She Detoxes, He Retoxes

Dan usually likes eating the same food as me.  In fact, he often takes pride in our [mostly] healthy meal choices.  I have actually heard him brag to his friends that we always have a vegetable with dinner.

[Breakfast - sweet potato, pepper, spinach, and egg scramble with blueberries]

However, since I have started this detox, he is resisting.

Big time.

Saturday night, he met me a church with a bottle of Mountain Dew in his hand.  

Want a drink?

Who are you?'

Yesterday, as we were driving back from my nephew Jake’s dedication [so exciting!], he kept on saying, “I want a cheeseburger.  Come on, Racheal, let’s just stop somewhere to get something to eat, so I can have a cheeseburger."

I have decided that my response to all of this is to start chanting, “Eat real food!  Eat real food!"

It might actually work.  It convinced him to take a few bites of my kale salad [that he enjoyed].

[kale massaged with lemon juice, EVOO, sea salt, and garlic; topped with kalamata olives, a chopped apple, red onions, and a few diced prunes]

Now, I completely understand that just because I make some drastic food change, doesn’t mean he has to.  And, let’s be honest  I do make these changes often and without much notice.  

Also, I don’t expect him to do the detox with me.  In fact, just picturing Dan with a big bowl of kale in front of him makes me giggle for days.  

So, I don’t really know what I am asking for or what to expect.  Now that I think about it, he actually does a pretty good job of supporting me and being patient as I figure things out.  He eats the dinner that I make [chicken and bean bake with broccoli].

Even if he does eat a PB and J afterwards.  

Maybe I just notice his food choices more when mine have to be super strict?  

How about you?  Do you have a spouse that eats differently than you? How do you deal with it?

Hoep you have a great week!