My name is Rachel, am 27 and have been married for 1.5 years.

We just had our first baby 12 weeks ago, and I am a stay at home mom and wife now. I too am wanting to improve as a wife and better my marriage and our family life. I strongly believe that the happiness of a marriage has a lot to do with attitude.

I read an awesome book- it's called the Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands by Dr. Laura Schlessinger. I would highly recommend it. It's so good and really opened my eyes to some things. I actually have the audio book and listed to it whileI worked out.

Hi guys, I'm Sarah! I'm 21 yrs old and married to my husband for 8 months now. We had our baby April 8th, 1 month after we got married(March), and one month before my 21st birthday(May)! Looking to find ways to be supportive towards my husband as he works so hard to provide for us.

Hi I am stacey, my husband and I have just celebrated our first anniversary. we have a 6 month old son. I am a SAHM and I love everyday. I take good care of my husband and make sure every thing he wants is fulfilled, I just want to feel good to be on his arm. my husband is in very good shape without even trying and he has never said I NEEDED to lose weight but I see it sometimes in his eyes. so here I am working my butt off so I can be proud to be his wife. I am a former Air force member and my husband is still in the service, sometimes I wish I could go back in because I was my skinnest when I was in because they MAKE you workout.

hi, i'm Brittany. married on June 25th 2011. I am 20 years old. No children yet but I can't wait I want to feel pretty again, I want people to envy me and my husband.

Hello, just joined the group today and MFP a week or so agon?? Anyways, hello I've been married to the love of my life for 9 years now. We have 2 children, 1 girl that is 2 years old and a 9 month old son. Needless to say I am very busy and I am trying to get back in shape now that we are done procreating and everyday I try and be the best wife I can be (that doesn't always happen, but for some reason my husband still loves me).

^ As far as I'm concerned if it works for you it works for me.

I'm Megan - I got married in May of 2011 after dating / being engaged for 2 years. It's pretty awesome. I'm just looking to get super fit and in good training habits so when we do decide to have kids I'll be able to hopefully keep up a good routine through pregnancy and drop the baby weight quickly after. I know its thinking way ahead, but my mom ended up keeping a good bit of her baby weight from me and my brother and sister, and I don't want her shape after I have kids. (I know a lot of this stuff is genetic.)

As far as being a wife goes, I have this inner expectation of myself to be a sexy martha stewart, I kid you not. Sometimes I get stressed about not doing something as well as I expect myself to (say getting meals or cleaning or something of that nature) and Chris is like wha? everything's good!!

Hello Everyone,

I'm felicia I just joined the group today. My husband and i have been married for 4 years. We've been dating since i was 15 years old on and off again he was my high school sweetheart. I am so blessed to have him. I had my daughter last year and I am still packing on 25 of those pre pregnacy pounds. I'm looking forward to getting back to my old weight and feeling good about my self.

Hi, I'm Danielle.
I just turned 21 about a month ago.
My husband and I have been married almost 2 years.
No kids but we'd love to have some in the future.

I'm excited to lose weight and be healthy for my family!

^ As far as I'm concerned if it works for you it works for me.

I'm Megan - I got married in May of 2011 after dating / being engaged for 2 years. It's pretty awesome. I'm just looking to get super fit and in good training habits so when we do decide to have kids I'll be able to hopefully keep up a good routine through pregnancy and drop the baby weight quickly after. I know its thinking way ahead, but my mom ended up keeping a good bit of her baby weight from me and my brother and sister, and I don't want her shape after I have kids. (I know a lot of this stuff is genetic.)

As far as being a wife goes, I have this inner expectation of myself to be a sexy martha stewart, I kid you not. Sometimes I get stressed about not doing something as well as I expect myself to (say getting meals or cleaning or something of that nature) and Chris is like wha? everything's good!!

haha i read this and totally reminded me of myself! I got married in May 2010, and thinking about the pregnancy weight/after baby even though it's still way in the future!

I am also wanting to be the sexy martha stewart, and my husband is the exact same way as yours. I could be so upset at myself for not doing anything right, and he is like, you're perfect. you're doing great! haha our wonderful husbands!

Anyway, I'm 22, a nanny to 4 month old twins, and I have Innapropriate sinus tachycardia, which is a heart condition that my heart beats way faster than it should. It took a long time, but I finally found pills that control it. I gained 15 pounds in the 2 months of this going uncontrolled, because I could literally do nothing without my heart spiking to 150. It was awful.

After that health scare, I was determined to get into the best shape of my life so I can be healthy for my family. I don't want to be an overweight wife/mommy! I have lost 10 pounds and have 30 more!

Look forward to getting to know you all better!

Hello all, and happy 2012! My name is JaNette, I am 38years old and have been married to my husband for 8 years (12-12-2003) and together for almost 9 1/2 years (7-9-2002) and plan on getting remarried on 7-14-12. I have 3 children from a previous relationship, he has 2 from a previous relationship and then we have 2 children together for a total of 7 kids. I am hoping to get at least 50lbs gone before we get remarried. I try to do what ever I can to be a good wife for him. :-)

Hello! My name is Andrea and I am 29 years old. My husband and I have been married for nearly 11 years and have 4 kids ranging 5 years to 7 months. I have been overweight most of my marriage and my husband has never been one to complain. He works hard and I get to stay home with the kids. I am doing this for a lot of reasons (health, kids, nice clothes ) but mainly for my husband. He is on a weight loss journey and I want to support him! Plus, he deserves to have a sexy wife who can rock the heels, mini skirt and frilly apron while cooking, cleaning and changing diapers.

I'm 25. I've been married for a little over 6 years. I met my husband on a chat room when I was 16-or-so. We started talking every night once things got serious, and then when I was 18 he came on a greyhound bus to visit me. He was my first kiss and first everything. He visited for a little over 2 weeks and then convinced me to run away with him and get married in a courthouse, and I did (my parents weren't very pleased, but they have gotten over it since they saw that we are truly in love). Then we traveled back to his home state and stayed for about half a year before returning to my home state to live.

My weight affects my attitude and energy levels a lot. I'd like to be able to do more around the house, like cleaning and cooking, but I run out of energy easily. I'm hoping to change that, because I want to make him happy.

Hey there! I'm CJ and I'm 23 years old. My husband and I have been married since October 28th, 2011. We met back in 2009. My absolute best friend was his little sister, and she always told me that I'd be the perfect match for her brother. It wasn't until after her suicide that I finally took that leap of faith. 10 months later, we got married on a spur of the moment (well, we at least gave ourselves 3 weeks to plan a small wedding). Being with him means the world to me, because it feels like that simple action keeps her alive in us.

Have you guys ever read "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus"? I know it is an older book and gets a bad stigma but it is really really true and very helpful for couples in understanding some of the reasons couples have arguments! GREAT READ!!!!!

Hi, I'm Toshi. I'm 23 & I have actually been married to my awesome husband for just over a month and a half. I married my best friend & we STILL have a wedding to attend in June, but we couldn't wait!