Do men have a hard time understanding women and their diets?

[Anonymous]

I am on a very strict ketogenic diet. I lost about 20 and my boyfriend met me when I was about ten pounds more. He keeps saying he doesn't get why I am so strict. He offers me good food and says come on just a little bite. Usually I say no but sometimes I say yes. He always tells me I look great how I am.

He does buy me special low carb products though. Is he just confused about my diet? why would he want me to eat high carb foods?

[Anonymous]

i understand strict diets, im on one myself, as i now have a stoma (ostomy) temporarily before they go in and cut out part of my intestine. I have a disease that is basically shutting down my intestine, so i couldn't poop. the stoma allows me to poop, thank god. what i dont understand though are those women who think not eating at all, and or eating and then throwing it up, is OK. those are not good, anorexia and bullemia

[FakeName123]

He seems to understand it, but simply think you are overdoing it.

Additionally a girl enjoying food is important. When you are this strict about your food intake it implies that you have a tough time about allowing yourself to enjoy pleasure - which directly also translates to other pleasures in life (including sex)

[Asker]

Lol we have sex all the time and I am sometimes more horny than he is.

[FakeName123]

Then the other aspect of you overdoing still stands.

How would you feel if he suddenly keeps a strong diet for weeks and he wasn't enjoying his foods to the fullest?

[Asker]

I would say good for him.

[Trashay]

Fakename is right. OP, i think you are seeking affirmation, not necessarily why you are curious about you bf's push on carbs.

I can validate your affirmation seeking based on how you responded to fake name. Just stop it. Do whatever you want as nothing we say will change your mind and you would like for us to agree with you to continue doing what you are doing. Again, affirmation seeking.

[COCOCHANEL]

sometimes sharing food is showing love

[Onthesc]

He perhaps just wants you to enjoy
Yourself and maybe he
Thinks your overdoing it

[Iconia]

He thinks you look great and doesn't see why you want to loose weight

[anonman32]

i hate carbs, i dont want to eat much of them either.