How to Tell Your Wife It's Time to Lose Weight

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Tip 1 - Telling your honey, 'it’s time for a diet'

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jill Nyren | permalink

Convincing your partner it’s time to lose weight can be tricky, but it’s something many couples grapple with these days. How do you persuade your sweetie to slim down — without doing more harm than good?
Tags: Weight loss

For further reading: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/27183421/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/t/telling-your-honey-its-time-diet/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - If My Wife Won’t Lose Weight, Am I Justified in Leaving Her?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Macery | permalink

Sarah Noel, MS, LMHC, responds to our latest reader-submitted Dear GoodTherapy.org question.

For further reading: http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/dear-gt/if-my-wife-wont-lose-weight-am-i-justified-in-leaving-her ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to tell your wife she needs to lose weight

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by lazy 28 | permalink

Here are a few things to remember as you tell your wife she needs to lose weight that may keep you from having to sleep in the backyard. Obese husband? Switch the gender and keep reading.
Tags: marriage, family, fitness, marriage relationships, over weight

For further reading: http://www.familyshare.com/marriage/how-to-tell-your-wife-she-needs-to-lose-weight ^[3]

Tip 4 - 5 Things Not To Say To Your Partner About Losing Weight

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Daracne | permalink

By Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD A scene in the fantastic film Enough Said made me laugh out loud and cringe simultaneously. Julia Louis-Dreyfus' character tells James Gandolfini's character she's going
Tags: 5, things, not, to, say, to, your, partner, about, losing, weight, healthy, living

For further reading: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/16/help-partner-spouse-husband-wife-lose-weight_n_4731806.html ^[4]

Tip 5 - How to Tell Your Husband/Wife That They Are Getting Fat

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Mary Anne Faschan | permalink

Feeling compelled to tell someone that they're packing on the pounds is never a comfortable situation to find yourself in, especially if you're married to that person. A lot of emotion and esteem issues are rolled into how we perceive our...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-Your-Husband/Wife-That-They-Are-Getting-Fat ^[5]

Tip 6 - Help your partner lose weight without harming your relationship

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Mark Bryzinski | permalink

Many couples have difficulty negotiating eating and weight issues. For example, maybe you’re fit as a fiddle and wish your couch-potato hubby would join you in a run once in awhile. Or you’re working on eating more nutritiously while your partner continues to snack on high-fat, high-sugar foods even though the doctor has cautioned that she’s borderline diabetic. These situations can produce feelings of distress, frustration and helplessness, generating the exact wrong attitudes and behaviors needed to encourage and support change.
Tags: lose weight, weight loss, dieting, fat wife, overweight wife, fat husband, overweight husband,

For further reading: https://expertbeacon.com/help-your-partner-lose-weight-without-harming-your-relationship ^[6]

Tip 7 - 10 Signs You May Need to Lose Weight

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Terpy | permalink

Because the scale doesn't tell the whole story.
Tags: weight loss, lose weight, do i need to lose weight, am i overweight, do i need to go on a diet

For further reading: http://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/advice/a32110/signs-you-need-to-lose-weight/ ^[7]

Tip 8 - Can You Tell Someone You Love They Need to Lose Weight?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Wanted Two | permalink

Is it ever okay to tell a loved they need to lose weight? Experts weigh in on when and how to suggest a healthier lifestyle.
Tags: need to lose weight

For further reading: http://www.shape.com/weight-loss/weight-loss-strategies/can-you-tell-someone-you-love-they-need-lose-weight ^[8]