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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Meh.  This definitely cuts both ways.  I wouldn't be attracted to my husband if he were 50 pounds overweight either.  Would I stay with him?  Yes, but our sex life would suffer.  Mostly I would be concerned about what he's doing to his health.  Apart from that, I think the best way to have lasting weight loss is to lose weight for yourself, not for your spouse (though increased sex appeal is not a bad side effect.)

I also don't like the fat-shaming overtones of this article and I don't see much value in it; women who are overweight are well aware that they're considered less attractive by our culture's  standards.  If they could easily lose the weight I'm sure they already would have. [/quote]

Many of these overweight women easily lose the weight after getting divorced.
I've seen this all the time. Clearly it's a matter of basic motivation.
If "fat shaming" is the wrong kind of motivation, what would you suggest?

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You know what would help me lose the extra 20 pounds? Doing more of the childcare and housework, so I could exercise four or five times a week instead of twice; doing either the grocery shopping/meal planning or the actual cooking; letting me cut back to 30 hours of paid work; and initiating sex more as I lose weight.[/quote]

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