Can boyfriends make you fat?

lol, in some cases yes! That is, if we let ourselves get carried away!

To give you some background, my boyfriend lives a good distance away so that we can only see each other on weekends. Over the summer his work took him far enough away so that I only saw him every 3-4 weeks or so. So this particular topic has just come up after my having gained a couple pounds of pure flab over the last couple months. The problem? THE BOYFRIEND! lol, no not really. I can only blame myself!

I was reading through some information online today when I stumbled across some interesting percentages. eDiets conducted a study to see how relationships affected weight. As is true for me, they found that an amazing 74% of those surveyed were more tempted to eat so-called bad foods when they were with their partner. And 75% found it easier to maintain their diet when they were single.

Oh yes, I can agree. I come from a family that used food for social events and gatherings. So even now I feel this tremendous urge to make things for him that don't exactly fall onto my list of health foods! I find myself thinking BIG along with DESSERT! Or when we go out I suddenly feel that it's okay to order what he's ordering...and eat it all! I have to wonder, where do our brains go when we sit down to dinner with our man? It must be somewhere decorated with chaise lounges for napping!

So what do you do when you realize that you've let this comfort food/comfort zone thing get a bit out of control? Just re-adjust. The benefit to having gained a few pounds is that I'm now VERY aware of what I do, and of what I shouldn't keep doing! So now, not to sound anal, I am planning our meals for this weekend. I'm looking at it as similar to planning to eat a snack before grocery shopping so you don't come home with cookies (even if they ARE Newman's)! One or two weekends of planning ahead will help me stay on track and keep me from feeling icky when Monday comes!
My goal is to break myself out of this pattern I've developed and start to bring it back to real life. MY real life in which I weigh a couple pounds less!

Another good point in the survey was that "roughly three-in-four respondents said their partner was supportive of their weight-loss efforts". YAY! And I have to say that is true for me and because it hasn't ALWAYS been that way (previous relationships) I know that unconditional support is a beautiful thing that is to be very much appreciated!