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Marriage Love Handles

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Tramaine Cavil

It’s been finalized! The last remaining evidence of the wedding of the century has been finally put away.  Your marriage is still going strong but it was finally time to put the 8 X 10 photos away in a safe but accessible place.  Visitors will think that you took the photos down because the wedding was long ago and you have moved on with your lives, but the real reason is because the couple in the wedding photos only make you sad because they remind you what you used to look like before you got comfortable in your marriage and put on the pounds.  

Before marriage, it was a priority for you to stay in shape.  You were still living the single life and in order for you to find someone to share the same bed with you, you had to muster up as much sex appeal as possible.  You hit the gym, signed up for the zumba classes, and found yourself jogging around the neighborhood from time to time.  Now the only things you hit are the dinner table and the mattress when it’s time for bed. Exercise seems like an old friend from grade school that you struggle to remember whenever someone mentions its name.

Even though the name is endearing, love handles are not something you want and for health reasons alone, you may want to avoid them completely if at all possible.  For most, this advice has come too late because the damage has already been done. This doesn’t mean give up; it means get up and do something about it.  Just as you got in this predicament together, you have to work to get out of it together.  Here are just a few things you can do as husband and wife to get the comfort weight off.

Join a Softball Team Together

Run down some balls and round the bases to get that heart rate up. Just remember, the key phrase on the softball  field is, “I got it!” If you don’t abide by this phrase, you may be sore for more reasons than just exercise.

Tennis Tuesdays

Make an effort to set one day aside a week to play some tennis. You may find yourself chasing down your spouse’s wild hit balls more often than not but the exercise will be worth it.

Daily Jog

Throw on some shorts and your new jogging shoes and hit the sidewalk.  Explore the neighborhood together and see who passes out first.  P.S. Don’t forget the iPod!

Golf

Even those that say they have no interest in golf actually have a small interest.  Get out on the driving range or try your luck on an actual course and get that body moving. You will be amazed by the actual amount of energy you use up on the golf course.

Nightly Walk

Though it’s not the best exercise to get the weight off quickly, it’s exercise. Take long walks and talk about your day and make plans for the upcoming weekend.

Eat Better

The easiest approach to all of this is to hold each other accountable.  Only buy healthy foods and when you cook for each other, only cook healthy.  Throw away the Snickers Bar that your spouse snuck in the house and work together to get the weight off.

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Have you put on a few pounds since the wedding? Read our marriage advice to help you slim down as a couple and get back to the way you looked pre-wedding.

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