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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is less about the weight and more about changing who you are.  When I married my DH we were 22 - Seniors in college.  We were both in fantastic shape.  Both runners, trainers, hikers, sailors... Avid outdoorsy people.  Health and fitness were a huge part of our lives.  I was 5'5 and 115 pounds when we got married.  We started having kids right away.  Five kids and almost 30 years later I am still 5'5 and between 115 and 120 pounds.  If I gained a bunch of weight (short of a serious injury or illness), I wouldn't even be the same woman he married.  My priorities, goals, hobbies,....all that would have changed.  It's not really fair to completely change who you are and just expect your partner to adapt and accept it.  It's not as easy to maintain my ideal weight at 50.  I have osteoarthritis and osteoporosis which makes exercise more difficult. We've both had numerous sports related injuries.  We've had to modify the way to work out. We have to be more careful with our diets.  Remaining active and healthy is a little more challenging these days, but it's still important to both of us.  If I decided I just didn't care anymore, would that really be fair?[/quote]

My priorities and goals are much different at 51 than they were at 22.  Even after having kids and living 30 years longer, these are the same for you?[/quote]

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