‘Just the meat for me please’ Sunday Lunch issue ’

Hopefully BF will politely, within reason, eat what he’s given.

Not unconnected…. A continual full on meat diet, little veg, little fibre is likely to cause toilet woes and possible health concerns down the line.

Most, proper, gymbunnies would follow a balanced diet.

He'd get his food plated up like everybody else and he can leave what he doesn't want but he certainly wouldn't be getting anymore meat than anybody else. What an absolute CF. He's a guest and doesn't get to dictate what he wants unless it's a serious dietary requirement and in my opinion being a gym bunny is certainly not that!

give him fish and a rice cake

God, these people are weird. Honestly I'd have just chucked in a tray of chicken thighs and been done with it but that's because I can't handle conflict 😅

I guess it's tough because you don't know if he's the kind of person who'd just eat a normal amount of meat (and maybe seconds) but skip the potatoes/sides, and just have a protein shake later - or the kind of person who expects to be able to eat a whole chicken at a meal because that's what he cooks himself. It also sounds like your sister is going overboard to please him so you don't know what he's actually asked for.

I'd just plate up meat at the counter tbh, giving him a generous but not ludicrous portion, then offer a chance for more meat to anyone. Alternatively (because I like drama more than chicken) just watch and see if he's cheeky enough to take all the leftover meat and leave none for anyone else, and whether anyone else responds to that...

Imagine going to someone elses house and thinking it would be ok to have a whole chicken (provided and cooked by the host) to yourself! The audacity of it.

Please do report back after this meal OP.

Boiled ham water is the best stock of all though!

If he wants to just eat meat then he should provide his own. It’s rude to expect you to serve him a big plate of the most expensive part of a roast!

Get some fake meat and go vegan overnight.

I was thinking the same! I think we are over thinking about the meat portion, my dh used to train weights, he never ate the whole chicken in one meal.

Iceland do a lot of "myprotein" stuff, the cooked skewers are pretty good as top up, same day/next day delivery too.

All meat, no veg. Atkins diet fell out of favour years ago !

He’s not being unreasonable to eat what he wants. No one should have to eat something that’s not in their diet.

BUT he should bring his own thing to eat. All it takes is FYI bf is doing this diet that’s really important to him at the moment so he’ll bring his own meal.

Is it though? Waitrose do a whole large chicken (slower readered and higher welfare) for £6.95 and considering that’s all he’ll be having, I don’t think £7 per head is overly expensive when hosting. I’ve certainly spent way more than that catering for vegans which is also a bigger headache in terms of preparation as you have to keep everything separate.

When you factor in alcohol and dessert for everyone else (people cutting don’t usually drink alcohol as the body prioritises metabolising it over fat burning), I don’t think it works out much more expensive to be honest.

OP now I want to try making your swede mash with sour cream ! I I feel a Sunday roast coming on in fact ,a rare occasion in our house. ( or can I just come over to yours and eat his vegetables? I’ll even sit under the table ? Not a vegetarian but always like the veggies best .

I quite agree. It wouldn't happen over a woman - unless a serious dietary requirement.

I know the type though; boring, tedious and performative.

Fact he is bringing his own avocado and 🙄'homemade mayo' indicates he is a PITA over his gym diet. Further illustrated by the fact his future MIL is in a tizzy over it.

Look for forward to the update @Mondaytuesdayhappydays , don't let us down. 😄

Pretentious poser 😁 I know a few gym bunnies, there's a serious gym down the street (they're a lovely bunch and not bunnies at all which is beside the point) and even when they train for something specific they still allow themselves some carbs.

Why do some posters allow guests to take all the meat ?

I had something similar, & I told the CF DSS to put it back .

It’s a question of UK law, the Equality Act 2010, under the protected characteristic of ‘religion or belief’.

It can’t just be any old belief, it has to meet the test (because of case law / precedent / legal authority) that it is ‘WORIADS’ (‘worthy of respect in a democratic society’).

This gives the belief legal protection once it has been tested to the point of the Appeal Court / Tribunal.

Religion tends be tested against the notion of established belief and practices as well as WORIADS.

I mean unless the BF is a massive twat, he’ll do what my DH (a massive meat hog with a very physical job) does when we are invited to other people’s houses and eat a small/normal sized portion of the meat on offer and then eat again when he gets home. This seems a massive drama to accommodate someone who is hopefully not such a moron he doesn’t understand how to be a guest in someone’s home?

I've never been to a carvery that allows unlimited meat, it's always guarded by a chef doling it out.

Do tell me where I can get a plateful of meat ?

Even a carvery won't let you double or triple up on the meat on the grounds you won't touch the tatties and veg.

All sounds delicious. What time can I come round?

Pathetic seeing all these women fuss around a grown man’s dinner

I see someone has already got in with the Henry VIII comment.

All the comments about ‘just’ buying an e tra chicken, on top of the large gammon and large chickens already planned are ridiculous. It’s not just the cost - how many ovens do they think people have ?

OP isn’t running a restaurant. She probably has a standard home kitchen, not an Asda rotisserie.

OP is also not responsible for the boyfriend’s daily food intake. He can have some pork chops for breakfast before he comes.

I’d put the meat on plates to avoid anyone going without, and then veg and potatoes in dishes so guests help themselves.