It’s no secret that I love yogurt.
4 tubs of CHO. They had 5 at the store, but I thought I’d be kind…
I stock up and get really, really upset when my local shop has none in stock.
Why wait to put the yogurt away?
Since my visit to the US earlier this year, I’ve been in love with Chobani. The trip just happened to coincide with the company’s launch in Australia, so life’s been pretty great since!
Yogurt has to be a food group. I eat about half a kilo a day, and I’m a massive fan of the protein you get from it.
Because…drum roll please…
I like my food healthy and lean.
My ideal dinner looks something like this:
Not really. More like this:
I’m joking.
That’s Mr The Rake’s breakfast.
Which he only eats on the weekend. And not until 11am. And it’s always eggs and bacon.
Mr The Rake REALLY likes eggs and bacon
While he was eating this, I was onto my mid-morning snack and some green tea.
My Scrabble Mug. Don’t touch it. It’s mine.
Non-Fitness Partnerships
This highlights perfectly the difference between Mr The Rake and I.
I love him like crazy, and we get along really well. We’ve been together for nearly five years, so clearly something works.
But there is no shared love of food and fitness.
…
I like long runs on a Saturday morning.
My natural state
Mr The Rake prefers to stay in bed for a few hours and then play video games or read the news.
I go out of my way to buy fresh vegetables and lean protein.
Mr The Rake prefers his food with fewer vegetables, lots of red meat, and a lot more oil.
And you know what? That’s ok!
If Mr The Rake wasn’t around to balance me out, I’d become a super stressed out obsessive compulsive mess.
So we make it work in our own way. I run, he chills out. When we cook, I just give him the extra stuff that I don’t want and he lets me have most of the veggies.
For us, it works.
But I’m curious. If you have a partner, do they share your fitness enthusiasm or hatred? If you are single, do you look for similar food and fitness interests in a partner?
Your Turn!
What’s your ideal relationship balance when it comes to fitness?
What’s your favourite food?
I like to run, and my husband (together 7years) definitely does NOT.
We do like to ride our mountain or road bikes together. And dinner is basically the same in our house. I’ll make him a steak and grill myself a piece of chicken with veggies…. That’s just how it is. I don’t know any other way! And I’m not complaining. I mean, I can if you want me to
That sounds like a really good combination. It’s good to know you can do different meals too. Way too often I hear women complaining about how their husband/partner won’t change to ‘healthy’ food and so they can’t do anything about it. It’s not too difficult to make a couple of options!
i absolutely LOVE greek yogurt as well. i eat it every single day, generally. some of my other fave foods are sweet potatoes and any kind of fruit!!! i love the fact that your man is so different, but you balance each other really well. that’s the right recipe for a successful relationship!!! SPA LOVE!
I think we would be in foodie heaven together Jenna! I eat way too much fruit for my own good, and Sweet Potato is always in the house somewhere.
Am in complete agreeable with you about Greek yoghurt! Have found a fantastic brand that they sell at the belconnen markets called ‘ruby Roy’ – absolutely amazing
Great post Kate! I think this is something that a lot of couples struggle with. I know that I did till not that long ago – you just accidentally fall into keeping up with your guy and that’s never good for the body (or the soul). Have only recently found a balance and I’m so glad I did!
Sorry about the terrible grammar and spelling! iPhone autocorrect
Thanks Chal! I know what you mean – I could match the pancake and m&m consumption stack for handful when we started going out. Now I just let him do his thing and I do mine. Life’s better for both of us
. I am going to have to try Ruby Roy. Like now. If only the markets were open.
I am also obsessed with Greek Yogurt!!!
Yay! I can’t get enough of it
I am very fortunate that my husband and I are on the same training wavelength. In fact, we met at a race! Now we run and ride together, and we both coach high school cross country together.
Being a vegan, not much into yogurt. Someone needs to make a dairy-free Greek yogurt!
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Debbie, that’s really cool. It must be great to be able to chat about races and training and different techniques and gear.
As for being a vegan, no, the yogurt thing really wouldn’t work for you! I’ve seen some amazing power smoothies with silken tofu and almond milk though. I love trying out some of the Vegan recipes on the clean eating blogs.
This post made me smile big time! For two reasons: 1) I now know I’m not the only chobaniac that stocks up on Chobani’s creamy protein packed goodness. 2) The breakfast your Mr. Rake enjoys is the same type of breakfast my hubs would drool over! I am a runner/clean eater and the hubs is a self-professed run & vegetable hater but it works for us for the same reason it works for y’all…balance! Great post, thanks for sharing!
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Yes! Glad to know I’m not a complete freak. Thanks Gina – it’s interesting how we fitness and health can be such a huge part of our lives but it’s still completely fine to live in a household full of potato chips and bacon
My husband didn’t used to run (except the random 5K) until he took my influence and decided to run a marathon, we still don’t run together much but it is fun to have something to do.
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It’s so cool that he ran a marathon because of you!
My hubby isn’t a runner (although he did run his first 5K in February…but hasn’t run since!) but he does like to eat healthy. So it works out pretty well. My favorite food is pizza…so not good for me but I love it!!!
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Pizza is delicious. Never give it up! It sounds like you have a pretty great balance at home…and you have Holly to run with!
I literally laughed out loud at some points, those pictures and that commentary. Fabulous!
When I am dating someone I need them to support me and that includes my exercising and healthy eating. However, I don’t need them to be crazy about it like me.
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That’s a fair point. I like that you know what you need. Support is sooo important in that regard!
haha…okay, i’m sadly a solo runnerchick at the moment, but i think that the bottom line is to be with an awesome person who GETS you and if that means they don’t wanna be a runner too, that’s cool but they understand it’s important to you and are supportive.
oh, or coffee cake with the cream cheese fillings…can’t choose!
oh man, fav. food….maybe s’mores pop tarts, or choc. chip pancakes.
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I haven’t had pop-tarts in way too long! They’re a specialty here, so I don’t see them too often. MUST find them.