Worried about partners health

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Im becomming concerned that my partner may have a problem with food/eating or that he is causing himself problems with the way he eats.

An example of a typical meal for him is a burgerking - 2 bacon double cheeseburgers PLUS a 'king size' bacon double cheese burger meal (complete with fries and XL coke = that's 3 bacon double cheeseburgers altogether as well as fries and coke. OR..Mcdonalds, two cheeseburgers PLUS a large Big Mac meal. OR Burgerking, king size whopper meal PLUS one of those large deli sandwiches.

A couple of weeks ago we had spaghetti bolognese for our dinner (dolmio stuff), he had a large quantity of that but then went and got some bread afterwards, two packets of wheat crunchie crisps, 2 gold bars and then was still saying that he was hungry until he eventually went and made himself some cheese on toast.

Last week we made hot-dogs in finger rolls, I had 3 which in all honesty made me feel a bit sick, the kids had two each... DP had 5 and then could still manage to eat those big choc chip cookies and then a 10" pizza with a box of cheesy chips a few hours later.

This isnt a post slagging him off, I am genuinly concerned for his health now as I really believe that his eating is excessive. He isnt fat but is overweight and is hoping to get into the police force next year which to be honest, he has no hope in hell of doing. Am I alone in thinking this or should I just let him get on with it? Do any of your DP's/DH's eat like this? SHOULD I be concerned?

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Blimey! That is a lot of food. My DH seems to exist off coffee and fags with the occassion meal thrown in...Make me look like a fat bloater!
Does he drink enough fluid?
One side effect of mild dehydration can be hunger

Does he generally eat food like that a lot. My first thought is he probably doesn't feel full up cos what he's eating is refined junk foods that sort of fill a gap but which aren't proper foods. I would suggest he did the GI 'diet' to lsoe a bit of weight, to eat foods that will fill him up and not wanting more and he might even lose a bit of weight too Another thing he could try is drinking some water before he eats to stop him eating a load of crap after a meal and to feel 'satisfied'.

www.gidiet.com/en-gb/about.php

Along the same lines as WestCountryLass, IIRC Gillian McKeith talks about feeling constant hunger if you are lacking in vitamins/minerals found in fruit/veg etc. If this is the way he eats all the time then that could be a consideration. Also agree about the water.

Unfortunately IME getting men to change their eating habits is very difficult, does he see his eating as a problem at all? Is he concerned?

As a last resort, get him to go for fried chicken instead of breadish and potatoey things. Much more filling, if he insists on eating crap.

My dp is quite fit, a little over weight but eats very healthily yet he has been in hospital twice in the past month with heart problems. Your dh will kill himself if he continues to eat like this and this is one time I think that nagging is appropriate. To be honest his diet is really dreadful and you should really try to encourage him to change.
The gi diet would be a good approach as he doesn't have to concentrate on weight loss. He is obviously trying to fill himself up but he is eating a lot of refined products that are quickly turned to excess energy and don't keep you feeling full. He needs to eat complex carbohydrates such as brown rice and wholemeal bread and he should up his intake of fruit and vegetables.
you obviously love and care for your dh so please try to get him to change his eating habits or he will almost certainly have health problems as a result of such a bad diet. (I have studied nutrition so I'm not just being a busybody, I mean well)