weight loss and fod availability

I know we have covered this topic before but yesterday I saw several patients who voiced similar complaints and I felt this was worthy of discussion again: The concept of having food sources around the house that would be tempting and would most certainly derail weight loss efforts. The patients themselves were not purchasing and placing these challenging items in the house...rather, the spouses were doing this.

I recommend that when you are in a weight loss mode, talk to everyone around the household and ask for their support. Part of this support is NOT having challenging food/snack items out in the usual, open places. You are not asking them to not partake of these food sources themsselves, but rather that they not be in eye's view for you. When it comes to freezer items such as ice cream it is difficult to not have this visible. However, if it is the case that other members of the household have weight control issues, it is not unreasonable to just keep those food sources out of the house completely.

Working with the entire family unit and asking for their support to allow you to become healthier and happier can be very helpful with achieving these long term goals.