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Kristyna
Beginner April 2020

Help! Fiance keeps setting pre-wedding fitness/health goals, and then doesn't stick to them longer than a few days.

Kristyna, on February 25, 2020 at 4:51 PM

Posted in Fitness and Health 22

My fiance has gained a little bit of weight and often comments on the fact that he thinks he's fat. I don't think that. but I'm not naive enough to say he hasn't gained weight (two different things). The issue at hand is that he sets goals for himself, and we'll set goals together, but then he only...

My fiance has gained a little bit of weight and often comments on the fact that he thinks he's fat. I don't think that. but I'm not naive enough to say he hasn't gained weight (two different things). The issue at hand is that he sets goals for himself, and we'll set goals together, but then he only lasts a few days. We eat a healthy breakfast most mornings, and I meal prep lunches and dinners, so I AM doing my part to encourage healthier options. Occasionally we'll have a date night, but it seems like ever since the holidays, eating junk is more frequent than it used to be. However, I have no control over the snacks he buys some days on his way home, the junk food/catering he is subject to at his job. With the wedding in 2 months, he's putting a lot of pressure on himself to somehow lose 10-20 pounds, but isn't really doing much to make that happen. It's gotten to the point where he may not fit into the suit pants/jacket we bought for him (only a $100 setback, but since we're paying for the wedding ourselves, it's kind of a big deal to have to buy a completely new suit).


Has anyone else gone through this? I really don't see him as "fat" the way he sees himself, and I'm not at all disgusted by him like I've seen on some forums, but I don't really know what else to do to help encourage him to keep up his goals. I'm not his mother, and he's a grown man, so I know ultimately it's his decision.

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  • Naikesha
    Super September 2020
    Naikesha ·
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    Well i understand where you are coming from the realization is you might have to ask him if he doesnt want to go to the gym everyday and not snack when are you guys going to get a new suit or exchange the current one?

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  • Madison
    Devoted May 2022
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    I was this way with my fiancé and he never once said anything to me about it. He heard me say them same things a million time “I’m gonna start a diet tomorrow or I’m gonna actually lose the weight this time.” Except I never did it. Until that last time I said it. It took a lot for me to just own up to it and be like okay for real like this really is that last time I’m saying that and I just did what I had to do and I’m down 30 pounds and counting. I think it would have been harder on me if he would have said something that I already was aware that I was doing 😂 now I’m like wow I said that so many times and he’s just like yeah you did but now look at you! He never once for discouraging and I think everyone he noticed a change he would say something positive. For example I would lose a few pounds and he would make it such a big deal like oh my god you’re killing it babe you’re doing so good keep it up! And if it was the other way around and I gained a pound or whatever he would be like yeah no biggie 🤷🏼‍♀️😂
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