1. I said in this article that part of losing weight is accepting hunger as a good thing. And no duh I’m hungry all the time. I’m a big fat person!

2. You got me here. I love food. I don’t like dry bland sandwiches. I like flavorful sandwiches and cheese. Cheese is so good. Some people can cut some calories by removing these extras, but I can’t do it. I’d rather eat better food less often than more bad food. What I can do is cut out snacks. I’m not eating a lot between meals. I’ll try to keep two of my meals smallish and one bigger. On my bigger meal, I’ll usually eat like a person who’s not on a diet. As long as my daily total is < 2000 Calories.

On the topic of seconds… you and I usually eat at the same times. Simple physics will tell you that I need to eat twice as much as you since I’m twice as big. Just because you’re tiny and can live off a 1200 Calorie diet doesn’t mean that I can too. Plus you’ve been cooking some relatively low-cal meals lately. I need to eat 2 300-Cal bowls of soup to hit 600 Cals for my dinner.

You caught me on that PBJ I had the other night. Shit, I guess I’ll have to do dishes when that happens in the future. For the record, I still calculate those splurges into my daily count. And they don’t happen as often as you might think. Sometimes I have extra calories at the end of the day (I’ve eaten less than 2000). If I’m disciplined, I can suck it up and get net a less Cals for the day. But sometimes I “spend” these extra calories when I got ‘em.

Anyway, I’m just making excuses here, and you are completely correct as always. Thanks for helping.

1. He can’t be hungry! He mistakes thirst for hunger, tiredness for hunger, and basically every other feeling as “Maybe I should eat something.” I actually love being hungry. I love when my stomach is lurching, cramping, and I feel as if I might pass out. It’s EXHILARATING!

2. He loves to add extra calories to his food! Jason can’t eat a sandwich without mayo or cheese, and chips on the side. So, sometimes, he’ll choose to go with only one of the above, where really he could go without all of them. He also loves to eat seconds (and thirds) of every dinner we make. While a lot of our dinners are semi-healthy in single servings, Jason always eats more than the “proper” serving. He also stays up late and eats food without my knowledge – so he can’t feel guilty about it….so don’t think I didn’t see that peanut butter-covered knife in the sink, mister!

These two points aside, I hope that this new “blogging about dieting” will help him stay on track. I know I can’t do anything to help… well there was one thing he said helped, but I can’t really mention that here without making you all blush

Good luck, baby! (and I don’t harbor any ill feelings toward you, even if your chest is bigger than mine!!)