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LAUREN129

Posts: 182
11/22/09 12:40 A

I gained weight when I moved in with my boyfriend (now husband). He has terrible eating habits, and it rubs off on me! Plus we just have a harder time dragging ourselves to the gym when we're together than I do when it is just me. We're working on getting healthy together though, because we have both decided that we feel awful when we eat so badly and don't work out. t has taken us about 2 years of living together to come to that conclusion though... Good luck!

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NMSLATTE1985

Posts: 195
11/22/09 12:35 A

Yes, my BF eats whatever he wants and does not have to watch his weight. SO frustrating!

It is never too late to be what you might have been - George Elliot

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AHEALTHIERME9

SparkPoints: (9,168)
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11/22/09 12:31 A

This one I'm all too familiar with...

My hubby cooks well and has no weight issue and loves to bring "treats" into the house. This past month, in particular, has been a bit more challenging, I guess, because it's autumn and there's lots of festivities.

Every day makes me stronger, and this is an area where we all, I'm sure, need to remind ourselves that we are CHOOSING to get healthy and that NO ONE can deter us from that goal unless we allow them to.

So just get refocussed and have an answer or a plan of action ready for the next time this comes up and just move forward in this wonderful journey where you get to become who you were always meant to be!

~ A healthy lifestyle has no limits or numbers. ~
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~ The magic will be happening inside your body before it will show up on the scale." ~
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~ Coach Nancy says, "Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
- Maria Robinson"

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BLOWNSIX

Posts: 206
11/21/09 11:20 P

The funny thing about my boyfriend and I is that after living together for a little over a year he has dropped about 25-30 lbs. We did most of our own cooking and that's all it took for him to drop that weight. Me, however, I've only lost 14 lbs. I find it is much harder to eat right when you're dating or living with someone. Tonight, I wanted a big ol' salad, but the lazy factor kicked in (neither of us wanted to go to the store), and he went through the drive through at Little Caesars Pizza.
And, when we cook dinner, we split what we cooked, so we each get half of everything. I know I should give him more, but it's so delicious that I want my half lol.

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HAYLIE123

Posts: 28
11/21/09 6:18 P

I have the same problem! We actually both blame our recent weight gain on each other! sad! My bigger problem when I am with him is the alcohol I consume. I didn't realize how many calories alcohol really had!

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JBINAUSTIN

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11/20/09 11:24 P

It takes a while to feel comfortable not eating with someone, especially if your dates often had a food element. I had to enlist my husband before it got easier to snack around him.

He used to stock up on snacks that we both like. But once he got onboard with my eating better, he started choosing things I didn't like as much, so I'd be less tempted. He also quit offering me snacks. At first, instead of explicitly asking if I wanted something, he's just mention he was having something. After about a year, he just quit saying anything at all (he figures if I really want a snack, I'll get it myself).

Good luck. Be sure to keep logging what you eat around him. That at least keeps you honest.

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ARIELMEG

Posts: 10
11/20/09 10:43 P

I had a really bad day today....went over my calorie intake by about 700. i feel like when i am with my boyfriend, I eat so much more than normal!! does anyone else have this problem?

Goals:
170 by July 4th!

current weight: 227.0