Helping Your Partner Lose Weight
3 Easy Steps You Can Do Right Now
Talking to an overweight partner about losing weight can be like walking on eggshells. You want to help them but you’re afraid it could start another word war. Everybody’s sensitive about their weight, and even men find it offensive if you make the smallest hint. If you can’t do that heart to heart talk, you can try these subtle ways to make your partner consider losing some weight.
Eat at Home More and Keep Your Kitchen Junk Food Free
Sharpen those knives and get ready to cook healthier, tastier meals for your overweight partner to help them stay away from takeout calories. Master his favorites and substitute healthier ingredients that taste just as good. This is one case where “the way to their heart is through the stomach” sounds absolutely true.
Another way is to remove any unhealthy food that you and your overweight partner usually enjoy at home. Make snacking together a healthier experience with fruits and other fat-free food.
Get Tested Together
If you have to connive with his/ her boss, do it. Get yourself and your overweight partner some medical tests to let them see just how serious their weight gain has become. If the results come up with cholesterol and diabetes red flags, you’re battle is already half won! There’s nothing like a medical emergency to speed things along on your weight loss mission. Just remember not to gloat about it and support them in any weight loss effort they decide to do.
Get in Shape Yourself
All in all, being a good role model is the best thing you can do for your overweight partner. If they notice that you’ve changed your own eating habits and behavior, they’re bound to follow suit. Look and act like you’ve never been happier in your life since you lost some weight. There’s nothing like enthusiasm to motivate your spouse to deal with their own weight issues better.
Helping an overweight partner lose weight doesn’t have to be an uphill battle if you know subtle ways to get them to act. Even something as simple as cooking at home can make a big difference. A mutual medical exam can also prove your point even better. If you want to motivate them even more, it never hurts to practice what you preach. Just remember to make it all about them and your relationship and not about you.
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