was the strangest thing ever and said oh but it's not good to do a lot of movement after you eat, you should sit! I mean OMG did his parents teach him anything? Wow it just really drives me nuts that he has such terrible habits and thinks cuz he's small that it won't affect his health at all. IT also discourages me a bit because he doesn't encourage my new diet and isn't proud of me or happy for me that I lost some weight. While it's not enough to discourage me from going back to my old ways, I still feel a bit sad that he doesn't acknowledge it..

Public Comments

1. The moving around after you just ate is true. Ever hear about eating then swimming right after then muscle crapping then you drown? Well that can happen, cause you have an automatic muscle contraction in the defeating system trying to break down food. So if you eat then immedately exercise your using digestive muscles and voluntary muscle groups. I think waiting an hour or so after you eat is better. I'm thinking body builders wait 2hrs then exercise then eat right after they exercise.