Fat & happy - dating weight gain?

[legallyblonde]

Has this happened to anyone else in a LTR? I just returned from the doctor, who informed me that my 13 pound gain over my 13 month relationship makes me "not too overweight"!?!

Why, why does this always happen? I wouldn't trade my wonderful BF for my formerly fit self, but why can't I have both? Aargh. :mad:

[shannon08]

Its just comfortable and I didn't eat out nearly as much as when I did before I starting dating my BF. We go out to eat ALLLL the time where as before I would have been fine with eating a salad at home. And it could also be attributed to eating the same things as he does. My BF is your typical meat and potatoes guy, which I like too, but wouldn't normally pick for myself if he werent around. All that combined = fat & happy :)

ok, maybe not fat, but you know what I mean...

[Kitty]

You can have both. I struggle w/ it too because my boyfriend is 6' and 150. he's naturally just very thin and eats whatever he wants and doesn't work out.

When we go to the movies, he gets a tub of popcorn and candy. I've started bringing low-cal and low-fat microwave popcorn to the movies.

When we decide to go out, I always suggest places I know have healthy options on the menu.

I do all the grocery shopping and don't allow unhealthy food in the house.

[meatwad]

You can have both. I struggle w/ it too because my boyfriend is 6' and 150. he's naturally just very thin and eats whatever he wants and doesn't work out.

When we go to the movies, he gets a tub of popcorn and candy. I've started bringing low-cal and low-fat microwave popcorn to the movies.

When we decide to go out, I always suggest places I know have healthy options on the menu.

I do all the grocery shopping and don't allow unhealthy food in the house.

I'm pretty much the same size as your boyfriend, but I don't eat that much. I usually eat twice a day and it doesn't take much to get me full.

[legallyblonde]

I hear you about eating out all the time. We do the same, and I always have to remind myself that I can't eat the same amount as a 6 ft., 195 pound man.

Any luck getting your SO to work out with you? I'd like to suggest it so that I have a workout buddy, but don't want it to come across like "Hey, you're gaining too, better hit the treadmill!" :)

[shannon08]

Actually, my BF is in the gym EVERYDAY, so he encourages me to go, not in a mean way at all. But we go to diff gyms so we don't really work out together but do run together everyonce in a while.

[Kitty]

I'm pretty much the same size as your boyfriend, but I don't eat that much. I usually eat twice a day and it doesn't take much to get me full.

I think he eats twice a day too, really. He doesn't eat that much - but he eats bad. Also, he loves snack food. He'd probably eat it more if I kept it in the house.

[and1grad]

I havent SEEN the 100s since freshman year.

[shimmer728]

I eat like a hog with my boyfriend. But we walk a lot after we eat these giant meals out, so I haven't put on any weight.

[wordsmith]

I'd like to point out that, as an amazon, I actually CAN quite easily eat like a 6-foot tall, 195 lb man.

[shimmer728]

I'd like to point out that, as an amazon, I actually CAN quite easily eat like a 6-foot tall, 195 lb man.

LOL.......so can I!

[wordsmith]

We should so hang out.


But get your paws off my chips.

[WeirdBrake]

Don't worry. She only steals stuff off my plate. And tries to move the straw out of the way right as I'm about to take a drink.

[shimmer728]

He's right, Jess. I'm a food stealer. :redface:

It really pisses WB off. However, I must point out that if he scarfs his damn food too fast, he will then start taking French fries from me. :(

[lilyflower]

I'd like to point out that, as an amazon, I actually CAN quite easily eat like a 6-foot tall, 195 lb man.

Ditto. I'm not teeny by any stretch of the imagination and I'm usually pretty damn active. I blame my genetics.

[steamroller]

I don't know why, but I always seem to LOSE weight when I'm in a relationship. I think it has to do with the fact that I'm more likely to sit infront of the tube and chow down when I'm single (like NOW!).

[wordsmith]

Yup, I'm out and about more when I'm dating somebody...not so many nights in, reading, etc.