FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE. If you’re married or living together, YOU’LL HAVE BEEN THROUGH MANY UPS and, hopefully, fewer downs. But research shows there’s only one way our weighing scales go after getting hitched – and that’s up.
Yes, reader, it happened to me. Most nights, my partner and I sit down to a proper meal at home. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE PORTION SIZES of that meal have, over the years, been on a grander scale than if I lived alone. Having experienced the weight creep, I’m more careful about how much I eat and say no to seconds (most of the time). I also cycle and run off those surplus calories.