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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. His body’s “normal” is obese. His body may push him — to maintain that norm in the same way that a person of average or lower weight would struggle on a restricted diet aimed at losing weight. This might be even more of an issue if he’s ever lost significant weight in the past — which may have changed the way his body processes food extremely efficiently.

Becoming obese does not necessarily mean that someone is binge eating. It might, instead, mean eating small amounts more than their body needs — consistently, over a period of time.  100 lbs is gaining half a pound a week over 2 years, or 4oz a week over 4 years.  It’s also really not as simple as “calories in, calories out” especially for people who have previously lost significant amounts of weight. 
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Maybe not, but calories in calories out would be a good start. He’s a big guy, and has been his entire life. It sounds like he’s maintaining his weight, so he’s eating as much as he’s using. Doesn’t matter if it’s baked lays or a cheeseburger, he’s not eating to lose weight. And yeah, if he does lose weight, because he’s been obese his whole life, it will always take effort to keep the weight off, more so then people who were never obese, or briefly obese. That’s the unfortunate truth.

Tracking food would help, to get a sense of just how much he eats daily, but as the spouse, OP, there’s not really much you can do if he doesn’t want to lose weight. Him talking to the doctor about it is a good first step. [/quote]

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