My mom has had a weight problem most of my life (I'm soon going to be 44), and my dad has not. When I was very small I remember her making separate meals for she and I (I've had a weight problem since kindergarten), but by the time I was 10 or so, she'd changed her strategy and made meals that were either the same for everyone (but the skinny folks like my dad, brother, and younger sisters could eat as much as they wanted, while we measured our portions) or she'd make another side dishes (usually starchy) that we wouldn't eat. Or they'd add bread to their meal and/or butter to their potato, that we would not.
It really doesn't have to be very tricky. Especially now that there are so many healthy and delicious recipes so easy to find online. There are a lot of ways for the thin partner to add calories (a larger serving of the healthy dish, an extra pat of butter on bread or veggies, a handful of nuts as a snack... it doesn't take much to make up the calorie differential needed).
My hubby needs to lose weight as much as I do, but he can also eat more, and still lose weight, so we do this ourselves as well. I make a dinner that has about three to four servings. I eat one serving, and he eats what he wants. There's always enough left over for me to have a meal the next day, and sometimes more. Either way, I'm not forcing him onto the exact portions that I'm on.
Last edited by kaplods; 01-11-2010 at 04:15 PM.
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I've left my crocks going overnight, and all day while out running errands. I just make sure they're on the counter with nothing above or around them.
