My approach has always been conveying that my wife has "earned" this lifestyle. It's her "reward" for working so hard and being a great mom. Now she can lay around and be pampered.
And the bigger she gets, the more drained she is: the more she feels she needs a nice reward and go out for a big dinner.
She never wanted to be fat. But now she believes she's earned the right to be a total lazy fat ass. She's put in her time, now it's time to be a princess. Get what she wants to eat, whenever she wants. Make her feel this is all about HER. And just keep the the food comin'.
It's a downward spiral from there.
5 years