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[quote=Anonymous]You could be writing about me and my DH. Our pre-marriage relationship (in grad school) was built on a shared love of adventurous outdoor activities...but real jobs and now kids have changed that.

I know that DH would really love to be more active, but he struggles to do so...among other reasons is that he's also sort of a workaholic. His job is very demanding, but he's risen faster in the ranks than pretty much anyone ever. This makes me think he could work less. That said, I think weight loss and increased health start in the kitchen, not the gym. Certain things that DH loves to do are really not possible right now, because his extra weight puts stress on his joints. Whenever he gets motivated, he starts with a lot of exercise...and I think he'd do much better starting by changing his diet. I don't really know how to help with that, though. We don't keep junk around the house regularly, but downing a bowl of plain Cheerios (which I buy for kids) with whole milk every night at 9pm may as well be junk food. Basically, DH will find a way to binge on pretty much anything in the house (string cheese for the kids, etc).

I think he has a form of disordered eating, honestly (something that's clear to me as I had an ED and so did my sister). And his unhappiness with his physical fitness levels feeds the disorder creating a vicious cycle. I think, for him, cutting out certain foods might be the easiest way to make progress on his weight, but he seems unwilling to try...especially if I bring it up. I don't know what to do. My father is a cardiologist, so I've grown up with a pretty stringent understanding of how diet and cardiac health are related...it petrifies me.[/quote]

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