How can I [27F] kindly communicate to my husband [28M] of 9 years that underfeeding me or himself is bad for my diet and his health?

Perhaps you could explain to him that this could lead you to go to binging.... big fat piles to compensate after days of not having enough? Your diet has to be durable to succeed. Meaning, some days you eat a little less, some days you'll have a treat, some days you just walk more. It's not a temporary thing, you're going to have to make changes for the long long term here. So, that one day with little food is not going to trip you, but if this keeps repeating, it will. And he cannot go and eat too little forever. So you both have to make adjustments. Do your own shopping. It sounds like he's supportive, but if he's going so extreme, have a look at if it's sabotaging. Is he really really supportive of your weightloss?

He is really, really supportive cause he always is. I think he's just shocked I've done this for over a month now without giving up, so he wants to be even more super supportive. I use to think dieting meant low-fat sugar free foods, but it's just my normal foods put into a bowl a fifth the size of the old one. So, it's actually really easy. I've been a vegetarian my whole life, but always ate for someone who was 6'2 rather than 4'11.

Bringing up the issues of binging is a great idea. I can easily see that happening if I don't eat enough - and it's just unhealthy.

Perhaps you should look at the menu together and make a plan of what he picks for you if he takes something home. A meal that fits your caloriebudget and another for him. Maybe you could get some tupperware for this that's sized for smaller meals exactly and he can get a take out box for him. Consider that at times, you'll have to make him sad in order to make a healthy change. You didn't get that extra weight in one night, it's going to take time.

I looked at the menu actually and requested stuff. It really was the portions were too small. His anxiety makes it too hard for him to bring tubberware to work which is too bad cause it'd easily help him get the portions right.

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