drtbear1967
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by Chris Shugart -
Men and women usually gain fat after they get married. That's what several scientific studies and people who have eyeballs have noticed. Researchers involved in a 4-year study of 169 newlyweds even said this may be a sign of a GOOD marriage, though obviously bad for health. Their logic works like this: A couple gets hitched, then...
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HAPPY spouses gain a little weight, sometimes a lot. This, according to the study, is because they have a satisfying marriage and aren't planning on getting divorced. Secure in their blissful marriage, they inadvertently gain some weight because they aren't planning to be on Tinder any time soon.
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UNHAPPY spouses are less likely to gain weight. Why? The researchers said that unhappy spouses keep themselves fit because they're "motivated to attract an alternative mate.”
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WAIT, WTF? Yeah, I know. As one-half of a fit couple, I bristled a bit at these conclusions. But the research here is only pointing out a trend based on the general population, not we sexy lifters. But the weight-gain trend is real across a wider population. Also, we could theorize that people who are already into fitness tend to marry people that are also into fitness. That couple is more likely to stay lean.
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Here's what we can take from this: Don't allow your awesome marriage to make you complacent. Your waist measurements and resultant health don't give a shit if you're happy. There are of course many reasons to keep the fat off besides the prospect of "alternate mate selection.” #tnation #fitfam
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Reference: Meltzer AL, Novak SA, McNulty JK, Butler EA, Karney BR. Marital Satisfaction Predicts Weight Gain in Early Marriage. Health Psychology, 2013Happ
Men and women usually gain fat after they get married. That's what several scientific studies and people who have eyeballs have noticed. Researchers involved in a 4-year study of 169 newlyweds even said this may be a sign of a GOOD marriage, though obviously bad for health. Their logic works like this: A couple gets hitched, then...
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HAPPY spouses gain a little weight, sometimes a lot. This, according to the study, is because they have a satisfying marriage and aren't planning on getting divorced. Secure in their blissful marriage, they inadvertently gain some weight because they aren't planning to be on Tinder any time soon.
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UNHAPPY spouses are less likely to gain weight. Why? The researchers said that unhappy spouses keep themselves fit because they're "motivated to attract an alternative mate.”
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WAIT, WTF? Yeah, I know. As one-half of a fit couple, I bristled a bit at these conclusions. But the research here is only pointing out a trend based on the general population, not we sexy lifters. But the weight-gain trend is real across a wider population. Also, we could theorize that people who are already into fitness tend to marry people that are also into fitness. That couple is more likely to stay lean.
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Here's what we can take from this: Don't allow your awesome marriage to make you complacent. Your waist measurements and resultant health don't give a shit if you're happy. There are of course many reasons to keep the fat off besides the prospect of "alternate mate selection.” #tnation #fitfam
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Reference: Meltzer AL, Novak SA, McNulty JK, Butler EA, Karney BR. Marital Satisfaction Predicts Weight Gain in Early Marriage. Health Psychology, 2013Happ
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