All sweetness and light - but women pile on the pounds

The Daily Telegraph ^ | April 6, 2006 | Paul Stokes

[MadIvan]

Have at it, then.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Ping!

[tonycavanagh]

re :"However, research has shown that your partner is a strong influence on lifestyle .

I hang my head in shame, my wife was a vegetarian when I met here, we had a strict no kissing rule if I popped in the Kebab shop after a night out.

LOL but it did not take long before we started her back on meats, you cant beat the good old bacon sandwich, then Chicken, red meats and even kebabs

Having children impacts on meals even more.

[goldstategop]

Women stop paying attention to their figure once they're married. But God forbid if hubby goes to pot with a beer belly. ;-)

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[dakine]

?????

[AntiGuv]

In one of my apartments when I was a single twenty-something I never even bothered to plug in the stove. Actually I put a tablecloth over it and an aquarium on top. I did however have about a separate pizza place designated for each given night of the week. :)

[Awestruck]

It's been just the opposite for hubby and me... since we met I've lost 10 lbs, he's gained (x*&^$%#) lbs... why couldn't I be a terrible cook?

[familyop]

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She's so heavy.
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[dawn53]

Both sexes reported putting on weight after starting to live together...they also gained weight after leaving relationships, although there was no such finding in men.

Seems like this is the conclusion for women: Darned if you do, darned if you don't!

[RandallFlagg]

LOL!! Opposite of me.

I cook tons of really great food that's really bad for weight. My Wife's big and I'm a rail. I wouldn't change a thing!

Live life to enjoy all you can.

[Alia]

Oh, Lord.

Meteor hits planet Earth: Women and minorities hit hardest.

ugh.

[normy]

Why is it assumed that women ate healthier before marriage? Most women today are just like men, fast food, work, happy hour then try to make it to the gym. I cooked alot when I was single, grilled out alot. When I got married I ate more often probably and my fridge is usually stocked (actually that started when the kids came along).

I would also suggest that women hold alot of desk jobs and snacking can become a big habit while the working out part fades away.

[yer gonna put yer eye out]

"It's been just the opposite for hubby and me... since we met I've lost 10 lbs, he's gained (x*&^$%#) lbs... why couldn't I be a terrible cook?"

You are the perfect woman......:0)

[GailA]

They are trying to put us in a pigeon hole again I see. After my husband died in 2004, I quit cooking, it was to much trouble and a waste of food and money to try and cook for one. I've lost 30 pounds because it is simpler to throw a salad in a bowl and a bread stick in the toaster oven. Breakfast is a granola bar or a piece of fruit, sometimes a cheese omlette.

[prairiebreeze]

"Fat bottomed girls you make this rockin' world go round."

---Queen

[nfldgirl]

Women stop paying attention to their figure once they're married. But God forbid if hubby goes to pot with a beer belly. ;-)

I think you've got that backwards: It is men who go to pot with beer bellies, but G_d forbid if women stop paying attention to their figures. That's the real truth of the matter.

[Kenton]

It used to be that this phenom was most prevalent amongst newly-married females who stopped watching their weight after they got the ring, because they didn't feel that they had to work so hard at being attractive. These days it seems to similarly affect people who are just "shacking up". Go figger...

Unfortunately, there's no guarantee the guy won't just up and leave if they're not married. Of course, there's no hard-and-fast guarantee that won't happen even if you are.

[Auntbee]

Same thing happened to me. My husband passed away in 2003 and I lost 30. About a year ago I started having a serious relationship and I've gained it all back. I only cooked for myself and now it's for two and we go to dinner a lot. I think stress had a big impact on my weight loss.

[Awestruck]

"You are the perfect woman......:0)"



LOL~! well thank you!