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Scenario

When your partner's weight loss becomes concerning obsession

My husband lost a lot of weight after his health scare and everyone praises him, but I've watched him become obsessed with the scale and exercise in ways that worry me, and when I try to talk to him about balance he thinks I'm undermining his progress. I want to support his health without enabling what feels like it's becoming disordered, but I don't know how to have that conversation.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Health motivation has crossed into compulsive territory and the witness doesn't know how to intervene without seeming unsupportive.

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Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Weight body size and health — beyond BMI?”

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