Hello, this is my first time posting here and to preface, this is for my husband. I am only posting for him because he is too nervous to do it himself and doesn’t like having an online presence. Also the below are things he has said to me and his own personal goals. I love him as he is but I want to support his goals I just don’t know how.
He is 26 just under 6ft and around 250lbs. We both have struggled with ED in the past and he has a habit of doing a lot of fad diets (keto, intermittent fasting, etc..) or trying to make himself only eat 1000 calories or less, he will lose 10-20 lbs really fast and then fall off and gain it back and then some. He always really wants to lose weight and go back to his college weight of 170 lbs or at a minimum 200lbs.
He also wants to gain more muscle, around a year ago he gained a lot of muscle in a short amount of time and when he did he got a lot of purple stretch marks on his arms. That ruined it for him and made him really unmotivated and upset. Went back on an ED diet and lost a lot of the muscle.
The things he struggles with are he says he never ever feels full. Even when I make him big meals. A typical meal for us is something like a meat (usually chicken or steak/red meat), a veggie (usually green beans, corn, salad, or peas), and a carb ( usually potatoes or pasta) I try to plan balanced meals. He always describes it as like a never ending pit like he can always eat more.
The other thing he struggles with is he wants to gain muscle but he said last time he felt stronger but just looked bigger like the muscles just pushed his fat out. He also is scared of hurting himself working out because he was doing squats wrong for awhile and messed up his knees. He also doesn’t want more stretch marks.
I have been trying to get away from diet culture and do more intuitive eating (I don’t think I’m doing the best at it but I’m trying) since my last stint with my ED caused me to lose 30 lbs in 2 months and I lost basically all of the muscles I once had. I would really like for whatever he tries to not be a fad diet and something that we can adapt to be a healthy lifestyle.
I would appreciate any help with supporting his goals if you guys need any more information let me know. I hope someone here can relate to how he feels so he can get some real help and achieve results that last.
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