Need to put husband on a diet...Where do I start?

[youngmumoftwo]

He agrees, and as I do the cooking and meal planning I need to devise a diet for him. I have always been quite slim so have never dieted. He wont go to Slimming WOrld or Weight Watchers, and the online stuff all costs money. We dont eat junk and I usually prepare all our food from scratch. Does anyone have any online meal plans/weekly menus or suggestions?

What is his portion size like? A plate should be half full of veg, a quarter carbs (potatoes, rice, pasta etc) and a quarter protein (meat or equivilent) More info Here

sorry - just looked at that site and it looks rubbish, no help at all.

HE does have huge portions!! He is going to try to cycle down to the shops and do more exercise, hopefully that will help alond with sensible eating and cutting portion sizes!

My husband is being put on a diet too but he doesn't know it. Basically I am loosely following the GI diet guidelines - which as Furball said, says your plate should be half veg, a quarter carbs (wholegrain) and quarter protein.

I buy lean meat and chicken only and just cut out things like sausages, pork chops or any other more fattening meats. I don't buy any junk like biscuits, crips etc.

I make things recipes out of the GI diet cook books - but basically have just dramatically increased how much veg and fibre each meal includes.

The problem is that he still eats what he likes at the office and when he's away on business. Plus we still have lots of fattening things left in the house since Christmas which I am loathe to throw out as it seems so wasteful - things like chocolates that are fine to have in the house if you can restrain yourself. He can't.

But I have also joined the local leisure centre and this weekend have booked the kids into the creche and a squash court for us, and he is going to get enforced exercise. He knows he's fat but just doesn't seem bothered to do anything about it. Me, i get a few extra pounds on and I feel like a whale and immediately start trying to eat healthily again. Why are blokes so blokey about food??

Oh I totally agree with you!! They are so crap! I am struggling with the alcohol, there is quite a bit of beer left over which he thinks he should work through each evening, whereas I dont really drink unless someone comes over or its the weekend. DH also moans so much if I serve him up porridge or toast instead of egg dishes. He would eat fried eggs everyday if I let him.
I get quite demotivated with him as I feel like I make all the effort planning and cooking the food and then he wont excercise or will drink! grrrrr

Eggs aren't that bad it's the fat they're fried in thats bad. There's a product called 'fry-light' which is usually around the oil aisle in the supermarket which is hardley any fat but does the same job or would he eat them poached?

He has had quite a high cholesterol in the past and we managed to get it dowm, but I am still worried that eating too many eggs will push it back up. He would eat eggs every day, poached, scrambled, fried, eggy bread. He works from home so always expects that I can rustle up something for him!!!

I have done weight watchers in the past and learnt that the majority of food I ate was fine, but it was all down to the portion sizes - you'll be amazed at what weight you can lose by cutting down on plate sizes. Everything in moderation!