argh! DH ate my snacks, again! (rant)

[Contrary Housewife]

I went to get a snack and relax with a computer game for 45 minutes until DH gets home, and the entire bag of ruffles is gone. DH admits he ate them. It's not the first time.

He has his own snacks. He has diabetes and cholesterol problems and a history of heart problems in the family. His dark chocolate is portioned out and in plain sight. There are two boxes of 100 calorie packs in the pantry. He has whole wheat crackers and low fat cream cheese and peanut butter in easy reach.

And he's eating my trans-fat, greasy, carb laden salty chips. And he knows he shouldn't be because he's been sneaking them into his office at night while I wasn't looking.

Argh!!

[Ceashels]

It is really hard to eat well and if you have medical reasons that add restrictions it can be very difficult to watch someone else eat the things that you once enjoyed.

It might be that you have to give the snacks you love up when you are at home so he isn't as tempted and you can enjoy dark chocolate and peanut butter with him.

hugs.

[WV_mom_of2]

My dh eats anything in sight and could care less who it belongs to. I hide things that I don't want him to eat. Whether it's my favorite snack items, things for the kids lunch or things that I buy to have here for the daycare kids. I make sure he has plenty of his favorites in the house.

He's been known to come in with two candy bars and hand one to me and tell me he bought it for me. Then eat it after I go to bed!

[Contrary Housewife]

Cea, I don't eat anything in front of him that he can't have. I save it for during the day when he is at work. If we have snacks together, like when we watch a movie, we eat the same thing.

I'm just going to have to go back to hiding my snacks where he won't see it and be tempted. Unfortunately, I tend to forget about them myself and then stuff goes stale or rancid.

[nodmicks]

I understand your not liking him eating your snacks. However as a diabetic that can't eat wheat either I understand what Ceashels means 110% . Except here I have to hide my special snacks from the kids.

[frugalwarrior2]

I understand as a diabetic i shouldn't eat crap. I understand that part of the reason I got here is I ate badly. That is the intellectual me.
But the FRiggin 4 year old wants those dang chips.
Apply to hubby.

[grneyegrl]

he needs to grow up..maybe he should vist a dialiyis(sp) sorry..my mother spent two years there before she got her kidney..i got my ac1 under 7 within 3 months of being diagnosed..

hes selfish and could care less about the feelings of other..one of my pet peves...my brother does what your husband does and guess what..hes on islin...about 1 year after being dianoses..eats what ever he wants...drives me nuts... i also hide food and drinks.. although he is getting tired of me yelling at him

one thing is miss is my chochlet..i used to keep it in the fridge ...so 1 or 2 small pieces would make me happy..not the whole package..

[Libby]

Does he feel deprived thus the binge? I would suggest allowing him to have a small portion once in a blue moon. Admit it, when you really want chips, you really want chips. IE You getting upset that DH ate your chips behind your back. And having crackers won't fulfill that salty chip craving.

If you allow him to have it - its not forbidden = less attractive.

Don't hate me for saying this - though you're healthy maybe cut out chips altogether for the betterment of you both and when you do buy chips you can both indulge at the same time - no closet binging?

[justpeachy92]

As a diabetic I kind of side with your husband. I appreciate my family/friends supporting me in keeping my blood sugars under control, but at the same time I don't want said family/friends being the food police. My diabetes educator taught me that there isn't a food I can't have, I was taught how to read labels and count carbs so I can stay within my daily carb allowance. So on occasion I do eat chips, my choice is a baked tortilla chip with a side of salsa.

[Contrary Housewife]

Libby, I understand having a chip craving once in a while. He has his own portioned salty snacks in the pantry. I spend a small fortune buying good tasting healthy snacks for him. He ate an entire 10(?) ounce bag by himself. I have to agree with the other comment about acting like a 4 year old.

I normally don't keep chips in the house. I broke the habit after college. But I got a craving last week -- it happens-- and no sooner is the bag open than DH has eaten the entire thing.

Oh well. What's done is done. I'm hiding my stuff from now on.

[erinalexmom]

I know how you feel! My dh has no health problems but he and my stepdaughter (teenager) eat every snack that comes into this house! My stepdaughter is getting better as she is growing up a bit (I think she was just a teen who was growing=hungry 24/7) but my dh has no willpower or self control whatsoever so I just eigther buy ALOT of something I want so I know I'll get some or I write my name on it, or I just dont get it at all and buy it and eat it outside of the house

[gottadance]

OK - at first glance I thought this said DH ate my socks!

[Darlene]

For me anyway I liken it to...If I know hubby is an alcoholic, I wouldn't have the alcohol in the house. Anything I can do to help keep him around and healthy as possible is worth the sacrifice.

[Momto5RN]

there are so many things i cant eat between my IBS - my latex allergy issues ( which rules out a ton of fruits i love and cant eat any more ) diet that helps my fibro etc - i am just an adult and i dont eat it.
i have a huge family hx of morbid obesity - cardiac- diabetic issues and high cholesterol on my moms side-
i am not obese-a cardiac pt -diabetic nor do i have high cholesterol
why because - i take responsibility for my actions - i know just eating what i want will = all the problems my great aunts and a few of my aunts have .

i have a huge sweet tooth but to much sugar and fats will not only be bad for my heart and wt it is bad for my fibro - - i still bake for my kids - i have chips etc in the house i just dont eat them .

it is not anyone elses responsibility to help me not eat what makes me sick .

what happens when he goes outside the home is he going to walk into a mini mart and start ripping into all the chip bags like godzilla ?? doubtful .

an adult doesnt want to make another do without just because they want it and cant control themselves.

i have spent many many years of my job trying to teach people diets they need to follow - those who want to follow it will even if everything they cannot have is laid before them and those who dont will try to find a way to cheat and if they can they will blame someone else.

its easier to rip open the chips then to say no.

we have a horrible health issues in the USA due to people not taking responsibility for their actions ( very similar to the reasons we have such debt issues in this country too )

its their choice.
allergy thats one issue ( which i will categorize alcohol under allergy because there is a genetic issue there alot of the times ) and i would be careful if it was young kids and allergies

but otherwise we have stop making excuses for adults who do not use common sense and will power .

[LuvMyHubby]

LOL Hubby has done that to me before. I buy stuff for my lunches for two weeks so I don't have to think about it and when i get yogurt, I'll ask hubby if I should buy a couple extra for him and he'll say no and then snack on mine. He means no harm since we can grab a couple more. I still get frustrated anyway.

Sounds to me and correct me if I'm wrong, it isn't so much that he ate some chips but more so that he polished off the whole dang bag, I'd be a bit wound up over that too.