• Home

    • About Let’s Move QC

    • Meet Our Bloggers

  • Success
    Stories

  • Get Fit

  • Eating Smart
    with Jeni

  • Battle of
    the Bulge

  • QC
    Outside

  • Activity
    Calendar

    • What To Do

    • Where To Go

  • Why I
    Move

  • What
    Moves Me

  • ORA
    Health Tips

    Tips on staying in shape, eating right and taking care of your body so you can keep moving.
    • Better Training

  • Home

    • About Let’s Move QC

    • Meet Our Bloggers

  • Success
    Stories

  • Get Fit

  • Eating Smart
    with Jeni

  • Battle of
    the Bulge

  • QC
    Outside

  • Activity
    Calendar

    • What To Do

    • Where To Go

  • Why I
    Move

  • What
    Moves Me

  • ORA
    Health Tips

    • Better Training

HomeEating Smart with JeniDieters need support from loved ones, not sabotage ...
Previous Next

Dieters need support from loved ones, not sabotage!

tackett-family
It takes a team to achieve diet and fitness goals: QC dietitian Jeni Tackett, along with her husband Nathan and her children Lily and Noah, work together to support each other  to stay fit and motivated.  No diet saboteurs here!

By Nutritionist Blogger Jeni Tackett, RD, LD

Did you know that it’s very common for spouses, significant others, friends, and family to sabotage your healthy eating and exercising goals?  ‘Tis true!

I’m not saying these people are out to get you.  But, without even realizing it, they may be sabotaging you.

Many of my weight loss clients are perplexed when their spouse starts bringing home desserts just as they are succeeding with weight loss.

I’m no psychologist, but I believe that some people feel insecure when their loved ones are making positive changes in their life.  They may wonder how their relationship with their spouse, friend, or loved one will change once that person loses a significant amount of weight.

Here are some forms of sabotage:

•    Candy dishes on your desk:  You are inadvertently sabotaging anyone who is trying to eat healthy by making candy easily accessible.

•    Baked goods:  Sharing baked goods with friends and family may be sabotaging their diets.  Although you are trying to be nice, you may have made it harder for someone to reach their wellness goals.

•    Lunches out:  If you know that a friend or family member is trying to eat healthy, ask them to go for a walk or meet them for a movie instead of a lunch date.

If you feel that you are being sabotaged in your healthy lifestyle efforts, have a conversation with that person about how you feel.  Explain that you need total support in your quest for a healthy life.

Here are 5 ways you can support your family, friend, or coworkers trying to eat healthy:

•    Buy them flowers or a massage instead of candy
•    Offer to watch the kids while they work out
•    Make a healthy meal
•    Have a fruit basket on your desk
•    Meet them for a walk or yoga class instead of a meal

I think one of the reasons I have been so successful with eating healthy and exercising regularly is that my spouse is so supportive of my healthy lifestyle.  We work out together, and he often encourages me to get a workout in even though our day is full of baseball games and ice skating lessons.  When you work and have a spouse and children, making healthy eating and exercise a priority takes two.  Make sure that your significant other, friends, and family are behind you 100%!

Jeni Tackett Headshot
Meet Jeni Tackett, Let’s Move Quad Cities Nutrition Blogger. Jeni is a registered and licensed dietitian for Unity Point-Trinity. Jeni counsels her clients on weight loss and nutrition. You can read Jeni’s bio and other blog posts by clicking here.

Share this:

  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

Rate This Post!
Assistant Editor Dieters need support from loved ones, not sabotage! September 14, 2015
User rating: 4 (2 votes)

Tags: Jeni Tackett, Quad City dietitian, Quad City nutrition expert

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Recent Stories

  • Chasing the “Runners’ High” since the 80s March 22, 2021
  • Keep the Spring in Your Step March 20, 2021
  • QC Baseball & Softball: Preventing Injuries in Kids March 19, 2021
  • Crafter Celebrates Spring Thanks to 3-D Shoulder Replacement Surgery March 18, 2021
  • Wildcat Den State Park “A Gem at Our Doorstep” March 11, 2021

Receive Our FREE Newsletter

Sign Up Now
Click here to receive the monthly
Let's Move Quad Cities e-Newsletter.

Trending Topics

Alan Sivell Aryn Lloyd Beth Davis Bettendorf bicycling Biking Chelsey Bowermaster Cody Lichthardt Davenport Dr. Andrew Bries Dr. Steven Boardman Dr. Waqas Hussain General Orthopedics Hip Replacement Jeni Tackett knee arthroscopy Knee Replacement Nahant Marsh Nutritionist Blogger Jeni Tackett ORA Orthopedics qc dietitian QC dietitian Jeni Tackett QC nutrition expert Jeni Tackett Quad Cities Quad City dietitian Quad City nutrition expert Quad City orthopedic surgeon Quad City personal trainer Quad City Sports Medicine RAGBRAI Rock Island Rock Valley Physical Therapy Rolling Reporter Shoulder Arthroscopy Shoulder Reconstruction Shoulder Replacement Spinal Stenosis Sports Medicine St. Ambrose communications professor St. Ambrose professor St. Ambrose Professor Alan Sivell Total Joint Replacement Wade Ellett Walk with a Doc Wapsi River Center
© Copyright 2019, ORA Orthopedics
  • About Let’s Move QC
%d bloggers like this: