Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Now DH isn't having a morning smoothie -- just tea (with milk sometimes) throughout the day and dinner (sometimes dessert after). This is a guy who loves smoothies and has them every single day usually. I'm not sure if he just started not having them in the morning or if I mistakenly thought he was when he wasn't (he makes them for himself and our kids usually, so I assumed he was having them like normal until I realized yesterday that he wasn't). I let it go yesterday because I figured he was trying to "make up for" eating more on Thanksgiving, but same thing again this morning. There's no arguing that this is a "healthy diet" now, I think. Now I think I need to have a chat with him about what his long-term thoughts are and why he's doing this.
I disagree with the PPs. I was one of the ones who earlier said this didn't seem like an extreme diet because he was having a smoothie packed full of calories in the morning. It's different if he's not eating anything all day until dinner. Drinking sugary liquid is not good for his teeth or health.
I do think you're trying to be a bit controlling, but if you approach it in a concerned way rather than trying to control or judge him, I think it's okay to bring it up. From the sounds of it, he's been doing some version of this for at least a week or a bit more, and you haven't said anything. There's no reason why you can't say, "Hey, I've noticed you've really changed your eating habits. Is everything going okay? I want to support you in this. I think it's great that you're trying to change your eating habits. I just want to make sure everything is okay because it seems like a big change and like you're restricting your intake a lot."