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How can I get my wife to start exercising?
- Motivation. A workout partner increases your motivation!
- Accountability. With motivation comes accountability.
- Support.
- Getting Fit Together.
- Offer a compliment when your significant other exercises.
- Choose fun ways to get active together.
- Share your fitness successes.
- When all else fails, keep asking.
How can I get my wife to put on weight?
The Do’s
- Do remember that your loved one may already feel ashamed. Even if your loved one jokes openly about their weight, this does not mean they are comfortable with their body.
- Do speak about health and feelings.
- Do speak with love and respect.
- Do use empathy.
- Do look beyond fault.
How can I convince my wife to lose weight?
Start not by talking about her weight but about your marriage, your feelings, your sex life. Then ask how she feels her weight affects those important things. If she wants to lose weight, work on that with her.
How do I talk to my Wife about her weight?
Be supportive of your wife rather than critical or distant. There is little downside to broaching the subject directly rather than hinting around. Start not by talking about her weight but about your marriage, your feelings, your sex life. Then ask how she feels her weight affects those important things.
Is your weight Holding you Back when it comes to exercise?
If you’ve got a lot of weight to lose, the thought of exercising can feel like a catch-22 – you know you have to exercise to lose the weight, but the weight makes it hard to exercise. This feeling of being stuck can actually hold you back even more than the weight itself – but it is possible to break free and get moving.
How do you deal with an overweight spouse?
Dr. Gail’s Bottom Line: If you’re turned off by an overweight spouse, the fix is in confronting the emotional issues behind the weight issue. Dr. Gail Saltz is a psychiatrist with New York Presbyterian Hospital and a regular contributor to TODAY.