Relationships and Dieting

In most relationships, one or both parties get a little comfortable after a few months of dating and begin to gain weight.  That wasn't really the case with me, because when I started this relationship I knew I needed to lose weight.  I have been lucky in the fact that, while Nico doesn't need to diet, he's been more than happy to go to the gym with me and help with making healthier dinners. 

Nico wasn't a firm believer that I needed Weight Watchers to lose weight. Just cut back, work out more, he said.  Ha.  Those things didn't work!  I knew I needed a plan in place for me in order to stay in check so I went forward and brought him along with me.  Which in turn, he has lost more weight than me in the past 4 weeks!  And he tries not to rub it in my face too much..except for the two beers he enjoyed during dinner last night and then the cookie he ate right in front of me.

We do have a few disagreements on what to eat or how to cook it.  Our latest disagreement was using coconut oil (4 points per tablespoon!) versus spray olive oil (ZERO POINTS!).  But, overall he is supportive of my diet and healthier lifestyle and most nights we can agree on what we are having for dinner and the ingredients we might need to swap to make it a little healthier.

After the gym last night, Nico cooked Filipino Chicken Curry, modified by using light coconut milk instead of the creamy, delicious, full of fat variety.  The end result was 6 points for the curry and another 3 for the Jasmine rice.  And, I would have only saved 1 point if we would have used spray olive oil, so he won this one.