How do I avoid eating when my boyfriend always wants to eat?

LOL! I have this same problem! But I didn't realize it until I had gained 40lbs. Not only would I eat because he was eating but my portions became as big as his! What I now do is, I cook alot healthier (ground turkey meatloaf, more green vegetables, etc.) that way when he's hungry (which is always!) I feed him healthier, FILLER foods. I've also cut my portions back to a normal (female) size portions. Good luck gurl!

Be aware and remind yourself it never tastes as good as it will look on your *kitten* lol

dump him:) just kidding.....eat with him just eat less...and JUST SAY NOOOOO:)))

Do you cook at home? If so, like mentioned before you could cook healthy stuff and in big batch so when he's hungry he just have to microwave it. Maybe if you don't have to touch the food it will be easier for you? I know it is for me.... While he's eating keep busy and have a glass of water?

Just break up.:laugh:

Honestly sports uses a lot of energy so hunger is expected. You either, buck up and don't eat, or burn more calories like he does so you can. Or just break up.

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If you're getting any guilt from him, simply explain that since he's more active, and a guy, that you just don't need to eat as much as him and he shouldn't feel bad if you're not eating (or not eating as much). As far as your own willpower...that can be tough but try to keep healthier snacks around or just eat a couple bites and convince yourself that's enough.

I think just about all of us women with male partners need to deal with this struggle on a regular basis. I used to be like the woman in the first response - I'd eat the same portions as Hubby and not even think about it. And I made pretty much the same changes - we still eat what we like but I made some healthy tweaks (more veg, leaner meats, etc) and I take smaller portions.

For snacks, I keep my own healthier versions in the house. If he wants popcorn, it's got to be the movie butter style stuff that's covered in butter. So I either settle for a couple handfuls or make my own light butter popcorn. If he wants cookies, I'll either refuse flat out or just have one while he eats 5 or 6.

Another option is to plan your day better. If you know you'll be hanging out with him and he's going to be eating, try to eat lighter through the day and/or get some exercise in. Then we you two are together you have more room in your calorie allowance to eat and not feel guilty about it.

I only gained 11lbs over the three years I've spent with my boyfriend but it's been a pretty big struggle. He commented on my weight gain recently, which really set me off. He is a 6'4" meat & potatoes type of guy while I am a 5'4" vegetarian. The problems I've been trying to work on are alcohol, pot, and cheese. He also started interfering with the time I used to spent at the gym. Some of the techniques I have used to tackle this have been (1) to choose more active activities to do together other than eating meals (i.e. hiking, swimming), (2) to suggest restaurants, where you genuinely don't like the food (Chinese), (3) to complain about being broke, and (4) to spend time with other people. I have had some success with my boyfriend weening him onto other vegetarian protein sources and more veggies, but that's been a struggle because I love chocolate and pizza too and don't need much persuading. Contrary to what I thought would be logical, talking with him only made things worse. That's all the advise I can offer, but I still haven't found a solution.