Motivate a man to exercise?

Hey. I have the feeling that my husband is letting himself go. I met him when he had a normal figure. Now he's at least 15 to 20 kilos overweight. I also gained weight during my pregnancy and am currently in the process of losing it. So, I'm definitely not perfect myself. But I'm motivated to work on myself. With him, I have the feeling he's just lazy, even though he's in his mid-20s and has so much potential. I cook good, balanced meals for us and make sure that he enjoys the food. To do this, I also avoid certain types of vegetables that he doesn't like but I really like.

After dinner, he'll stuff himself with some unhealthy junk. He's unhappy with himself, but he doesn't change anything. I can't stand that attitude. If you're unhappy, you can just start. I somehow lack understanding for his laziness. I always give him the space to do his own things and I'm happy to look after the baby on his own. He can basically do whatever he wants, and I'm happy when he does something for himself. But he'd rather sit around in front of the TV with chips, only to complain later about why he's gained weight.

If I motivate him, it won't do any good in the long run; it has to come from within him, right?

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palusa
4 months ago

There is a difference between wanting to weigh less and want to lose weight. One is a desire for a certain figure, the other is the decision to do something for it.

Will your partner take off? Restrict, impose rules, invest time? Or is he just frustrated because his lifestyle is accompanied by overweight, without real intention of changing his lifestyle?

In the first case, external motivation can help. In the latter case, you can also talk to a wall.

xNevan
4 months ago
Reply to  palusa

There is a difference between wanting to weigh less and want to lose weight

So if you want to weigh less you don’t want to lose weight and if you want to lose weight you don’t want to weigh less? The logic can be explained.

palusa
4 months ago
Reply to  xNevan

Is that what you’re saying?

Who wants to weigh less is dissatisfied with his weight, will also express himself accordingly – but from the sofa. If you want to lose weight, you will turn your diet and make sure you weigh less.

The difference lies in the willingness to actually do something.

palusa
4 months ago
Reply to  Ella8959n

Eh, you have feet, you can kick.

It would perhaps be more constructive to create a framework together with it for withdrawal. For example, “only on weekends” or “maximum x days per month/week”. This, however, presupposes that it remains with a certain consequence.

Generally, diet regimes often work better when there are exceptions.

xNevan
4 months ago

Okay. Some people seem to be unable to understand that “less wreak” is equivalent to “absorb”.

For you are “more money” and “more wealthy” are two different things, right?

palusa
4 months ago

Oh, they do. But they just want to weigh less, not lose weight.

Because otherwise they would lose weight

xNevan
4 months ago

The majority of people in Germany would probably say they would like to weigh less.

The majority of people in Germany would probably say they would like to lose weight. Most never really do, at best half-hearted or short-term. Of course there are people who want to weigh less – but please by a magical fairy without doing anything for it.

palusa
4 months ago

The majority of people in Germany would probably say they would like to weigh less. Most never really do, at best half-hearted or short-term. Of course there are people who want to weigh less – but please by a magical fairy without doing anything for it.

That’s the whole joke behind the victory of ozempic. Because ozempic is such a magical fairy.

Losing is a process. Less weigh is a state. And through the process you reach the state. The question is whether you are willing to go through the process to get to the state or not. No, they are definitely not synonymous.

xNevan
4 months ago

Is that what you’re saying?

The explanation does not make the insane sentence better. Whoever wants to weigh less does not only do this from the sofa and there is a hundred thousand-fold lip service as “I want to lose weight” that follows nothing. To mean the one statement would have more weight than the other is complete humbug, as weight loss and less cradles are literally synonymous terms.

The only difference is the sayings “I want to lose weight” and “I’ll take off.” Because the will alone is not worth anything.

Motobiggi31
4 months ago

Go jogging with another man.

At the latest, he is motivated!

xNevan
4 months ago
Reply to  Motobiggi31

Or single

Motobiggi31
4 months ago
Reply to  xNevan

Experience collected?

Motobiggi31
4 months ago

Let’s see.

xNevan
4 months ago

Probably she won’t do anything and he won’t

Motobiggi31
4 months ago

Jap. Let’s wait for what she’s doing. Let’s go.

xNevan
4 months ago

He’s bad luck because he leaves a woman who wants to manipulate him with such games? Interesting view.

Motobiggi31
4 months ago

Well, he was bad luck!

xNevan
4 months ago

But you have your mind. There are enough men who do not play such games.