Yes... married life will pile on the pounds, I know all that too well!
I'm trying to lose a little weight aswell because in my case I had a beautiful flat tummy which now has grown a little too curvaceous for my preference :) Not to mention The Hips & Thighs! ;)
Hubby and I *don't* have equal share portions. Like you identified, he needs more calories than I do. In the beginning, he was egalitarian on principle and served me the exact same amount as he served himself. And I simply won't eat it all. He has learnt to give me less and even if he gives me too much, I give my leftovers to him :)
I try to have sweets mainly on Shabbat. Sweets in our case, is mainly actually dark chocolate, which we both love. Desserts: only on Shabbat. And soda, only every now and then. I go by sparkling water and cut back on the suger in my tea quite drastically.
As for the calorie book: yes, I have *no idea* what calories things are, except from plain common sense. But I am also scared to buy such a resource because I don't want to get all obsessive about it. A friend of mine as a teen started counting calories over 15 years ago and now still suffers from Anorexia Nervosa. Truth to be told, that's not the way it has to go but it has put the fear of G-d in me a little. Let me know if you find a fair, even-handed, scientific calorie book :)
And yes, well... exercise. I stayed indoors all week (working on exam and paper) and I think the combination of PMS and not-moving (and a few chocolates too many to 'comfort' my hard studying ;)) made me regain some. It's hard for me to face, but I am losing my Miracle Metabolism that I had for so many years now that I am 31. Ugh.
Yeah... beauty industry 'n all. Horrid, truly. But we also want to look pretty on our own accord, right? :)
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Yes... married life will pile on the pounds, I know all that too well!
I'm trying to lose a little weight aswell because in my case I had a beautiful flat tummy which now has grown a little too curvaceous for my preference :) Not to mention The Hips & Thighs! ;)
Hubby and I *don't* have equal share portions. Like you identified, he needs more calories than I do. In the beginning, he was egalitarian on principle and served me the exact same amount as he served himself. And I simply won't eat it all. He has learnt to give me less and even if he gives me too much, I give my leftovers to him :)
I try to have sweets mainly on Shabbat. Sweets in our case, is mainly actually dark chocolate, which we both love. Desserts: only on Shabbat. And soda, only every now and then. I go by sparkling water and cut back on the suger in my tea quite drastically.
As for the calorie book: yes, I have *no idea* what calories things are, except from plain common sense. But I am also scared to buy such a resource because I don't want to get all obsessive about it. A friend of mine as a teen started counting calories over 15 years ago and now still suffers from Anorexia Nervosa. Truth to be told, that's not the way it has to go but it has put the fear of G-d in me a little. Let me know if you find a fair, even-handed, scientific calorie book :)
And yes, well... exercise. I stayed indoors all week (working on exam and paper) and I think the combination of PMS and not-moving (and a few chocolates too many to 'comfort' my hard studying ;)) made me regain some. It's hard for me to face, but I am losing my Miracle Metabolism that I had for so many years now that I am 31. Ugh.
Yeah... beauty industry 'n all. Horrid, truly. But we also want to look pretty on our own accord, right? :)