How to Get Your Husband to Lose Weight

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Good health starts at home, so if you want your husband to lose weight, you'll need to help.

Steps

1. Cook low fat, low carb great tasting foods (go to recipe websites that fit the above criteria). Make vegetables the centerpiece and choose lowfat cuts of meat. Season everything really well (suggestions - Lawry's seasoning salt). Do not add any fat while cooking, but if you feel it is necessary, use a little olive oil or walnut oil. By cooking healthfully, he can eat as much as he wants without having to worry about him eating too many calories. Make enough for lunch for the next day and pack it up so that he can take it on his way out the door in the morning.
   
2. Remove junk food from the house. Out of sight, out of mind. Offer his favorite treat once a week or so and only make/buy enough for that one time. Do not make/buy enough for several weeks because more than likely it will not last. Going off something cold turkey will only make the cravings worse.
   
3. Fitness can be more rewarding for you and your husband when you do it together. Sneak in exercise by doing something fun together. Sex actually burns about 500 calories, about as much as running for an hour.
   
4. Consider your own weight and fitness level. Watching you get fit and lose weight can be a great motivator. You should both be eating several small meals a day (about 5 - 3 meals and 2 snacks)to keep the metabolism going at a steady rate.
   
5. Don't tell him what you are doing at first. Start making little changes in the way you both eat and he may not even notice after a while.
   

Tips

• Be careful of criticizing. It usually makes people dig in their heels to resist you.
  
• One of the main goals is to get the metabolism going at a good rate. It is very similar to a campfire in that you can put too much fuel on it and make the fire flare up and then go out. That is what heavy meals containing lots of saturated fat and simple carbs do. They are like adding a lot of kindling to a very small fire it will burn really high for a little while and then quickly burn out. They key is to keep the fire buring at the right level.
  
• There are also some good books out there about diet and exercise. The important thing is to make a lifestyle change and not just go on a diet.
  
• Remember the things you love about him and remind him that you still see those things.
  
• Do not put the butter on the table; use margarine that doesn't contain trans fats (such as I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray).
  
• Remember that margarines containing any kind of hydrogenated soybean oil are actually very counter productive. Your body cannot properly digest this and will store it in th form of fat. Natural, unsalted/unsweetened butter used in moderation actually ads natural flavor without dangerous hydrogenated soybean oils. Butter also contains calcium - an important nutrient in burning fat.
  
• Make joint activities a big part of the plan - go walking, jogging, climbing, skiing, dancing, even shopping and making love. If you pay attention to your appearance, watch how he starts to look after his own.
  

Warnings

• Fad diets rarely work and never for long term.
  
• Be wary of anything that sounds too good to be true.
  
• Deprivation will only create a prime situation for binging. Try to change over time and the changes will stick.
  

Things You'll Need

• Motivation
  
• Information - The web has a lot of pertinent information on losing weight and keeping it off
  

Related wikiHows

• How to Lose Weight
  

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