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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Bearer of bad habits
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
My friend Abby just realized this month that she’s gaining weight because of her adorable boyfriend Jake. Simply going out to eat all the time, taking extra bites of his food here and there, and consuming the cookie cakes he keeps surprising her with is not helping her stay trim!
So she’s now trying to lose weight not because Jake (who is very thin) has asked her to or made comments about it. He loves her just the way she is. She simply cares for him, and he’s inspired her to look the best she possibly can now that she’s with him.
Abby told me it’s kind of ironic that she’s trying to slim down for Jake — because he’s sort of the cause of her weight gain! Not that she’s shirking responsibility for her eating habits, but she’s realized that all she and Jake do together is eat! She recently explained to him that their relationship can’t “revolve around food.”
She’s built one “free” day into her diet when she can eat whatever she wants, and that’s one of the days she and Jake go out, so she doesn’t feel as though she has to order a salad every time. The rest of the week she’s a drill sergeant about her diet, and she’s doing great!
Have you ever started gaining weight because you picked up a boyfriend or girlfriend’s eating habits? Or because of an SO who was a fabulous cook? Have you ever had to explain to someone that your metabolism just doesn’t function like theirs?
What about the opposite? Have you ever been inspired to lose weight because of a loved one’s healthy lifestyle (NOT because he or she guilted you into it)? Can someone’s healthy eating/exercise habits rub off just as easily as the not-so-healthy? Do you think it’s easy to co-exist with someone whose lifestyle habits are drastically different than yours?
What about other bad habits you might pick up from someone you’re dating? Have you ever been with someone so long that you started to mirror an unusual habit or vice?
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