Relationships make you FAT.

Not for me. I have been in relationship with my husband for 16 years. I am fit.

I stay fit because it keeps things sexually exciting for both of us.

Our recreation is sex. And we enjoy active recreation such as hiking. We dance.

My husband is a non drinker. I drink very little and was also a non drinker for a decade.

We even incorporate fitness into our sex life (my husband likes when I lift weights nude and dance).

You need to teach a class for people in relationships as more spouses need to adopt this mentality.

Instead of losing weight to get into a relationship, folks need to see the benefit of keeping the weight off to keep the physical-attraction strong throughtout the relationship.

Thanks! Yeah, that was my point. I do have a strong interest in a healthy excitement in life, and sex is a huge part of that. There are so many factors in how fitness can improve that aspect of life and keep it interesting (for me). Lifting weights or dancing I feel strong, invigorated, flexible. Going through life and enjoying the energy, playfulness, and so many different benefits of fitness keeps me feeling alive and I can bring that into the relationship when we unite at the end of the day. By being fit, our lives together in our long relationship does not get boring. It's like getting a hair cut or wearing a wig or wearing a costume, except it's physical changes that come from continued fitness. We stay feeling young and not old before our time. I know some people see this as over share, but for me I don't see a problem with talking openly about sex and nudity, it's an important aspect of life. I find ways to incorporate fitness into my recreation and enjoyment of life. It's easy to become stagnant. Being active is a mindset that I have actively worked at cultivating.

Oh god, they do. I ballooned to 13.8 stone! By just eating takeaways and stuff all the time in my last relationship. Slowly but surely I've been burning it off..

If anyone is active on this alot and wouldn't mind some motivation, add me up!

Need some friends to fill my news feed x

Y'all got comfortable and let yourselves go.
There are couples who get fat together.
There are couples who get fit together.
My last bf spoiled me with late night cappuccino, pizza, blah. I told him we need to eat better. We also worked out together.

Relationships impact on your emotions - and a lot of us have an emotional relationship with food. I don't see how that means we're calling ourselves victims or not taking responsibility - by admitting relationships impact on our eating, we're showing self-awareness.

It's easy to confuse food with love by giving your partner a huge portion. Feel happy and secure? Eat up, no one cares if you look fat. Had a fight? Secretly want the other person to dump you? Eat.

By recognising we have a tendency to do these things, we can stop ourselves. I know I gained a lot of weight in my last relationship because we enabled the other - we went to foodie events, we ordered too many takeaways, we ate out a lot. Neither one of us said, is that really a good idea?

Since using MFP, I'm letting the cold facts and figures in the diary take precedence over my mood. I may feel like binging, but if the diary says I don't have the calories left to do that, I don't. It's about head over heart.

I am not going to let a relationship make me fat again, I know what my weaknesses/triggers are, I'm back in control.

Mine made me fat too!

I have let myself go because of a bad marriage. I am unhappy and find comfort in food plus being in a bad marriage you just dont care about yourself anymore. I have realized that I am important to my kids and my family. Although I dont matter to him, I do matter to others in my life. I have started dieting and exercising and am hopeful that I will be able to turn this around and lose the weight I have put on over the past few years. The best revenge is living well:)