My Cooking is Making Her Fat!
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
United States
February 7, 2016 6:10pm CST
I have an 85 year old client who is obsessed with food. She only wants me to cook her meals for her. Not that I want to toot my own horn, but I am a dang good cook.
This lady has been a client of mine for almost 10 years (off and on). When I prepare her meals I am careful to watch the fats and keep salt out of the food as much as possible.
Recently she noticed she had been gaining weight. She told me that the foods I prepare for her are causing her to gain weight. When I asked her how long it took her to eat the food that was meant to be for several meals she stated that she would eat half of it in a sitting.
After hearing this I told her that she needed to watch her portion size and stop blaming me for her weight gain. It is her consumption of the food and lack of exercise that is causing her to gain weight. I asked her how often she gets up and moves around. Well, the answer was to get her meal and back to the chair in her bedroom.
I have tried unsuccessfully to get her to watch her portions. I have even given her a plate with markings on it to show her what portions she should have. Advised her to get up and walk further than to the kitchen and back with no results.
Guess I'll just keep making her meals and hope that she makes wiser choices.
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25 responses
@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
8 Feb 16
Fat people--and I was/am one say I can say it--will blame anyone but themselves for being fat!!
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
Hoping that I can convince her to let me make single meals that are portioned out for her, and that she will only eat that meal instead of two.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
8 Feb 16
Your cooking must be real good for her to finish half of what is meant for more servings; considering her age as well. Hope she watch it though.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
At her request, I baked a pie for her on a Wednesday. When I returned on Saturday it was gone. She said she only ate the filling. When I reminded her that the calorie content of the filling is quite high considering how much sugar was in it.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
8 Feb 16
@ElusiveButterfly I am amazed of her appetite given her age.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
@nottoooldtowrite I am too. She is quite a lady. Love spending time with her.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
She actually asked me to open a can of green beans for her today so she could have them with her dinner.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
9 Feb 16
@ElusiveButterfly
That won't put weight on her.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
10 Feb 16
@Marcyaz it is about the only way I can get her to eat vegetables that are low in calories.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
I encourage her to get up and move around more, but it falls on deaf ears.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
@salonga I tell her that she is her worst enemy when it comes to eating. She lives alone and has nobody to tell her to stop.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
8 Feb 16
@ElusiveButterfly oh well, she should no blame anyone but herself.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
8 Feb 16
Some people have no control as you say friend.
I hope this woman will one day realize it is no one but herself that is over eating.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
I think she does realize it, but it is easier for her to pass the blame onto someone else.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
9 Feb 16
@TiarasOceanView doubtful. I am a good cook.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
8 Feb 16
@ElusiveButterfly Well then one day she may stop blaming you lolz
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
8 Feb 16
I store mine in portions that are the meal, and freeze the extras.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
@Jessicalynnt unfortunately she buys many products that are fat free and the carbs in them are quite high.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
I have suggested that to her. When I try to portion out her meals she will eat 2 of the meals.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
8 Feb 16
@ElusiveButterfly wow. I guess she really just doesnt care how fat she is. heheh, start making meals with less carbs? those will help drop weight no matter what she eats. no pasta and stuff like that
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
8 Feb 16
If she is eating more than the recommended portion size, totally not your fault. Plus, anything homemade cooking is definitely healthier. I hope she stops playing the blaming game though! 
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
@infatuatedbby she has one in her freezer and I have to talk her out of eating it. I am sure that it won't take much considering she really has to watch her sodium.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
There was a time when she ate Lean Cuisine meals. The sodium content in prepared foods is quite high. She is on a sodium restricted diet.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
8 Feb 16
@ElusiveButterfly Oh yes, the sodium in those foods are high!
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
9 Feb 16
That is all you can do other than maybe freezing the portions so she can't eat more than one at a time.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
10 Feb 16
I have tried to get her to allow me to freeze some portions when I make a big batch for her. She would rather eat until she is tired of it and then freeze what remains.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
I tell her if she gets up and moves about more that it will also help her joints and circulation. I have also offered to take her for short walks (when the weather is good), but she would rather watch the television.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
She needs to pass the blame rather than accept the fact that she is the real reason.
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
8 Feb 16
She is obviously enjoying your cooking. The only way to get her to eat less is to bring less. So it's really not your fault she is gaining weight.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
Hopefully she will start eating more vegetables with her meals. She is having green beans with her chicken ala king tonight. Hopefully she won't eat the entire bowl. There was enough for 2 meals.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
9 Feb 16
@ElusiveButterfly She has nothing better to do maybe than eat, she is pretty old.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
Yes, but if she ate just the portions I fix for her meal and add vegetables or fruits throughout the day, she wouldn't be so hungry.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
She requests that I make a large pot of whatever I make for her. I try to portion out soup, pasta, and other dishes, but she will only eat another portion.
@tash28 (14)
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9 Feb 16
@ElusiveButterfly oh then that is her issue then, not yours
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@youless (112483)
• Guangzhou, China
8 Feb 16
I like cooking and I am very interested in knowing a professional chef here Of course it is not the chef's faults to make anybody fat. Usually I will regard it as a praise. My mom cooks so well but I am very thin. I can eat a lot when the food is delicious. But I have never wanted to be worried about my weight because no matter how much I eat, it is too difficult for me to gain on some weights. A diligent person like me is skinny anyway
Of course it is not the chef's faults to make anybody fat. Usually I will regard it as a praise. My mom cooks so well but I am very thin. I can eat a lot when the food is delicious. But I have never wanted to be worried about my weight because no matter how much I eat, it is too difficult for me to gain on some weights. A diligent person like me is skinny anyway1 person likes this
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
My husband can eat most anything without gaining an ounce. He burns a significant amount of calories while working.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
She does realize she overeats, but does little to fix the problem.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
I have had clients that ate so little that it worried me. She does have a good appetite. Now if I can only get her to eat healthier.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
She said that once she gets started she doesn't know when to stop and the fact that my cooking is so good, it makes it even more difficult.
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Feb 16
Too bad she does not realize that she is harming herself by using no will power.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
She buys fat free foods too. I keep telling her that just because it is fat free doesn't mean it is free of calories.
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
8 Feb 16
Can you package her meals in meal sized portions.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Feb 16
I have portioned out her meals for her. Problem being that she will eat more than one meal when I do that. I encourage her to add a vegetable to the meal to fill her up. She would rather eat the entree.
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