to tell DH to stop eating !!

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For tea tonight we had a cottage pie (he had a decent portion size) and since then he has eaten 5 bread rolls with bacon in (that's 10 slices of bacon) and 4 sausages on the side. He started snacking on (thick) slices of cheese and crisps almost straight after dinner. I can hear him back in the kitchen just now in and out the cupboards.

AIBU to tell him to stop!!! I know he's an adult but it really pisses me off that I buy food and it gets eaten straight away.

No matter what portion size I make for tea it's never enough. For example in a chicken curry he moans if there's no less than 4 chicken breasts in. I probably eat 1/2 a breast (not a massive meat eater). Mince based meals need to be made with the big packs (750g).

He does pay half the food bill but I'm really trying to budget (low income at the moment).

Note - he is in no way overweight, he's 6ft1 and skinny.

He's eating a family's worth of food all by himself, and then some, and you say you are on a low income and can't afford it, especially as it is all expensive stuff he's eating - chicken breasts, bacon etc.

I would certainly not be going halves on food with someone who eats five bacon sandwiches and half a pack of sausages as a 'snack' after an evening meal.

Have you talked to him about it - how does he explain this extreme greed? Could he be bulemic?

Where's the OP?

I only here crickets, crickets, crickets...

That's not good, I agree he might have an underlying health problem like a worm or thyroid issue. Was this a one off?

Dancingqueen bulimia is a definite possibility that I didn't even think of.

Pinworms don't make you eat more! They make you have an itchy bum!
In fact the old 'you eat loads you must have worms' thing is a myth, a worm infestation is more likely to make you lose your appetite.
He sounds like he may have thyroid problems though, I think it's definitely time for a check up.

It is very, very odd that he isn't overweight if he can eat that ammount!

My dp is around 6ft7in, is overweight and couldn't eat anywhere near that ammount.

I wouldn't be surprised if something medical is going on here.

This may be a bit of an odd suggestion, but are you sure he isn't suffering with bulimia?

My exp would do exactly that OP. He was a total pit head and would get the munchies. He also would skip lunch because he spent all if his money on drugs and just eat and eat all evening instead. So he stayed skinny whilst constantly eating. Could your dp be smoking cannabis?

Oh, sorry, I see bulimia has already been suggested up thread.

As an ex bulimic, I would say the warning signs (apart from eating too much obv) are - spending a lot of time in the bathroom, taking a bottle of water everywhere with you, brushing teeth a lot, grazes on the hands, heartburn, palpitations, sore throat and blood shot eyes.

I hope everything is ok.

Bulimia was my first thought too. Though he doesn't appear to be being very secretive about it! (That could be because he's relying on you not suspecting an eating disorder in a man).

If he is still feeling hungry after a large portion of cottage pie then maybe his brain isn't receiving the messages that he's full. Go to GP. If he eats really quickly his brain won't receive the messages that he's full when he is, so he'll need to eat slowly. If he's not hungry but is eating then it sounds like an emotional issue. Go to GP. But whatever it is it doesn't sound normal.