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Partner's relationship with food

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Sliceofspice · 17/02/2018 07:40

Hope I don't sound harsh but this is really getting me down. Dinner date last night and as always, DP more engrossed in his meal than having any form of conversation whilst we ate.
When I put my knife and fork down, he asked if I'd finished (I had) and he stopped eating his own meal to lean over and finish mine before then continuing his own. The amount of stodge that he ate including carb heavy sides was pretty enormous. He polished everything off very quickly.
Sane happened with dessert, I left some, he leaned over to finish mine before fi having his own. Trying to have a conversation whilst we ate was impossible. Completely engrossed in shovelling his food down quickly enough.
As always, he gets home complaining he's fat too full, as always there is no sex after a date as he's too full, try to cuddle him... "don't touch my stomach."
He's over weight and getting larger, I'm becoming increasingly unattracted to him because of his relationship with food. At home, if I make a simple meal with rice,he'll complain it was boring because there's no carby side with it like garlic bread. Sometimes he will make something stodgy to go with it to fill him up. But if course, if he has bread, the kids want bread. It's setting a bad example to them and I'm becoming increasingly unattracted to him because of what I see as a bad relationship with food, which he seems to prioritise over conversation, sex, being and looking healthy. Hope this doesn't sound harsh. Any advice?

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QueenNefertitty · 17/02/2018 10:18

A trick when I was dieting was to squirt washing up liquid over plates with leftovers, if you're not putting them straight in the bin/freezer for whatever reason...

QueenNefertitty · 17/02/2018 10:19

Also if you must have dessert and bread in the house, freeze it. Cake in slices- frozen. Muffins- frozen. Pop them in the microwave/toaster when you want them, but they're just not as easily accessible.

Footle · 17/02/2018 10:32

He could be heading for type 2 diabetes and the joys of erectile dysfunction.

springydaffs · 17/02/2018 10:59

Oh Queen, a food addict will find any way to get food. Frozen cake in the freezer absolutely no bar to eating it in slices. Or should I say, polishing it off, slice by slice by slice.

Dieting and food addiction, two different things Confused

Sliceofspice · 17/02/2018 12:16

Sorry to hear of your battles Springydaffs. Thank you for the links.
Don't tend to keep much junk food in the house. We only had a huge supply following Christmas as everyone seemed to buy us chocolates and biscuits which are almost all gone thankfully. We have a large family on both sides so no doubt we will be inundated again by Easter time. TH will not let me throw anything out. He HAS to eat it. It's free food, he can't not.

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Sliceofspice · 17/02/2018 12:16

*DH

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reddingtn · 17/02/2018 12:22

He has an addiction. An alcoholic acts the same around alcohol. I had a partner like this. It's awful and sad to watch.

Sliceofspice · 17/02/2018 20:27

Another thing is that I have to buy heavy, stodgy carby food as I am pregnant and have suffered terrible sickness up to now. Heavy, plain food is the only thing that has given me relief at times, but this has not helped DH one bit.

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LizzieSiddal · 17/02/2018 20:35

We have a large family on both sides so no doubt we will be inundated again by Easter time.

Eat some of it over Easter then take the rest to your local Food Bank collection point. We always do this after Xmas too. We took 6 unopened boxes of biscuits and chocolates. I know if it has been left in the house, DH would have eaten the lot, very quickly.

Sliceofspice · 17/02/2018 20:49

Good idea Lizzie. I will do that.

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Olddear · 17/02/2018 21:02

We done the same over Christmas. Far too much chocolate/boxes of biscuits/shortbread. Most of it went to a homeless unit in town.

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