This is why Hubby and I are both getting chubby

This is why Hubby and I are both getting chubby, originally uploaded by Jacqueline1776.

Hubby decided that he wanted to make a pizza, so I'm retaliating by baking a pie.

When we were single, we only ate bad things when our own individual willpowers failed us.  But now that we're married, we're also bad influences on each other, so we eat bad stuff almost twice as often. :(

Comments

[Philip Welch]

As long as you're still attractive to each other don't feel too bad about it :P (OK, also, as long as you're both healthy and so forth as well).

[Scorpius]

Which side of that pizza is your side?

[Jacqueline]

I am lucky that Hubby apparently has a thing for big asses.

The vegetable side is mine.

[Philip Welch]

I am lucky that Hubby apparently has a thing for big asses.

Who doesn't?

The vegetable side is mine.

See? You are restraining yourself!

[Jacqueline]

What's frustrating is that my body seems to really, really, really, really want to be 145 pounds -- unless I am constantly dieting and exercising, that's what it always gravitates back to. 145 pounds is still technically not overweight for my height (5'7"), but with my small frame I think that 125 pounds is much more ideal.

[Philip Welch]

Is this on health grounds or what looks good? I wouldn't presume to judge the latter, but I didn't think mild-not-quite-overweightness was particularly unhealthy.

[Jacqueline]

My understanding is that a few extra pounds aren't unhealthy in terms of long term disease risk (heart disease, diabetes, cancer, etc.), but I've noticed that I physically *feel* much better at 125-130 than I do at other weights. Much heavier than that and I can feel it -- lugging around an extra 15-20 pounds makes me tired and makes my joints sore. Skinnier than that (you might recall that I dieted down to 120 once, for the "sexy" black and white photos) and I feel sick, dizzy, and cold.

I've found that I feel better at 125-130 whether I got that way through dieting alone or through diet and exercise combined (I've done it both ways in my weight gain/loss cycling -- and yes I do know that cycling is bad), so I don't feel better just because of exercise. I feel better then because I'm not carrying around extra weight.

I think I actually looked best down at 120, but again, that makes me feel sick and it's borderline underweight/anorexic for my height, so I'm not going to try for that again.

I also know that I should more focused on body fat percentage than weight but weight is much easier to measure and thus is the metric I have to compare to how I've felt and looked at various points in my life.

Ideally, I would like my body fat percentage to be in the low 20's, near but not in the "athlete" range (I'm genetically predisposed to have large breasts -- thanks, Mom! -- so I don't think lower than that is even safely achievable) and I'd like to get that way through strength training and other exercise, not dieting. But I've been too busy/lazy to lift for almost a year so once I finally get off my butt I will have a *lot* of rebuilding to do. :(

[Jacqueline]

Oh, and I've had to promise Hubby that I'll do lots of squats and lunges when I get back on the exercise bandwagon so I don't lose my ass. :)

[Philip Welch]

Sometimes cycling is good, it's a form of exercise that also gets you around. Not sure if that works in the Vegas though. (Ho ho, a pun!)

[Jacqueline]

Vegas isn't really built for cyclists, and half of the year it's much too hot anyway.

[Philip Welch]

You could get one of those bicycles that's weighted down to the floor in your apartment and doesn't actually go anywhere. Oh, wait. That's just an exercise machine. That doesn't sound very fun at all.

[Jacqueline]

We already have an elliptical gathering dust.

[Philip Welch]

Yes but if you use an elliptical, the "cycling" pun has all but broken down.

[Jacqueline]

That's OK -- puns are the worst vice, and there's no vice versa.