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Sneakers gained 20 pounds the first few months we were together however the reason behind that is because I am a very good cook and actually cook at home and feed him well and send lunch with him. Before that supper for him was a Pepsi, a package of Doritos Cheese Crackers and a Twinkie.
I think men get good home cooking and no longer lead the single life with a bottle of ketsup in the fridge. Women get pregnant and have kids and it is often hard to keep your youthful weight after popping out 4 kids. Food is enjoyable and something you can do together at night, muching while watching tv, going out to eat, fixing your kids all those fattening foods like mac and cheese and chicken nuggets which you end up eating too. Then there is the fact that you don't feel like you have to impress anymore, it is easy to get lazy and just accept yourself and your spouse the way they are. Boy, all that sure sounded depressing.
I think men get good home cooking and no longer lead the single life with a bottle of ketsup in the fridge. Women get pregnant and have kids and it is often hard to keep your youthful weight after popping out 4 kids. Food is enjoyable and something you can do together at night, muching while watching tv, going out to eat, fixing your kids all those fattening foods like mac and cheese and chicken nuggets which you end up eating too. Then there is the fact that you don't feel like you have to impress anymore, it is easy to get lazy and just accept yourself and your spouse the way they are. Boy, all that sure sounded depressing.
I noticed lately that most of the middle aged married people I know are overweight. I googled some stats and found out that within the first 5 years of marriage, people gain almost 30 lbs on average. Why do people get lazy after marriage and stop caring about their health? Don't they find it disgusting to obese?
Why do people start threads with stupid questions that are based on false assumptions?
Why do people start threads with stupid questions that are based on false assumptions?
What's false. Is it the fact that the studies show that people gain weight after marriage. I'm guessing you are going to run away and ignore the fact that the stats prove my point. 30 lbs in 5 years is a lot of weight. There is nothing false about that assumption. Is it a coincidence that America has a growing obesity epidemic? Where do you think the majority of the cases are coming from? Most likely married people.
What's false. Is it the fact that the studies show that people gain weight after marriage. I'm guessing you are going to run away and ignore the fact that the stats prove my point. 30 lbs in 5 years is a lot of weight. There is nothing false about that assumption. Is it a coincidence that America has a growing obesity epidemic? Where do you think the majority of the cases are coming from? Most likely married people.
People do not "use marriage as an excuse to pig out". THAT'S what's false. If someone is a "pig"; they love to eat and cannot control their appetite, that little fact will be evident long before they get married. When I was married, I worked out, and ran regularly. This was a routine that I established long before getting married, and I continued it. 6 weeks after I gave birth to my son, I weighed a couple of pounds LESS than I did when I got pregnant. I was at my thinnest when we split up. After that, I gained about 10 pounds a year because I was unable to continue my same routine due to time constraints, and I simply gave up on exercise completely. When my son got a little older, I eased back into it, and have been back at a healthy weight for many years now. Marriage certainly was not the impetus for my weight gain.
Obesity has to do with ignorance about food and lack of discipline, and lack of exercise. In some cases, there are medical reasons of course, but those are few. When people get married, if they are truly fitness minded, those people will not be the ones that have issues with obesity. As people age, metabolism slows - that is a FACT. We need less calories every single year after a certain age, and if we don't pick up the pace with exercise, then we have to reduce our calorie consumption. This definitely plays a part in those people that gain as they get older.
Also, when people begin families, if they don't make efforts to continue active lifestyles, then they'll see the pounds add up, year after year. Certainly, many also have the mentality of "well I'm married now I don't need to impress anyone"....unfortunately, but I attribute that to ignorance, and I don't think that is anywhere NEAR the majority of "married people". I think many people just get older, and get lazy. Period.
Its really simple. You're off the market, you take the attraction from your wife or husband for granted, and you let yourself go because you care a little bit less about your appearance. However, I dont know that this goes for most people, I know many married couples who take care of themselves and their weight no different then they did before marriage. In fact, in the neighborhood I live currently, pretty much every person you come accross seems to be pretty fit and really takes care of their appearance/weight.
Doesn't just happen in marriages but regular relationships as well. My ex gained 130lbs in 4.5 years..went from 200lbs to 330lbs..Main cause of our breakup because he didn't give a shyt about his looks and didn't give a shyt about the way I felt about his looks..
Ok, this is embarrassing but I'll tell you guys anyway. I'm 5'7 and weighed 150 when I met my husband, which isn't thin but didn't look bad because of the way my weight gets distributed on my body. When I got pregnant, I swear the censor in my brain that tells you you are full stopped working. I never ever felt full, it was very strange. I gained about 90 pounds! So after I had my son and felt up to it I started working out and got down to 175 and was still trying to lose but got pregnant again. I gained about 40 with that pregnancy. With 2 small children it got harder to exercise and I also had PPD for about a year. I always had spurts with working out so I'd loose some weight but then something would happen and I'd stop. Luckily I never gained back what I lost and would stay where I stopped.
Today I am 168, ugh, but that's way better than the weight I was before. I'm still recovering from a major surgery I had in May due to some complications. Hopefully in two weeks I'll finally get clearance to be able to exercise the way I want to again. Everyone cross your fingers for me, please. Since I haven't worked out in a while I'm going to have to build my endurance back up but once I do I want to train for the Warrior Dash. Those things look like a ton of fun! Youtube it if you don't know what I'm talking about. I can't wait to be able to hike again and build up to running. It's not that I'm oblivious to my body and the healthy changes that need to be made but sometimes life gets in the way, like this surgery I just had. I don't really have a goal size or weight, I just want to get strong and healthy.
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If someone is a "pig"; they love to eat and cannot control their appetite, that little fact will be evident long before they get married. When I was married, I worked out, and ran regularly. This was a routine that I established long before getting married, and I continued it. 6 weeks after I gave birth to my son, I weighed a couple of pounds LESS than I did when I got pregnant. I was at my thinnest when we split up. After that, I gained about 10 pounds a year because I was unable to continue my same routine due to time constraints, and I simply gave up on exercise completely. When my son got a little older, I eased back into it, and have been back at a healthy weight for many years now. Marriage certainly was not the impetus for my weight gain. 
! So after I had my son and felt up to it I started working out and got down to 175 and was still trying to lose but got pregnant again. I gained about 40 with that pregnancy. With 2 small children it got harder to exercise and I also had PPD for about a year. I always had spurts with working out so I'd loose some weight but then something would happen and I'd stop. Luckily I never gained back what I lost and would stay where I stopped.
. Since I haven't worked out in a while I'm going to have to build my endurance back up but once I do I want to train for the Warrior Dash. Those things look like a ton of fun! Youtube it if you don't know what I'm talking about. I can't wait to be able to hike again and build up to running. It's not that I'm oblivious to my body and the healthy changes that need to be made but sometimes life gets in the way, like this surgery I just had. I don't really have a goal size or weight, I just want to get strong and healthy.
