DP is always blaming his size (couple of stone overweight) on how late we eat, due to our long work hours and long commute. I constantly say to him that it isnt the time he eats dinner (9pm) but the fact that he has big portions, goes back for seconds (that I was saving for next days's lunch) and then usually has some snacks till he goes to bed (crisps, biscuits, toast)
Oh and the fact that he eats nothing all day- just drinks coffee - so his metabolism is probably fucked and he is starving when he gets in
I eat the same time as him, but I've had a good breakfast and lunch so don't need a huge portion and never snack. I'm a size 10 and have been the same weight for years.
He is now suggesting we should just have a salad in the evening or light snack eg toast, but I love preparing a healthy dinner at the end of a stressful day and I don't want to have salad every night. I usually do spag bol or naice marinaded meat with roast veg
I work alongside hospital dieticians and the majority support my view and say WHEN you eat is largely irrelevant (nutritionists often say the opposite but can't back this up scientifically)
I've suggested he tried having porridge for breakfast with fruit, a sandwich and soup for lunch and then half his normal dinner with a side salad, as I KNOW he would start to lose weight doing this. But he disagrees and says we should just stop having dinner at night
Ps We will probably just agree to differ, so he can have a salad and I'll carry on having lovely dinners, but I know he isn't going to lose any weight, as he will just end up snacking on crap all night as he is still hungry!!