My wife has an eating / sugar problem. She has gained over 50 lbs from our wedding date 15 years ago, and she has already destroyed most of her teeth. Granted, she inherited soft teeth, but she certainly has exacerbated the problem.
She was drinking about 2 litres a day of sugar coke. About six weeks ago, I asked her to stop buying coke and other sugary drinks. She told me that she can't stop drinking them and she continued as usual, with perhaps a small reduction.
Last night I took all bottles of coke and placed them in the dumpster. This morning she asked me where they were and I told her. I told her that I love her so much that I threw the coke away. I also told her that if she brings it into the house again, then I will again throw it away.
I am doing this for her benefit, and also mine. If she is able to reduce sugar intake, then she will feel better and be healthier. That is also good for me.
This is a stretch for me. For most of our marriage, I dealt with her depression and unhealthy habits by trying to make things easier for her. In retrospect, I have really been her enabler and that is wrong.
Comments? 2x4's?
She was drinking about 2 litres a day of sugar coke. About six weeks ago, I asked her to stop buying coke and other sugary drinks. She told me that she can't stop drinking them and she continued as usual, with perhaps a small reduction.
Last night I took all bottles of coke and placed them in the dumpster. This morning she asked me where they were and I told her. I told her that I love her so much that I threw the coke away. I also told her that if she brings it into the house again, then I will again throw it away.
I am doing this for her benefit, and also mine. If she is able to reduce sugar intake, then she will feel better and be healthier. That is also good for me.
This is a stretch for me. For most of our marriage, I dealt with her depression and unhealthy habits by trying to make things easier for her. In retrospect, I have really been her enabler and that is wrong.
Comments? 2x4's?