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MRSFOOTE2B
4/15/08 6:04 P
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| I'm in the same situation. I'm all for the change and am constantly pushing myself to do better, but my fiance just doesn't have that drive. He also has a lot to lose, and I know he wants to lose it, but he just won't do it. I love him just the way he is, but his health concerns me. Nearly every male in his family is overweight and has heart problems. He does go to the gym 2 times a day, but he doesn't really push himself to go further. Plus, he eats WAY too many calories in a day, so that throws the gym work completely out. At home we only have healthy foods, but I can't control what he's eating when I'm not with him. And, he eats more than necessary to fill himself up. So if anyone has any ideas, tips, etc. I'd be more than willing to hear them! I just want him to be around long enough to enjoy our future children.
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| My fiance lost 30 lbs when he moved in with me just because he stopped eating out every meal. Now that his weight has leveled off, we've started going to the gym together. He loses weight much faster than I do and he does completely different workouts, but it's nice to have a gym buddy that lives with me.
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HKOSKITALO
4/12/08 9:55 P
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My fiancee inspired me to lose weight. He weighs himself everyday and has worked on not snacking after dinner, not eating chips, and working on portion control. He has lost 40lbs since we started dating 3 years ago. He is not on sparkpeople, but he likes that it helps me. He is at his all time low weight, and is now more concerned about the price of new clothes. He went from a 40 waist to a 34.
I have gone down from a size 18 to a size 16. I am starting to get into some of my 14s. At the grocery store he is very patient while I check to the nutrition labels to choose the healthiest options of the things we like. He has agreed to change some of the things we buy, like chips, cheese, soda, boxed foods, etc. It's been great.
I wish you all luck with your partners. :D
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| My fiance is not on SP, although he did try it briefly. He's not the type to track things and post on message boards. But he is the cook in the house, so he cooks healthy meals for us and he exercises with me. He definitely has been inspired by my weight loss so far and it helps him to watch what he eats.
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| I joined SP earlier this month and mentioned it to my fiancée. It really is great doing something like this together. We get to motivate and support each other.
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| What a great incentive...working on something together, that's a great way to keep each other motivated.
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JENNIFERPENA
4/11/08 9:40 A
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| My fiance is not on Spark, but he is trying to lose weight as well. It really helps when both of you are trying to be healthy, because we both gained weight because of each other. What I mean is, when we are around each other, we like to go out for dinner or to the movies and don't make the wisest choices concerning food. However, when both of you are serious about being healthy, you can help encourage each other at dinner even when you go out to eat, to make healthier decisions. Plus, when I don't want to go to the gym, he drags me there. :-)
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| My fiance and I are both on Sparkpeople. He just joined recently because it made it easier at meals. He does the cooking, so he'll put in the nutrition information for what he cooked and share it with me. He doesn't use any of the other tracking but the nerd in him loves the nutrient tracking.
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We are doing it together! I started it, but then the more I paid attention to labels and talked about working out and nutrition, the more he got in to it. He has lost a lot more than I have, which is discouraging in a way since I have been trying for longer, but he also has more to lose.
I think it is the best thing for us, espeically with all of the wedding planning going on. It is something that we can do together and we can be proud of ourselves. We are also the best people to hold each other accountable. Also, so many more options for dates came up (such as hiking, walking in the neighborhood) than our traditional "dinner and a movie" as well. It gives us something in common- and cooking dinner together is so fun!
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KARLYNCANDOIT
3/27/08 3:54 P
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| I have the oppisite problem. My hunny is very skinny. He does psyical labor and has a weird appitile. I have to work on loading him up iwth butter and choclate so that he maintains his weight.
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STEELER74386
3/27/08 7:46 A
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| neither is mine i excersise and eat alot better than he does but he eats a salad a few times a week with whateever i am making its usually healthy stuff. but i am trying to get him to take walks with me after dinner from our apt. to the bottom of the hill to the sop light which from here to there isabout i guess mile to two miles maybe longer depending on which way u go there are two different ways to go down there. and also whenever the weather FINALLY breaks we will be playing tennis riding bikes more. bc his dad and uncle are overweight and they have diabetes but i still love his dad and uncle dont get me wrong, but i just dont want my guy to be like that even though i love him no matter what.
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MINNOW1982
3/24/08 7:23 P
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| My guy isn't on Spark but we help keep each other accountable. He's much better about working out, I'm better about eating right. We work out together on the weekends (we have a different schedule during the week), and I cook dinner during the week so he eats healthy at least one meal a day! :) I also realized the more I started noticing nutritional information the more he started paying attention. If he can get on the site that would probably be great!
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SUNCRUISER
3/24/08 11:38 A
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how many of you are losing wieght together as a couple (bride/groom)? I was on spark people before and lost about 30 lbs, but i've put 10 -15 lbs back on, so I am trying to get back on it.
my fiance has a lot to lose. I love him just the way he is, but I'm worried about his health. Plus, I know he wants to lose weight because he has mentioned it many times, but he just doesn't have the willpower or drive to get started. I figured the wedding might be a good motivator for him, and I think I am going to introduce him to this site. any other tips/ideas/experiences on doing it as a team?
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