Am new to this board (but not Mumsnet) so apologies if this has been done before, but DH and I both need to lose about 2 stone (me a bit more if I'm being honest), but I'm struggling with a sense of obligation around eating. Let me explain - we spend quite a lot of time visiting or staying with family and friends, and there are often parties or social activities centred around food, which they have often gone to a good deal of trouble preparing. I find that I have a sense of obligation to eat as much as possible in order to be polite and show I appreciate the effort they have gone to.
Now, I know DH and I have some other habits to break as well, but I'm really struggling with this one, as I hate the idea of all this amazing food going to waste, but there's no doubt it is really not helping. For example, we're just nearing the end of a two week stay with family and I've put on about five pounds.
Does anyone else experience this, and how do you deal with it without feeling horribly rude? The funny thing is, it's DH's mum, who is very slim, who always overfeeds us the most!!!