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CELEBRITY GOSSIP AND TRENDS IN WEIGHT LOSS...
Don't: Become a drill sergeant.
Encouraging her to exercise or drink more water is one thing. Dragging her to the gym when she says she's coming down with the flu or criticizing the number of pushups she can do is something else entirely.
Do: Preoccupy her during prime snacking hours with sex.
Here's one that'll make you happy. Instead of sitting around munching on snack food at night, put the moves on her. Sex is physical activity. It occupies the senses and takes away the craving for food. Spending lots of time naked is a great motivator for weight loss. The fact that you want her reminds her that she's wonderful just the way she is.
Don't: Turn her off by complaining about food or lack of it.
So you would have rather she cooked a lasagna than offered up that chicken breast and string beans for dinner. When she went to the grocery store, she got Snackwells instead of Chips Ahoy, and you're craving a fix. Just zip it and get naked. It's better for you, too.
Do: Encourage her to have a treat now and then.
One of the worst mistakes people make with weight loss is committing to a strict diet routine for a set amount of time and then indulging in an overload of old habits. To keep off the weight, you have to make permanent lifestyle changes. It's better to generally eat healthy and treat yourself to a favorite "bad for you" snack now and then. Good food is one of the joys in life. Let her know it's okay to indulge in a treat once in a while, and that you'll enjoy your own much more if she has a few bites.
Don't: Bring home a tub of her favorite ice cream.
If she's a mint chocolate chip addict, suggest that you go out for a cone now and then. Don't have a vat of the stuff sitting around the house waiting for her PMS to strike.
Do: Notice her efforts
This can be difficult if she didn't have much weight to lose anyway. But try. When she's successful in her weight loss goals, she wants to know others can see the difference. If she comes skipping into the bedroom in a pair of jeans she claims fit much better than before, compliment her on her success. Maybe you can't see the difference, but if she's feeling a change in the way they feel around her waistline, she's got cause to celebrate. Don't: Express obvious relief.
Telling her she now looks incredible in that shirt that exposes a bit of belly is one thing. Admitting how glad you are that the roll that used to peek out from under it isn't there anymore is another.
Do: Reward her efforts.
Weight loss can mean sacrifice. She's not eating her favorite things. She's exercising when she'd rather be reading or watching her favorite TV show. Give her some encouragement and a bit of a pick-me-up. Buy her that new book, DVD or CD she wanted. Take her to that museum she's been dying to go to, even if art history isn't entirely your thing. Suggest that she go shopping for some new clothes to show off her success.
Don't: Buy her new clothes yourself, unless you can guarantee you won't get wrong size.
If you buy that sexy lingerie and it's too small, she's going to feel bad. Take her shopping and encourage her to try things on for you instead. Pick something out together. I know it sounds awful, but it won't kill you. Besides, if you suffer through an hour in the women's sales racks, she owes you.
Do: Discourage obsessive behavior.
This is probably the most important thing you can do. Some people can become obsessed with weight loss regimens. It is easy to cross the line between making healthy choices and becoming obsessive. If your girlfriend or wife is exercising 3-5 times a week and generally eating nutritious, low-calorie, low-fat meals, she's on the right track. If she berates herself for missing one day at the gym, won't take a vacation or participate in a special activity she normally loves because it would mean missing a workout, and refuses to let herself ever have a treat she enjoys, then she may be crossing over into unhealthy obsession territory. Remind her that she looks wonderful. Tell her when you think she might be crossing over into "too thin" territory. Let her know that you miss the girl who would enjoy hot dogs and beer with you at a baseball game or split a candy bar and popcorn at the movies now and then.
Don't: Discourage healthy changes just because they're inconvenient for you.