Weight-gain when you’re in a relationship is normal, and this doesn’t mean that you have to choose between love and health goals.
When you start a new relationship, some of your habits probably change. You might start keeping your partner’s favourite ice cream in the fridge, upping your weekly alcohol intake thanks to date night, skipping your usual morning workout to snuggle, and actually waking up to a sinful breakfast at the many eateries around you. So, it’s not exactly a huge mystery why “relationship weight” is a thing. But according to the results of a new survey, your relationship status might be derailing your health goals more than you think.
Seventy-nine percent of people in relationships reported gaining weight since they’d been off the market, according to survey findings from 2,000 people in relationships conducted on behalf of weight management company, Jenny Craig. But the crazy thing is just how much relationship weight gain they reported. The survey found that respondents in long-term relationships had gained an average of 16kg each since the beginning of the relationship—and 8kg of the gain happened during the first year of marriage. Yikes.
Why Relationship Weight Gain Happens
This story is from the November - December 2018 edition of Shape Malaysia.
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