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OMG! My Relationship is Making Me Fat!
July 5, 2010
You are back in the dating world and you are in love! Your relationship is unstoppable. You find that the more you do together, the more you love doing together. You go to the movies, you go to dinner, or you two stay in. It doesn’t matter…as long as you are both together. You are no longer alone. No more eating Ramen noodles or cereal for dinner, for you. You have moved into the big leagues and now you are cooking for two. Not only are you cooking for two, you are eating more in one meal than you use to eat in two meals during your single days. You are enjoying your dinners out on the town more than you used to before which now includes appetizers and dessert. You are grabbing popcorn at the movies, ice cream before your Blockbuster night, and martinis at happy hour.
It’s a charming though that you are in love with your partner. In fact, you are so in love that it is showing. But instead of the glow that you were hoping to illuminate, you are instead showing your “love handles.” All of a sudden, you realize that you’ve actually gained almost 10 pounds in less than a year. Is this truly the price of love? Is your relationship frankly –making you fat?
Time magazine published a study about the issue of significant others and obesity. After studying almost 7,000 people over the course of a few years, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that those who entered relationships and moved in with their significant others were twice as likely to be overweight as their single-living peers.
Although these are astonishing statistics, rest assured that you don’t have to become one of them. If you find that you, too, have begun gaining an excess amount of weight during your relationship, here are some things that you can do. As a matter of fact, below I’ve listed seven ways to not only shed those pounds, but to also keep that romantic spark alive in your relationship.
Go for a Long Walk. Not only is walking is a great form of exercise; it will give you and your partner some time away to enjoy nature. You will be away from the rush of life and just enjoy each other’s company with good conversation, exhilaration and possibly a little hand holding too.
Have Sex. According to an article by NHS Direct, statistics show that half an hour of sex can burn around 53 calories. That is the equivalent of running three minutes up and down the stairs, six minutes of tennis or seven minutes on an exercise bike. Whew. What better way to burn those calories from your heavy dinner and dessert than to work it off under the sheets.
Try new recipes. Spice things up a little—literally. Change up your meal plans. Instead of going out to a restaurant, instead try a romantic meal at home. This way you are not only able to share in a partnership of completing a meal, but you are also able to make some meals with ingredients that are better for your diet. If you are interested in trying out some new recipes, try visiting the website: www.theromatic.com.
Make it a Gym Night. If you watched Why Did I Get Married – Part I, you saw how Sheila (played by Jill Scott) was able to shed the pounds with by working out with her honey, Sherriff Troy (played by Lamman Rucker). This is very true. Knowing that your partner is your biggest cheerleader getting fit is a huge plus factor. Whether you are learning things together or simply learning things from one another, this idea is sure to build a deeper connection between the two of you. Give it a try.
Find Active Entertainment. Bowling, Nintendo Wii, and Twister are can provide just the type of entertainment necessary to keep those pounds shed. Who would have known that you can have fun and stay fit simultaneously? Plus this is a great way to do something that’s not so serious. Anyone is a relationship understands that it is serious enough. Playing games is a great way of relaxing.
Be Playful. Children play. They have so much fun, don’t they? At times they can even pick on each other until they are literally wrestling on the floor with one another. As long as this is all in fun, this is a great way of exercising between couples. This is a great way to see your partner’s playful side. It’s also very exhilarating and perhaps, even an aphrodisiac.
Make it a Competition. Challenges seem to bring out another side of partnerships. If done properly, they can be very exciting! Make a bet on who can lose 5 pounds first, go without libations the longest, run faster or further on the treadmill or anything else that could arouse competition. If you are a woman and trying to shed pounds, this idea is easier to use to get the man interested in getting involved. Perhaps the loser will have to do something for the winner that they’ve wanted to happen for a while.
(Jennifer Tardy is a Contributing Writer to Examiner.com/Charlotte. To COMMENT, please CLICK HERE.)
