According to an article I read recently
in Time magazine anyone about to pledge
to have and to hold should think carefull
about "in sickness and in health."

New research apparently shows that within
a few short years of getting hitched,
married individuals are twice as likely
to become obese as those who are merely
dating.

Have you gained weight
since being married or moving in with someone?

Does being in a permanent relationship mean
you're happier, more relaxed, therefore
prone to putting on weight?

Your thoughts please?

Thank you for your post foxy.

Married or single, there seems to be many factors to weight gain and I believe monitoring one,s self is the key to good health. Me, my DNA wont allow for a chunky butt or beer gut no matter how hard I try. ( fast metabolism ) but those home cooked meals, mmmmmmm, and since we don't have to hunt anything any-more ( fast food the new pray ) all leads to watch what and how we eat.

Burn as much as you can, even have more sex can help all those lumpy bits ( first thing in the morning before work, and brightens your day as well ) and take turns when riding the horse so to speak. smile.

Which ever how you balance your life, just keep on moving.

Do the norm TV character, and those pants sizes will just keep on growing.

Dear walk with me,

Good advice. I fully agree.
That's why I go to the gym three days a week
and run regularly around a
local park.
I'm also very conscious about eating the right
foods - my dad died of a massive coronary
at the age of 52. So I've been very health
conscious as a result. If anything was to
happen to my husband - I'd be devastated.

Also, my husband has an office staff of
gorgeous females - which keeps me on my toes.

The study that I was referring to in my opening
post set out to determine how romantic relationships
affect the tell-no-lies number on the scale.
Researchers tracked changes over a handful of years
in the weight and relationship status of 6,949
individuals, and their findings didn't bode well
for commitment.

According to the study -
Not only are married people more likely to become
obese than those who are just dating, but they
found that young people who move in with a boyfriend
or girlfriend tend to pack on the pounds as well.

It's par for the course that once a woman has attracted a mate she let's herself go.
Look at all those petite Italian signorinas and their big fat mamas.

Foxy, I'd say that would be a correct observation. Once people are
married, they have snared their partner etc, so time to relax.

But more and more, I blame the processed food industry for a large
part of our weight problems.

They really are sneaky buggers and will use every trick in the book,
to load product with salt, sugar and fat.

To give you an example, some months ago I tried a breakfast cereal
from Uncle Toby's, which has now been bought by Nestle. It was
their "Plus - Fibre Lift" with all sorts of claims on the box about
high fibre, low fat, whole grains, fruit included etc.

One day I opened a box and it looked like they had changed the
ingredients a bit, the grain flakes looked whitish, like a coating
of sugar. So I checked the box, to find out how much sugar was
in there. It was well hidden, in terms of the colour of the background,
quotes of daily needs, rather then per 100gm, but I
eventually found it. 26% Sugar!

So I found the Nestle website and wrote them a dirty email, pointing
out that I was disgusted with their product and that they could fool
some of the people, some of the time etc.

Surprisingly enough, they wrote back and have sent me a cheque for
10$ :) It seems that they do actually take notice of consumer
comments, so if more consumers would complain when companies
market crappy products disguised as healthy, food companies might
do something about it.

According to the study -
Not only are married people more likely to become
obese than those who are just dating, but they
found that young people who move in with a boyfriend
or girlfriend tend to pack on the pounds as well.Posted by Foxy, Thursday, 17 December 2009 7:32:56 PM

You are so right. My daughter has just returned from her love nest affair, and has packed on the pounds to where I nearly didn't recognized her, and as we discussed, sometimes the good life can catch up with you.
And now thankfully she has seen the light and has started to get back in shape. She made a joke about her weight and said, " Iam so big, If I was sun-baking on the beach, I think greenpeace might of tried to push me back in. But like you said, being over weight can be so dangerous.

merry Xmas to you and your family.