The obvious answer wrote:
Agree with those that are saying you should try to get her into exercise slowly.
Why not suggest that she walks two miles every morning and then another two miles every evening?
By the end of the week her fat ass will be 28 miles away.
So mean ... But I laughed at loud.
Next time you see her with a snack in hand take it away and give her a cigarette instead!
Richard Simmons is still alive.
Say what, now wrote:
The obvious answer wrote:Agree with those that are saying you should try to get her into exercise slowly.
Why not suggest that she walks two miles every morning and then another two miles every evening?
By the end of the week her fat ass will be 28 miles away.
So mean ... But I laughed at loud.
+1
lol
It sounds like your wife is experiencing a very natural phenomenon: as we grow older, through a more sedentary lifestyle and changing metabolism, we slowly begin to gain weight. Unless you are aware of any other issues (thyroid checked?), this may be the case for her.
I know a lot of folks are making light of this, but, aside from the aesthetics, the lifestyle choices she's making will impact both your (and her) future for better or worse.
If you need any examples, look to the older folks in your life. Compare the quality of life of those who exercise versus those who do not. Those who are sedentary are invariably overweight, have issues with their knees and backs, are lethargic and generally in poor health. You may want to point this out to her. Now, that's if they don't just flat out "die". I'm guessing that some examples will be easy to come by.
The bottom line is that if you want a chance to remain active throughout your life, you have to BE active throughout your life. Sure, there are factors beyond our control, but there is no hope at all if you do nothing.
Take heart. My wife was in your situation, and she did the same thing you did. She bought me a heart rate monitor, and it sat in its packaging for at least a year and a half. Sometimes all it takes is a wakeup call, like a breathless run through an airport to catch a flight or the impression that you're actually crushing the life out of your spouse when you're on top of them. Maybe something like that will trigger a positive response from her.
For me, one of the deciding factors that drove me to action was the results from a work sponsored health assessment. When the results said "obese", it really made an impression on me. That's when I finally got off my butt and started walking, then elliptical-ing, and then running. So, maybe get her to the doctor or have her go to a health assessment and see where she can improve her health. An objective but stern warning about her health could potentially be what she needs.
if a woman cannot figure out that a man likes an attractive woman, and she prefers to eat garbage, what kind of woman is that? what kind of relationship is that? what kind of intelligence does she functionally have?
with that said, if my sweetheart happened to be on the heavy side, i'd say, lets go for a long walk, lets get healthy and take it from there.
OP,
The day that your personality changes to the point that you no longer use the word "wifey" is the day your wife will respect you enough to get fit.
Sincerely,
Everyone around the globe whose eyes are bleeding from having to read "wifey"
I thought "MeekHubby" would a done it as far as bleeding eyeballs, dude needs some stones; keep his pimp hand strong. And as far as around the globe, bet the burka-wearing bitches in Syria would be delighted to be called "wifey" if Abdul the ISIS "warrior" would just stop raping her.
Excellent trolling OP. The real answer is true jealousy. Start running with and spending time with a younger hot runner girl. Invite her over for dinner and compliment her in front the wifey. She will great straight jealous fit. Seen it work before.
+1
Stinky feet wrote:
Excellent trolling OP. The real answer is true jealousy. Start running with and spending time with a younger hot runner girl. Invite her over for dinner and compliment her in front the wifey. She will great straight jealous fit. Seen it work before.
A lot of bad advice above.
What you need to do is gain about 50 lbs yourself. Stuff your face day and night if necessary. Then, the two of you can lose weight together. She may even suggest it.
Trust me on this. Definitely will work better than buying her a Fitbit or being in good shape yourself as an example.
The Under Explanier wrote:
The Overexplainer wrote:There is no author out there named Adtienne Rich, and there is no tome on the Sukrut of Marriage. Neither of those "things" are a thing.
And your "thing"is practically nonexistant
Good burn!! but you meant:
And your "thing" is practically nonexistent.
But three errors in one sentence is par for the course for you.
I'm going to preface this by saying I've never been in a similar situation nor am I familiar with middle aged women, BUT...
Make it all about YOU!
- "I haven't been feeling great about myself lately so I think I might...."
- "I read this so I might start dieting..."
- "My doctor (make it up) said I need to start eating better..."
- "Running has been boring so I might get a new gym membership".."
THEN....
"Honey, I don't know if I can keep this up by myself... are you interested?"
OR
"I've been really bored with just running lately, do you want to start taking a class together?" (cycling, yoga, who cares)
Just some thoughts :)
macdaddy wrote:
I'm going to preface this by saying I've never been in a similar situation nor am I familiar with middle aged women, BUT...
Make it all about YOU!
- "I haven't been feeling great about myself lately so I think I might...."
- "I read this so I might start dieting..."
- "My doctor (make it up) said I need to start eating better..."
- "Running has been boring so I might get a new gym membership".."
THEN....
"Honey, I don't know if I can keep this up by myself... are you interested?"
OR
"I've been really bored with just running lately, do you want to start taking a class together?" (cycling, yoga, who cares)
Just some thoughts :)
fat people hear shit like this all the time and see straight through it unfortunately. Don't try and send subtle messages like this cause it will just make her resent you and fitness all together for it
honestly, i have been in that situation before and i feel like its a hopeless endeavor. Its frustrating sitting by and watching from the sideline because you know how easily they could change but at the end of the day, its cause their weak minded. Fat people already know theyre fat and they already know why theyre fat too, even if they act like its not their fault, deep down they know it is. They are just powerless to it is all. Partially i think they don't believe in themselves to change so they don't even try and partially i think they are incredibly mentally addicted to food. They know they shouldn't have it so they desire it tenfold. If they don't have the power to change then you probably can't give it to them either
Face reality OP. This is the way its going to be now. Highly improbable that you will ever again have a slim wife. You can either suck it up and have a relatively peaceful life, doing the stuff you enjoy when you can get away from her to do it alone or with your friends (as long as they don't include slim women), or get divorced, expensively, and perhaps do better.
Your real choice was made when you didn't pick one as girlfriend one of the ones who had an interest in exercise and activity. Doesn't have to be running. Instead you settled for the easy option.
Apart from the naturally tall and slim, nearly all women middle aged or older have to diet or exercise to stay slim. Not very likely if you picked Ms. Average.
I was even afraid to read this thread with my wife in the room.
Agreed. You will likely never have a slim wife.
BUT, on the off chance you're not trolling, approach the subject by mentioning that you've noticed she's a little plumper and ask her if she's ok. Say your concerned that she if she continues to gain weight, she won't be happy with herself, and while you don't care what she looks like (lie, if you need to), you want her to be happy.
*you're
there's probably a few more typos in there, too.
Did you not check out her mother before your got married?
genetics bro!
Leave her now and she'll go on the break-up diet and get skinny.
Find a new wife who has skinny/fit parents.
Below find a possible solution. Keep in mind this is a very, very intricate plan. Think setting up for a game of "Mouse Trap":
Phase 1, "Inception": You and wife are out at a park. Life is good. Trees, yes. Grass, yes. People, yes. All of the sudden, out of no where, a friend (obviously predetermined accomplice, wearing a mask of sorts) rushes to accost both you and your SO. You, being the physically fit human you are, easily deflect the attackers blows and put him in a dope ass arm bar only Zeus himself could better. After a brief struggle, you let your homie up and he runs away, stunned and definitely feeling slightly more feminine than previously. Wife, seeing your display of physical manliness, compliments you on your fighting style and general badassery. This plants the idea in her head that physical fitness is gewd and that handling random marauders with relative ease is effin gnar gnar binks. This segues nicely into the second phase of wifey weight loss plan (hereinafter "WWLP") , "The Chase".
Phase 2, "The Chase": A few weeks after you let your loving wife's loins cool down after you totally owned that punk a** jabroni at the park, you guys are on a casual stroll down a street in the nearest major city. Queue your homeboy (predetermined, yet again) to come sprinting down the street with reckless abandon and snatch up wifey's sweet a** purse you done copped for her with all your hard earned chedda. You, being the purchaser of said dope a** purse, chase after the thief with the speed of a Bill Cosby chasing a 18 year old on 'luds, and tackle said thief to the ground. After tackling your manz, you give him a what for and recover said purse. Wifey, being in a state of obvious shock and awe, sees your heroic acts and begins thinking, "Dang, could i do that if my baby daddy ain't around?" leading to Phase 3, "The Start".
Phase 3, "The Start": So after you basically showed your girl that you're the ish because you're like totally ripped and buff, she starts getting a little down on herself. You basically already showed her how rad it is to be fit as eff, and that you can like, totally pwn newbs when they try and come at ya, and she starts wondering "Ayo, how can I be like my fly a** baby daddy?" This leads nicely into Phase 4, "Fergalicious Definition".
Phase 4, "Fergalicious Definition": One day, you start banging out three hundo pushups while making waffles and wifey starts getting a little jealous. She's like, "I already done seent what being physically fit can do for my baby daddy, so how can i get there too? What if he aint around when these jive turkeys try and roll up on a homegirl in the 6?" Anyway, she starts prodding you for fitness tips and you're like okay girl, i see you tryna get up in the gym and work on your fitness, so ima help you out. You guys start a mild fitness regime with basic cardio and low-weight high rep strength training to get her body used to the new stress. This leads to Phase 5, "Chicks with Muscles are Weird"
Phase 5, "Chicks with Muscles are Weird": She likes the fitness. Homegirl done been grinding hard as a mother effer, and she starts like, totally loving this whole fitness thing. Im talking she been chugging 4 raw eggs for breakfast and giving you Paul Bunyon hand jobs just to work on her grip strength. She starts getting like WAY too buff, and you start getting a little jealous cause homegirl can now totally get into the crossfit games. So she keeps making gainz and gets way too into the whole fitness thing and you gotta step in and be like "Ayo, baby girl, remember when you was chunky and you used to love me and not da squat rack?" This then leads to Phase 6, "The End/Beginning".
Phase 6, "The End/Beginning": After she calms down on the swollness and realizes that chicks with muscles are weird, she starts looking back at pictures of you two in the old days, and suddenly gets sentimental or whatever women do, and realizes that maybe fitness and looking good isn't the only thing in the world, since she is a dope a** fly honey anyway, fit or not.
Problem solved.