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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 559061" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>rm1976 is right. Often the slow weight loss is easier and weight stays away better. And small changes can do that. But of course you can not force him</p><p></p><p>Though I have to say, that I, and boys, have been quite coercive about these matter with husband. He used to be very athletic. But some where along the years he started to gain weight. His job is bit hard for healthy eating, and while I do cook healthy, I'm not cooking light. Our boys have very high caloric consumption and I'm much over average too. And somewhere during those years husband started to exercise less. Work was busy, he was very involved with especially easy child's sports, we were spending lots of time driving kids around and there were always things to do at home. I think that at his worst he weighted almost 270 pounds and was obese. I told him quite clearly what I thought about his way to take care of his health and I also made it quite clear, that I did find him more attractive when I still was able to see his abs. At the same time he was rather critical about few pounds of easy child's baby fat that he developed one year right before he got this bright idea to grow 5 inches during next year. If he wanted to easy child to eat less sweets etc. I made it clear he should first look into the mirror and think what kind of example he was giving. Same time easy child lost his baby fat by growing faster than I had time to buy new jeans for him, husband did some changes to his diet and lost a lot of weight in next two years. He lost about 50 pounds and that haven't come back. </p><p></p><p>But he has still not exercised that regularly and while he is not obese any more, only over-weight (so health worries are little smaller), he has always used easy child's sport as an excuse. Now that he doesn't have that excuse anymore, boys pestered him enough with the matter, that he promised he will win me on half marathon next spring. He certainly thinks too highly on himself. He can certainly train himself to run it in this time. he can even run it in decent time, but I'm an avid runner, he will certainly not win me that quickly, after a year of training maybe, after year and half, certainly, but not yet next spring. And while he has been exercising some more, he really has to yet to man up, if he wants to have that run. And if not, boys will never let him live that one down. They are very 'supportive' with this <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> easy child for example is planning presenting husband with running tights for Father's Day (coming soon around here) - not a good look at all for the guy who still weights over 210 pounds and is only 6 feet tall and not in the best shape... I guess easy child is still remembering those baby fat comments few years back. </p><p></p><p>I'm quite happy with my off-spring on this. There is no way husband is ready to listen them harping him about it, so he will get himself back to shape. Oh, and he will win me at half marathon sooner or later, he is just that competitive. It will not happen next spring, but he will keep trying till it happens and because he is male and naturally talented athlete, it will happen when he does train enough. (Oh, and I may see those abs again <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 559061, member: 14557"] rm1976 is right. Often the slow weight loss is easier and weight stays away better. And small changes can do that. But of course you can not force him Though I have to say, that I, and boys, have been quite coercive about these matter with husband. He used to be very athletic. But some where along the years he started to gain weight. His job is bit hard for healthy eating, and while I do cook healthy, I'm not cooking light. Our boys have very high caloric consumption and I'm much over average too. And somewhere during those years husband started to exercise less. Work was busy, he was very involved with especially easy child's sports, we were spending lots of time driving kids around and there were always things to do at home. I think that at his worst he weighted almost 270 pounds and was obese. I told him quite clearly what I thought about his way to take care of his health and I also made it quite clear, that I did find him more attractive when I still was able to see his abs. At the same time he was rather critical about few pounds of easy child's baby fat that he developed one year right before he got this bright idea to grow 5 inches during next year. If he wanted to easy child to eat less sweets etc. I made it clear he should first look into the mirror and think what kind of example he was giving. Same time easy child lost his baby fat by growing faster than I had time to buy new jeans for him, husband did some changes to his diet and lost a lot of weight in next two years. He lost about 50 pounds and that haven't come back. But he has still not exercised that regularly and while he is not obese any more, only over-weight (so health worries are little smaller), he has always used easy child's sport as an excuse. Now that he doesn't have that excuse anymore, boys pestered him enough with the matter, that he promised he will win me on half marathon next spring. He certainly thinks too highly on himself. He can certainly train himself to run it in this time. he can even run it in decent time, but I'm an avid runner, he will certainly not win me that quickly, after a year of training maybe, after year and half, certainly, but not yet next spring. And while he has been exercising some more, he really has to yet to man up, if he wants to have that run. And if not, boys will never let him live that one down. They are very 'supportive' with this :winking: easy child for example is planning presenting husband with running tights for Father's Day (coming soon around here) - not a good look at all for the guy who still weights over 210 pounds and is only 6 feet tall and not in the best shape... I guess easy child is still remembering those baby fat comments few years back. I'm quite happy with my off-spring on this. There is no way husband is ready to listen them harping him about it, so he will get himself back to shape. Oh, and he will win me at half marathon sooner or later, he is just that competitive. It will not happen next spring, but he will keep trying till it happens and because he is male and naturally talented athlete, it will happen when he does train enough. (Oh, and I may see those abs again :winking:) [/QUOTE]
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