First, you're in college, where you pack on the obligatory "freshman 15" from study stress. Then, you end up moving in with your true love, whether engaged, married, or just happy being together. And that's when you really start to pack on the pounds.
Without a doubt, I can say that after meeting my husband, my calorie intake doubled. One, we had more money to eat out. Two, I was happy and happy plus Heather equals emotional eating. I used to think I was crazy and just imagining that my husband was staying his slim self while I was slowly but surely increasing the amount of tummy rolls on my body.
Turns out, I wasn't imagining it after all. According to the October issue of Women's Health magazine, a report published by the Human Nutrition Research Centre at Newcastle University in England discovered that women tend to eat more foods higher in fat and sugar and exercise less after moving in with a male.
As if we didn't have enough stress with planning weddings! And what really stunned me about the findings is that women are reported to burn about 26 percent fewer calories a day then men. That's 26 percent, not 26 calories total. Are you kidding me?
So, what that boils down to is if you mimic your man's junk-food eating habits, you could seriously do some weight damage to your body. But have no fear! The article goes into several methods you can stay healthy and avoid any additional calorie intake.
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