Have a talk with your pushers!
Food pushers, my mother is a great one. Although she isn't Italian, marrying my father inertly turned her into a great-cooking-motherly-Italian-food-pusher. Her famous quotes: Did you get enough to eat? Eat some more! Are you eating? Why aren't you eating? Eat some more! Eat! Eat! Eat!
Geez, no wonder my sister and I both struggle with weight issues! And now, after quitting smoking after 50 years, so does she. When she does this at a family dinner we all chime in and tell her to stop and try to make a joke out if to avoid hurting her feelings.
It is interesting that my boyfriend's mother, who is not a food pusher, has all healthy fit grown children. It makes me wonder if weight issues are genetics, conditioning or both? Hmmmm.
Since my early teens I have been the occasional vegetarian. Two years ago I decided to really try and be a better vegetarian. I'm doing pretty good at it, not 100%, but I'm trying. I never eat red meat or pork, although I must say I really really miss bacon! I occasionally eat chicken, eggs and shrimp, but no more then one of those once a week, if any.
A few months ago we had a family bbq at my parent's house for my dad's birthday. BBQ ribs on the menu. Aren't you eating ribs? Says my mother. No, mom, I don't eat meat. Says me. I made bbq beef, why don't you make yourself a sandwich. Says my mother. To funny! She's like the aunt on My Big Fat Greek Wedding, You don't eat Meat? I make lamb!
So here's my tip: You really have to be firm with yourself that you are not going to give in to eating what you know is in the contrary to your personal goals! Don't do it! Don't eat something you don't want to just to make someone else happy or to avoid an awkward moment. Be strong in your convictions! You can do it!
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