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Posted on Oct 23rd 2008 6:00PM by Martha EdwardsFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss
Ladies, sometimes it just doesn't seem fair -- we have to deal with PMS cravings, monthly bloating, child-bearing hips and more fat cells than men. We seem to gain weight just by looking at a piece of chocolate cake. It seems our gender just isn't conducive to weight loss. But according to recent studies, there's another very good reason we struggle with our weight: Men. According to this article, a women's weight fluctuates according to the cycles of her relationships.
During early courtship, when a woman is giddy and experiencing that kind of butterfly love, she tends to lose about five pounds. But things go downhill when she gets comfortable and the weight often comes back -- plus some more. Weight is again shed in preparation for a wedding but is gained back with a baby. It may or may not be lost in a period of reinvention.
All in all, a woman's weight was shown to be connected to her happiness at the time.
What do you think of these findings? Me, I've found this to be true of my own relationships and weight -- what about you?
