February 22
Roadblock: I can stay committed to eating well if…everyone else is on board with me. While it would be ideal and healthful for all concerned, it’s hard to bank on. It’s risky to rely on everybody else being on your page, about anything really. I used the be the worst food influence, but over the years (often to my disappointment actually) my friends and family use me as the catalyst to be on track and eat well. Now I feel a certain amount of social pressure to be a good influence.
Safe detour: So as to not have to make separate meals for herself, MaryLou deals with this by eating exactly what the rest of her family eats, just in much smaller portions and with heaps of veggies (often first). Beth handles it by using her family’s Friday pizza night as her opportunity to do a Skinny Day, and has a completely separate meal – either steamed Chinese with the sauce on the side or a prepackaged entree. Wendy participates in the family treat night each week at a restaurant outside her home with the kids alternately picking their favorite spots.
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