askye, so glad your dad is doing better!

Amy P: Tell her, "quit it"

I'm trying!!

What am I supposed to quit now? I haven't endulged in pervy thoughts of underage relatives in hours.

I think Connie's suggestion is brilliant. "What can you eat in your favorite restaurant?" will probably work better than "Hey, son, it's Meiji's Macrobiotic Munchies from here on!"

I think Connie's suggestion is brilliant. "What can you eat in your favorite restaurant?" will probably work better than "Hey, son, it's Meiji's Macrobiotic Munchies from here on!"

Undoubtedly, she speaks from experience and knows the ways of the stubborn greasy spoon fancier.

I'm glad to hear there's no damage to the heart, askye!

My dad was in a support group/research program for people with heart disease after his surgery, and he was impressed by how much there seemed to be a type among them (including himself) - people who didn't like to relax and wanted to be in charge of everything. My dad channeled his Type A-ness into being very focussed on his diet and getting exercize and forcing himself to do his meditation and relaxation. I hope yours can find a way to be healthy, too.

Also, that drug coated stent thing sounds really cool.

wrod. (And I don't eat like that. Much. But people have been trying to Make it Better my whole stupid life. Hate it muchly.)

Dad likes oatmeal, so that's good.

But he really likes eggs and bacon for lunch. I'm trying really hard not to be lecture-y, but I also feel kind of pissed off at him for other things. I've always felt that Dad is extremely uncomfortable with anyone who is overweight, he's always made comments about how there shouldn't be two starchy things at dinner and that fast food is poison that he doesn't understand why anyone touches it and soda just rots your gut out.

And in our recent discussions I found out that not only does he eat deep fried greasy "home cooking" every day at lunch but he also has gone from eating 2-3 Big Kats a day to just 1.

It's a sort of headdesk situation. However, I've resolved just to cook better while I live there and hopefully when I move out he'll make some changes.

And in our recent discussions I found out that not only does he eat deep fried greasy "home cooking" every day at lunch but he also has gone from eating 2-3 Big Kats a day to just 1.

If we're talking Southern home cooking, there are some interesting options. Places that do "meat and 3 veg" will often have a "3 veg" plate; my mother-in-law sometimes orders pintos, collards, and coleslaw, for instance.

This isn't a Perfect Healthy Heart Meal, but it's a big step ahead of chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, and gravy.

It's a sort of headdesk situation. However, I've resolved just to cook better while I live there and hopefully when I move out he'll make some changes.

I know it is frustrating, but it is not really possible to dictate behavior to adults. You can present the healthful information. You can tell him how important it is to you that he live a long and healthy life. Then you have to let him make his own decisions. Let's hope he disliked being sick enough to want to change.