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I think we have all been there at one point or another. Doing alright with our diet/exercise plan, or just holding steady in our normal day to day stuff so our weight isn’t an issue. Then we meet someone, have some nice dates, and before long you gain a bit of weight. Maybe not 15lbs exactly, but definitely enough that we notice it ourselves, even if our significant other does not (due to infatuation or just being nice and not saying anything).
This is of course very similar to the Freshman 15, weight gain coming from new lifestyles taken on. Not watching what we eat as much, skipping more workouts, or not being as motivated due to a variety of reasons.
I had a run-in with this myself recently and while it wasn’t 15lbs exactly, it was close. The worst thing about it was how it surprised me. Seriously, it just snuck up on me.
We held off on the restaurants and large lavish meals and such. But there were snacks, lots of them I guess thinking back. Lots of little things here and there at night, perhaps some wine. All things that have calories that add up.
During this time I was weighing myself each day and seemed okay. Until I checked the scale and noticed I somehow lost 12 lbs in 2 days. Knowing something wasn’t right I moved the scale and noticed it had been leaning on some LAN cables going through that room, resulting in an inaccurate weight. Stepped back on and found that I had not only not lost weight, or stayed the same, but had gained about 12 lbs. It was a total shock.
I started thinking back on any food items I had partaken in that I hadn’t planned for, any nights of exercise I skipped out on, etc. Throw in the time off, and bad hospital food, for those 4 days I was in the hospital and it all made sense.
I started looking into the whole “new relationship weight gain” thing on the intartubes and found some interesting information that kind of breaks it down a bit more (but doesn’t mention LAN cable interference).
What it all boils down to is that people tend to work out harder and stick with the diet more when they are single (and looking). Once they meet someone they back off on those habits a bit. Not only that, but they may take on some unhealthy habits of their partner that they may have not considered partaking in before.
Personally I consider myself lucky in that the person I am with is health conscious. She watches what she eats, gets in exercise where she can, is a proponent of splitting meals at restaurants, or frequently taking half home for a meal the next day since portions are so large these days, and is very understanding if I am wanting to back off of some of the snacks and alcohol a bit. Her being supportive is key to me getting back to the physical state I am wanting to be.
Heck, she is even going to start on P90X again soon (had used it previously) and is interested in following the Weight Watchers® points with me.
Further research out there points out there are things new couples can do to either lose weight gained since they started their relationship or to prevent it from coming on in the first place. Among these are eating healthier options when on those dates, working in physical activity (get your mind out of the gutter, I am talking about nature walks and such), and most important, especially if your partner is not one for the healthy lifestyle, communication about the healthy choices you are wanting to take on.
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Aww. The humble guy doesn’t mention that his mid-post picture is from an actual little romantic meal he put together for his other half.
Hmmm maybe there should be an article about date ideas that don’t center around food all the time…
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