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| Putting on weight after marriage |
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| explorer |
| 12/02/01 at 17:37:18 |
| [slm] I'm posting this in the sisters folder as this is a phenomenon I've noticed only among women ;-D Why do women put on weight after marriage? Nearly every woman I know, young, middle-aged and who is recently married has put on weight. Some mildly, but clearly noticable, while others have just exploded!! :D :) I'm still yet so see a muslima who hasn't put on the pounds after say few months of marriage and this speaks for sisters I know of asian and arab backgrounds. Whats the reasoning behind this(if any), as I always thought marriage was hard work and quite the opposite would happen? Oh well I hope that hasn't put anyone off :) ;-D [wlm] |
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| BroHanif |
| 12/02/01 at 18:03:57 |
| AWW, Well perhaps b4 marrige sister(s) generally cared about what they ate and how they looked. Now that they have a good muslim husband on their arms they are more relaxed, eat what they want, when they want etc etc, because the husband ain't too bothered to what she eats(sometimes). Now this leads to an icrease in weight, another thing is the husband is doing all the housework. If sisters don't burn off that extra energy by doing housework or some other form of excersise then it will turn into fat i.e. weight increase. Having a baby increases your weight as well. I should introduce you to me wife. :) salaams Hanif |
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| Caraj |
| 12/02/01 at 20:28:22 |
| Speaking for myself I know I gained weight cause my life style changed. Since I moved away from the Oklahoma ranch where I was the caretaker for I have gained 20 lbs. I moved cause I was getting married :) I no longer run colts (horses) around a round pen, no longer chase 25 horses around 80 acreas. No more jumping on and off tractors :) This plus now I cook :) If I cook for my husband I need to eat some too. (Well sounds like a good excuse to me :) Before if I was hungry I made a sandwich if even that. Now I cook a full meal cause I have a hubby to feed. I think there are many reasons women gain weight after getting married. |
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| Marcie |
| 12/02/01 at 20:56:15 |
| As salamu alaykum Another reason for gaining weight is that your metabolism slows down as you age. To be honest I have seen a lot of brothers, who are skinny beanpoles before they get married blossom big time after marriage. I really think that it depends on your lifestyle and if you eat more after marriage and stop being physically active. As salamu alaykum Marcie |
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| M.F. |
| 12/03/01 at 07:10:24 |
| Assalamu alaikum Yes, most women's lifestyles change after they get married, but if they're like me, they like to cook nice things for their hubbies but the nice things might also be (and usually are) fattening. plus there's those hormonal things that happen. |
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| Barr |
| 12/03/01 at 07:40:27 |
| Assalamu'alaikum :-) [quote]Now that they have a good muslim husband on their arms they are more relaxed, eat what they want, when they want etc etc, because the husband ain't too bothered to what she eats(sometimes). Now this leads to an icrease in weight, another thing is the husband is doing all the housework. [/quote] Hmmmm...I read a research recently that men eat more when they are happy and women eat more when they are depressed ;) And believe me... I've seen a lot of brothers who gained that extra weight :) And husbands doing more housework?? hmmmmmm... Maybe.... women have a sudden surge of extra housework to do instead,... got depressed and have an increase in weight? :) Just kidding. I mean... another research says that married women, suffers less depression than singles. Hmmm... if I'm making any sense... But, my best bet is.. well, besides from being happier..... it's hormones and pregnancy and perhaps, side effects from contraceptives... oh yes.. and eating children's leftovers. Allahua'lam :-) |
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| Lisha |
| 12/03/01 at 07:52:15 |
| as-salaam alaikum, I think alot of it is due to lifesyle and how fast u change urself after gettin marraied to fit in with ur new family;).... most of the sisters i know hav stayed the same until they got pregnant which made then a bit bigger!!! Theirs a few sister i know who have stayed pretty much the same, 1of them hav had 2 kids and still looks the same as b4!!! ppl mistake her so b a single woman but she always plays with her kids (does that count as an exercise???) I've also realised some sister put on weight, Its probably cos of age, hormones playin around after givin birth or a sincere hubby;) that makes them put on weight! u got me thinkin now! LOL take care |
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| Hania |
| 12/03/01 at 12:41:28 |
| slm Well this is my theory for putting on weight after marriage: Usually when you marry you leave your parental home, this means you are also leaving behind your MAMA'S COOKING!!! This means as a wife you have to start cooking for yourself and your husband and so far you only have those two alternate recipies lodged in your brain: beans on toast (Monday,Wednesday,Friday,Sun), tinned tuna with salad (Tues,Thurs,Sat). Thus to avoid repetition, and to make meals more exciting, you start to experiment by using all those new cookbooks you bought. Indian, Egyptian, Morrocan......ONLY the meals you make look nothing like the ones in the book! And when your husband comes home and tries to eat the Bamya (Meat and Okra Stew), he always seems to want to take you to a restauarnt!! Thus everyday since you got married, for 7 days a week, 52 weeks in the year you have been eating out(to avoid eating your cooking in), that is why you put on weight!!! Hania. |
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| eleanor |
| 12/03/01 at 13:05:23 |
| slm [quote] Hmmmm...I read a research recently that men eat more when they are happy and women eat more when they are depressed ;) [/quote] :o :o :o :o I guess this means I'm depressed... Oh well, it's nice to know at least my husband's happy. Thanks Ukhti. wasalaam eleanor ;-D |
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