My DH is 6ft & I reckon he is 21 stone. He has never been skinny but was slim when I met him (17 years old). Rugby player slim, but still 13/14 stone. He's now 35. He teaches IT but also does education consultancy work. We have 3dd. He doesn't have a lot of spare time to exercise. But also recognises that he has got into bad habits of avoiding exercise ie not been to the gym since DD1 was born 10 yrs ago. He obviously eats too many calories but not like you see folk eat on weight loss TV shows. I cook healthily most nights but I also enjoy baking. He binges on crisps, cheese etc if leftover from special events, smothers toast in butter, drinks a lot of diet coke & coffee but is tee-total.
We had a big discussion this evening cos our eldest DD has his "genes" & is a big girl despite eating the same as our very slim 7 year old. But 7 year old is naturally active, 10 year old is not. He wants to lose weight but 8 stone seems daunting. He says that he feels he would need to do hours at the gym to offset even 500kcal. And he finds it hard to stay on health track as folks constantly offer him second helpings & almost expect him to eat loads. He often refuses seconds, we don't do takeaways except on holiday, I cook from scratch, make his packed lunches. But portions big, lack of activity, too many white carbs etc..
So, where does he start with exercise, how does change his snacking and any other advice?
Thank you.