Marriage = +1 lb per year? Does Marriage make you FAT?

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:33:23 -0500

I cannot quote the article I got this from, but it is way back. I think generally speaking we gain weight over time, married or unmarried.

Here is one to back up my statement: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2580938/Marriage-makes-FAT-Brides-gain-10lbs-six-months-marriage.html

One can postulate that married folks sit down and have 3 squares a day, or eat out at restaurants a lot (the case with us) or have social get togethers which always lead to drinking and eating = weight gain.

However, let's not forget: Bad habits beget more bad habits.

Lets keep this easy. Post years married : Post lbs gained

4 yrs : 5 lbs

If you have lost weight post a negative in front of the lbs, and share your secret.

Response by SGM Erik Marquez made Dec 18 at 2014 3:37 PM

SGM Erik Marquez — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:37:13 -0500

Yes, but it is a reversible trend, not a law.
Guilty as charged,,,, and self correcting the last few years......

<<<< look at the face to the left
and that of a lean Light-fighter in 1990. ^^^

24 years married as of this month.
Overall gain 33 lbs (138 to 171, though not all BF)
Currently 11 lb off my target goal and 15% BF, looking to get to 12% and STAY there.
Weight lost in the last few years= Medical fixes allowing full physical viability and desire to never again have a waistline larger then inseam

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 18 at 2014 3:41 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:41:46 -0500

2 years= I lost 30 lbs. i was gunned down while being car jacked and because of surgery and not being about to move around i went from 180 to 219. after meeting her and being motivated to get back to the old me I'm down to 190 now. I'm sure once we get home from this deployment (we deployed together) i will be going out with the wife and being a statistic. lol

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 18 at 2014 4:29 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:29:44 -0500

I lost 220 lbs after my divorce.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 18 at 2014 4:54 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:54:04 -0500

21 years married and was holding at 10 lbs gained until I hurt my back last year, now I am up another 10 lbs. so in total I have a one pound cussion. In reality I dont care about the number on the scale. I was 185 lbs when I got married and last year I was 195 but my BMI floated between 10%-13% body fat all those years, now I feel fat, I havent measured but would guess I am close to 18%.

Response by CH (CPT) Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 18 at 2014 8:41 PM

CH (CPT) Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:41:46 -0500

I don't know if it does or not. I gained 20 pounds with my wife's first pregnancy. And 20 with the 2nd pregnancy. She's on her third right now, and if I gain 20 more I may be finding a job outside of the Army!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 18 at 2014 8:49 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:49:46 -0500

YES!! I didn't gain a pound from my senior year in high school in 1997/98 until I got married in 2004!! Then I started to lose weight once I got divorced...

Response by TSgt Kevin Buccola made May 6 at 2015 12:52 PM

TSgt Kevin Buccola — Wed, 06 May 2015 12:52:23 -0400

I think so - I gained a lot of weight after the wedding then especially after retirement. in the last year my wife and I exercise together, eat right, stopped eating out daily, cook more at home and we've both lost several pounds - I am down 35.

yes Marriage puts on weight but also takes it off and you and your spouse spend more time together being active