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Old 08-31-2005, 01:18 PM   #1
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What do they think now?

I hope this isn't too personal but I look at the before and after pictures as well as all the people changing there way of eating/living and some people look completely different . I'm just curious what your SO thinks? Are they happy, threatened, more "into" you? I got to thinking about this reading another thread and was just curious if it makes the relationship better or different?

Just curious!! Don't mind me if this is too personal!!
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Old 08-31-2005, 01:24 PM   #2
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In some ways my relationship with my husband is better...he is definatly more attracted to me...he always used to tell me i was pretty, but he never was very interested in "private time" with me..now he is more interested (its still an issue unfortunatly, but it has improved) ..he also respects me more..he treats me better, and seems to think im "worth" more...im not describing it well..however, i tend to sometimes actually resent his attention, because part of me feels like he should have treated me better or loved me more when i was fat too.....not that he was ever mean about my weight really, just not as into me...

also he tends to get pretty insecure and jealous now, because i get alot more attention from men, and for some reason younger men..(i gotta MILF thing going on i think ) which is sometimes fun and flattering, and sometimes annoying...
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Old 08-31-2005, 01:24 PM   #3
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It's made the physical act of love alot easier now, so yeah, dh is more into me now. haha Not that he ever wasn't but when you are not feeling sexy because of how you look, you don't really like to do it that often.

He's not threatened in anyway but he is more aware now that other guys WILL and HAVE checked his wife out more now, then before I lost the weight.

He's proud and he holds his head up real high now, and says, that's right she's all mine. lol
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Old 08-31-2005, 01:27 PM   #4
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My DH loves it!!! He can't keep his hands off me! LOL

He is also learning to eat healthier too
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Old 08-31-2005, 02:25 PM   #5
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My DH is really happy because I was not fat when he married me and it was hard for him when I got fat. He was never mean about it but the bottom line was he was not as attracted to me when I was fat. Now he is really into me...almost more than when we got married. it doesn't annoy me at all because I am so proud of what i have accomplished for both of us. He is not insecure at all...in fact it seems to give him an ego boost when other guys check out his wife!! Kind of funny I know but not so out of the question when you figure that for the last 8 years I have looked 10 years older than him and now for some reason losing weight has made me look like a teenager again...so now it looks like this 36 year old guy has an 18 year old with him....makes him feel good.

Also, for a while when I was really heavy I felt so bad about myself that I never liked to go anywhere with him..now I love going out with him. I just felt so bad thatI was so fat and yucky that I walked like a depressed old lady..now I have tons of energy and feel so happy about life that he says I am fun to be around again...I never want to lose that again in my life. If we have more kids I am going to stick to my maintenance eating plan, not gain very much weight and hopefully that will help with the PPD that I get so badly too...a lot of my weight was gained after pregnancy when I was very depressed, then that made it hard to get over the depression because my weight made me depressed...viscious cycle.
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Old 08-31-2005, 02:25 PM   #6
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i dont have a SO but i love my body so much now. i take time out to do special things for myself, such as bubble baths, pedicures, manicures, and i always make sure i smell good and have my skin in top condition. i worked so hard to have a "pretty" body and i intend to pamper it to the fullest
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Old 08-31-2005, 03:13 PM   #7
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My DH has been supportive and he's been with me through "thick & thin!" He's provided encouragement and motivation and has truly been my #1 admirer and cheerleader. He has been accepting of me at whatever weight I was at the time, and that has meant so much to me.

He says he's proud of me, and he's happy for me because he sees how excited and thrilled I am with my "new" self. We are both grateful for all of the positives, and we are thankful that I'm healthier now than before.


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Old 08-31-2005, 03:19 PM   #8
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Mine loves me just as much fat as he does skinny. He proposed to me when I was fat. He just wants to see me happy. Nothing has changed....I get more compliments now but when ya used to look like the stay puff marshmallow...its expected

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Old 08-31-2005, 03:19 PM   #9
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Old 08-31-2005, 03:53 PM   #10
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When i lost the weight before my dh loved it...he never cared though what weight i was...but i do have to say that there were things that were so much better when i was smaller...i felt so much better about myself that i got into it alot more...that made him more into it and it was awesome.

He did get a little insecure sometimes...he liked it when men would look at me but he wasnt very used to it...when i first lost the weight he just knew i was going to leave him for someone else...he was insecure...but after he realized that wasnt going to happen it wasnt a problem...i have gained back weight with my pregnancy and am now losing it again but im still about 30lbs over what i was when i got pg...he thinks i look wonderful...hes a sweety.
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Old 08-31-2005, 04:41 PM   #11
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My DH never really cared either way but I have to tell him sometimes that he is molesting me. I really can't walk by him with out him grabbing on something. I guess it didn't get better he is just like a horny teenager now. Unfortunetly my sex drive is exactly the same so he has to sit around and wait. lol

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Old 08-31-2005, 11:11 PM   #12
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My DH has only known me at 215-277. This will be interesting.
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Old 08-31-2005, 11:24 PM   #13
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Mine loves me just as much fat as he does skinny. He proposed to me when I was fat. He just wants to see me happy. Nothing has changed....I get more compliments now but when ya used to look like the stay puff marshmallow...its expected

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Old 09-01-2005, 01:28 AM   #14
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Old 09-01-2005, 04:41 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by happygal
I hope this isn't too personal but I look at the before and after pictures as well as all the people changing there way of eating/living and some people look completely different . I'm just curious what your SO thinks? Are they happy, threatened, more "into" you? I got to thinking about this reading another thread and was just curious if it makes the relationship better or different?

Just curious!! Don't mind me if this is too personal!!
Hubby is the same.. I have always gotten the grabby's when I would walk by or come up behind me the kids would just say get a room.. but I know he would like me thinner and i'm getting their.. I dont see him as the jealous type.. I cant wait till I can get into that little black dress. His only question was you wont be wearing underwear right

I told him dental floss..

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Old 09-01-2005, 11:58 AM   #16
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I dont really know Mine spouse is soo soo daggone insecure, some times is like weird/scary to me. When I meet him back in the late 80's I was more full figured so to speak, I am 5' 8 and weighed around 135 lbs. so when we would go out to the bars/nite clubs, if a guy came up and spoke to me or looked at me (he is very bad tempered, and can be a bit on the aggresive side) he would jump up off the bar stool and scream at them " what the
"F" are you looking at" and was ready to jump and whoop them up. That was then this is now, years later, since I have gone to, as he calls me, a "Zipper" if I stuck my tongue out, I dont know if he is into me or not, and ummmm guess I really dont care, because as long as I am happy w/me, thats all that counts. Maybe that sounds selfish, but like I told him when he is constantly nagging at me to "eat, eat, eat" be a cold day in H*LL before I will ever be a lard bucket. He does tell me I am pretty still, and still holds my hand when we go into places and such, but I think he finds me to slim and boyish since I have wacked my hair short and I think he gets a tad embarrased about it again not sure, but when I go w/him to work and the other trucker fellows tell him that I am nice looking, I think it makes him fell a bit better, just not sure and well guess I have to live w/it
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Old 09-01-2005, 02:55 PM   #17
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well my Dh compliments me but I had to suggest he do it...I am still waiting for the day to make his jaw drop but who knows maybe it will never happen and it only happens in movies either way I do have to admit that I feel sexier everyday and that is ultimately what matters to me. the highest weight I have been is 191 at the end of pregnancy and the lowest I have been is 142lbs when we first met I want to be smaller than I ever have been and I am determined to get there!
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Old 09-07-2005, 04:04 PM   #18
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I look better now than I did on the day we married. If you look in my gallery, you'll see. We were married in '87.

DH loves it, as others have said, he's more "into" me than ever, physically. He has expressed the fear that I won't want him anymore once I am at goal, but he's got self esteem issues. I pump him up, though him pumping me up is rare.

As far as dh not noticing? (his jaw not dropping?) Its a pretty gradual process, its not always easy to see. Me on the other hand, I lost the largest part of my weight while dh was in Iraq. He came home to a different woman, in a lot of ways.
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Old 09-07-2005, 07:36 PM   #19
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Unfortunately it was not good for my relationship-we ended up getting a divorce after 25 years. HOWEVER, I do not believe it was not due to my weight loss-the weight loss allowed me to gain more confidence in myself and to be able to finally make a move that was best for me and should have done MANY years earlier. I am now happier with myself and my life
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Old 09-29-2005, 04:04 PM   #20
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well I had always been slender until I turned 40 and quit smoking then I munched my
way to 179 pound. Okay I'm 5'6 and my husband didn't mind because I carried most of
my weight in the well lets just say I went from a 34b to 44D. So everyone swore I had implants. Well that was fun for awhile but I fell In love with muscles at 44 I wanted to be musclebound mothercycle driving yaya ( grandmother) so he had to loose his new found friend lol. So he should think I am sexy either way
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Old 10-02-2005, 05:50 AM   #21
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My DH has had a hard time adjusting to my weight loss. He is physically attracted to larger women and I was heavy when we met. It has taken him a long time to adjust...rather disappointing when everyone else around you is telling you how wonderful you look and your DH probably secretly wishes you'd put 30 pounds back on....

He is happy for me as he knows this is what I've always wanted and he does not sabotage my WOE at all....he is not a jealous type so that has nothing to do with it.

I guess it is kind of like when two people marry and one gains a lot of weight over the years...but in reverse. I try to be understanding of how he must feel as I look nothing like the person he married...
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I think my previous weight loss (216 to 156 in 2003) was one of many factors in my leaving my ex. I felt better about myself, and I decided I didn't need his selfish, narcissitic ass any longer. He was never one to compliment anyone other than himself. I am not kidding! He would always say how good looking or smart he was, etc. I used to say to him, "Well, HalleluYOU!" LOL When it was over, and he knew i was leaving, he did mention that I looked better. If he had said that before though, I would have still left him. He was/is a cruel man.
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Mine just keeps saying, "you can't be going on 50"...



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My dh doesn't really comment at all.............our sex life has not improved as I had hoped it would..........due to his lack of enthusiasim brought about by medicine he is taking
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Mine loves me just as much fat as he does skinny. He proposed to me when I was fat. He just wants to see me happy. Nothing has changed....I get more compliments now but when ya used to look like the stay puff marshmallow...its expected
Same here!
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Old 10-06-2005, 01:14 PM   #25
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Well I havent actually started losing weight yet, i just started the diet on monday, but i met my husband when i was very thin. Over the past 5 years I've gained about 50 lbs, no kidding, and he still loves me just the same. Of course I'm sure he wishes i had a cute hot little body, but he never makes bad comments and the sex is still the same. That's one thing I love about him, I dont think he could ever put me down, he loves me too much, sigh, and I love it. I am doing this diet for myself but I am also doing it for him. He's in the army so he is in good shape and i want to be that way too. We would look so great in pics together so i cant wait for these pounds to come off so i can stop hiding from cameras.
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