A recent study shows that young folks tend to pack on the pounds when they get hitched young. I'll call it the honeymoon diet. The study, discussed at The Obesity Society's Annual Meeting **:
"Many married and single people in their late teens and early 20s
gain a significant amount of weight — an average of 15 to 30 pounds —
over five years. But newly married men and women in that age group gain
6 to 9 pounds more than their peers who are single and dating."
As a girl who got engaged at age 18, to a 19 year old - and whom married at 20 + 22 years of age, we totally kicked these study statistics! He and I gained a hell of a lot more than the 15-39ish lbs that most young married couples add together. I find that in just casually watching other people - that in some relationships - both partners gain to obesity or morbid obesity together. It's so catchy! It really is! I gained a new love of foods that I would have NEVER EVEN TRIED nor tried to cook had I not been living with a man who had undying affection for boxed individually wrapped baked goods and canned peas! That's not to say I wasn't already fat, but... living with him definitely triggered ten thousand other ways to overeat and gain weight. The combination of the two of us? Dangerous! Other couples, do it to a lesser degree, like the study shows:
"These
are among the findings of a study released Monday at the annual meeting
of the Obesity Society, a group of weight-loss scientists and
professionals.
The study confirms other research that shows
young adults are especially vulnerable to putting on pounds, and
gaining weight is socially contagious."
So, what did we learn? Stay single! Stay thin! :x
Source: USA Today via this article.
**Funny note: At The Obesity Societies Annual Meeting this October? They had: "Taste of New Orleans" included with registration - Sample
the fabulous and distinct tastes of New Orleans. Join your colleagues
on Monday evening, from 7:30 - midnight, to sample all that is
New Orleans. This event takes the place of the traditional Gala,
and is included in the cost of your registration.
A recent study shows that young folks tend to pack on the pounds when they get hitched young. I'll call it the honeymoon diet. The study, discussed at The Obesity Society's Annual Meeting **:
As a girl who got engaged at age 18, to a 19 year old - and whom married at 20 + 22 years of age, we totally kicked these study statistics! He and I gained a hell of a lot more than the 15-39ish lbs that most young married couples add together. I find that in just casually watching other people - that in some relationships - both partners gain to obesity or morbid obesity together. It's so catchy! It really is! I gained a new love of foods that I would have NEVER EVEN TRIED nor tried to cook had I not been living with a man who had undying affection for boxed individually wrapped baked goods and canned peas! That's not to say I wasn't already fat, but... living with him definitely triggered ten thousand other ways to overeat and gain weight. The combination of the two of us? Dangerous! Other couples, do it to a lesser degree, like the study shows:
So, what did we learn? Stay single! Stay thin! :x
Source: USA Today via this article.
**Funny note: At The Obesity Societies Annual Meeting this October? They had: "Taste of New Orleans" included with registration - Sample the fabulous and distinct tastes of New Orleans. Join your colleagues on Monday evening, from 7:30 - midnight, to sample all that is New Orleans. This event takes the place of the traditional Gala, and is included in the cost of your registration.