Maybe make it so that: The player character does NOT have to always order the same food as the girlfriend characters but can choose his/her diet independently?
Would that solve the problem?
Ps.: Generally i enjoy the whole fitness and weightloss struggle, so more of it in the game, not only for the player character, is always welcome!
Maybe even some upgrades that help with fitenss, like "fitness instructor"?
(i like to play with player wg off btw.)
I think having independent ordering as an option is a good idea. With player WG at least, I could see maybe not eating the same as whatever girl you're dating could make her less open to over-indulging for herself or something like that, while it could be easier for her to eat more if you're also eating a lot. It's a rough balance because I do like that the player WG is a hard mode that would force any player that doesn't want to get too fat too fast to take it slow.
Maybe different workout options? One that adds more fitness but isn't quite as powerful for calorie loss and another that is a lot of calorie loss but adds only a little fitness. Maybe a treadmill or aerobics class with a fitness instructor. It's not how IRL diet and exercise work, but it's close enough.
Thanks everyone for your feedback & ideas, it's really useful. :)
The four exercise options in town provide different bonuses, although I should probably communicate that better to the player as I'm not sure the differences are large enough to be noticed. The gym action increases fitness by 2, swimming & jogging add 1 fitness and the walk action gives no increase. All four burn calories, but swimming and jogging burn the most.
I've been thinking things over and here's my rough improvement plan, let me know what you think:
