My dh gets quite worried sometimes because he thinks I'm not eating enough. He supports me in losing weight (even though he has a thing for larger women and the smallest woman he's ever been with was a 14 or 16, though he was apparently ONCE interested in one who might have been an 8). He worries though.
He has a very high metabolism and eats quite a lot. His ex-wife and his daughter also eat massive amounts (though they were not blessed with a metabolism like his and his poor daughter's clothing size is lrger than her age). I have never, even at my worst, eaten half as much as the 3 of them. When I was seriously overeating my whole day was probably as much food as he spent 20 years watching his ex eat at one meal. These days I eat maybe 1/4-1/3 the amount per meal that I once did, occasionally even as much as half. So, to him the amounts I eat now are seriously tiny. I am having to teach him what proper portions are because he really quite literally has no clue. At first he would be very shocked when I told him how many calories were in my meals, but he is getting pretty good at guessing now. He still doesn't think it's enough though. He didn't have much food as a kid, so it is a big issue with him.
He wants me to be happy and healthy, it's just that due to his childhood, the way his ex and daughter are, and his ability to eat plate after plate and keep a 31 inch waist have given him some funny ideas about food and portions. I don't want him to be worried all the time about me, it's sweet of him to worry, but that's not good for him. How do I convince him that the amounts I'm eating now are appropriate amounts of food? Anybody have any ideas?