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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d guess we’d all like our spouses to be fit. For most people thought, attraction is linked to more than just weight. We love and are attracted to the whole person. And most people are not going to leave their spouse because they are not as fit as when they were younger. We accept people change over time.

The theme on this thread is women gaining weight. It takes such [b]dedicated and time consuming measures to stay fit as we age[/b], it’s just not worth it for most women. While staying healthy should be a priority, diet and exercise to please your spouse isn't as important as other life endeavors. [/quote]

100% dead wrong: calorie control is all it takes to prevent unattractive weight gain. Calorie control is not a "time consuming measure".
I agree that most women do not feel their husbands are "worth it" to control their calorie intake. Quite sad, really.[/quote]

It is.  Have you ever seen Ancel Keys Minnesota Starvation Experiment done with conscientious objectors during WWII?  It completely changed their behavior and the way that they think.  That takes up a lot of time.  
In fact, I sometimes wonder if these women who aren't interested in sex with their husbands are actually just starving.

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/10/hunger

"Subjects had to be male, single and demonstrate good physical and mental health (largely based on the newly developed Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory). They also had to show an ability to get along well with others under trying circumstances and an interest in relief work. The final 36 men were selected from more than 200 volunteers and in November 1944 made their way to the University of Minnesota to begin their service.

The research protocol called for the men to lose 25 percent of their normal body weight. They spent the first three months of the study eating a normal diet of 3,200 calories a day, followed by six months of semi-starvation at 1,570 calories a day (divided between breakfast and lunch), then a restricted rehabilitation period of three months eating 2,000 to 3,200 calories a day, and finally an eight-week unrestricted rehabilitation period during which there were no limits on caloric intake. Their diet consisted of foods widely available in Europe during the war, mostly potatoes, root vegetables, bread and macaroni. The men were required to work 15 hours per week in the lab, walk 22 miles per week and participate in a variety of educational activities for 25 hours a week. Throughout the experiment, the researchers measured the physiological and psychological changes brought on by near starvation.

During the semi-starvation phase the changes were dramatic. Beyond the gaunt appearance of the men, there were significant decreases in their strength and stamina, body temperature, heart rate and sex drive. The psychological effects were significant as well. Hunger made the men obsessed with food. They would dream and fantasize about food, read and talk about food and savor the two meals a day they were given. They reported fatigue, irritability, depression and apathy."

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Everyone’s biology is different, but there is a middle ground between starvation/extreme deprivation and eating a balanced, healthy diet with daily exercise even if it’s relatively moderate. [/quote]

I know right?  
By starvation, we are talking about restricting to 1500 calories/day and walking 3-4 miles a day, resulting in a 25% weight loss over the course of nine months.  That’s probably something like 1-2 lbs a week.

I mean, no one is suggesting that their partners do this, are they?

I don’t know.  It’s so sad that people would voluntarily do this to themselves or ask their partners to do it.

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