You know guys, women don't wake up one morning and decide "I'm going to start getting fat. What the F. I got married. He can't/won't divorce me for that, so, why the hell not. I am going to eat ice cream and cookies."
NOT
Women start becoming overweight for too many reasons to list here. Read Ash's post. He went from 1 meal to 3. How many married people suddenly do the same thing? I would guess many.
On top of that is the stress of being married. Working out the details of who is going to do what in a marriage is tough. Next thing you know, you are depressed sitting on the sofa, watching Dr. Phil tell Oprah how to lose weight, while you eat a box of Twinkies.
Yes, is seems to be *more* women than men gain weight after marriage. However, it does go both ways. Many, many men gain weight. Bill Clinton is a perfect example of why men with *jiggly thighs* should not wear short running shorts. Comprende? Ever see Hillary in running shorts?
Women, after marriage, *usually* have a lot more to do than men. Read the stats. They work, do housework, laundry, take the kids everywhere, cook, run errands, etc. Hubby works, goes to a few little league games and wonders why his princess is stressed and gaining weight.
Because she is making high carb (Bread/pasta/rice) low fat food, that is quick, cheap and easy. She doesn't have time to worry about how it affects her metabolism long term.
There are studies that show the classic *diabetic diet*, which has been hailed as the way to lose weight (low fat, high carb) for regular people is bad for diabetics. They are figuring out that low fat is not great. High protein is better (Fish, chicken, lean beef, soy) and olive, canola oil etc. However, planning those meals and making them takes work and dedication.
When/if a husband cannot love his wife because she gained weight, he didn't really love her. He loved the image of her. Totally different.
