Lazy Boyfriend.

ctooch99

I had sort of the opposite - I am divorced now, but my Ex is really thin and she could eat whatever she wanted. If I smell junk food I gain 5 pounds. She always kept the house packed with snacks and junk food!!! When I would tell her I did not want all that crap around she would get mad and tell me that I was the one who needed self control (which is true, but geez I am only human and when there is always a box of little chocolate donuts on the counter, they eventually will win).

So needless to say 7 months after we spilt - change my habits - cleared out the crap food and I am 35 pounds lighter.

I think it is really important for spouses/partners to be on the same page fitness/food wise - definitely a requirement if I meet someone new for sure!

We aren't always lucky to find someone with fitness goals. I used to avoid fit guys because I was not into fitness. Now that I want to be fit and healthy, I won't condemn my husband because he wants to eat crap...but I will ask that he at least keeps the junk somewhere where I won't see it all the time. Especially because I will be home a lot more than him. At least now we will be able to run together though =/

I think if you are already in a marriage with someone and it works, then yeah, you have to find a compromise if one person is fit and the other is not into it. But I know for me, I would never enter into a new relationship now with someone who was not health conscious and who did not eat properly - it's that important to me now and it is an absolute deal breaker - no different than smoking.

almostatgoalweight

I can honestly tell you that being hassled about it only made me not want to do it even more. :flowerforyou:

The scientist who develops a pill to stop this from happening will be the richest person in history. Not just exercise/weight loss but anything that needs to be done but is hard.

almostatgoalweight

I had sort of the opposite - I am divorced now, but my Ex is really thin and she could eat whatever she wanted. If I smell junk food I gain 5 pounds. She always kept the house packed with snacks and junk food!!! When I would tell her I did not want all that crap around she would get mad and tell me that I was the one who needed self control (which is true, but geez I am only human and when there is always a box of little chocolate donuts on the counter, they eventually will win).

So needless to say 7 months after we spilt - change my habits - cleared out the crap food and I am 35 pounds lighter.

I think it is really important for spouses/partners to be on the same page fitness/food wise - definitely a requirement if I meet someone new for sure!

Oh this is so like me with my ex. I pleaded for her to put her crap in a opaque plastic container that I'd bought specifically for it. I made a promise to myself to never open the container. I never did. I threatened that I'd flush her junk food (and I did a few times). This is so difficult when food is "on display" and you're trying to lose weight and eat properly.