dreaming4ever Posted October 21, 2004 Posted October 21, 2004 I've been with my boyfriend for over a year and we're incredibly happy, get along great, he treats me awesome and all that stuff, everything like that is really great. And this is nothing major but I just wanted to see if anyone has any advice....I'm a really active person and well, my boyfriend is not. He's not really fat or anything, but he eats TONS of junk food all the time (as i write this his room is littered with like 10 empty chip bags) and has no interest in exercising like EVER. I don't know what to do about it.....I helped change it a bit in the summer cuz we rollerbladed sometimes but that was like once a week IF that....I really wish he was athletic and enjoyed fun exercise the way I do!! Not only would he look better but he'd be healthier and would have more energy.....plus we'd be able to do more active things together. In case you're wondering, I've talked to him about stuff like this and he just has no interest. He used to be like 60 pounds bigger than he is now and was always the guy in the group to make jokes that he was the "fat guy"....but now he's not and it's just weird cuz whenever he refers to himself as that I'm like "But honey you're NOT FAT!!"....it's so odd. How did he lose the weight before? He doesn't even know....he said it happened over time, it wasn't conscious and certainly wasn't exercise.....hmmm.....i dunno what to do. He's like 5'11 and 190lbs in case anyone's wondering.....and i would never leave him over something like this.....it's just that he's like an AWESOME guy and we're going to get married in a few years....I just wish he was active and we were both fit and healthy instead of just me.....i want an athletic boyfriend is that too much to ask?? You want to know how BAD he is with exercise?? We'll drive down the street where someone is walking and he'll say "look at that sucker...haha...using his legs like a dummy"...cuz we're in the car, you know? Like I know it's a joke but he MEANS it....I asked him to go for a walk with me once and he said "And what...risk breaking a sweat?? NO THANKS!"...HELP!!!!
Broc Posted October 21, 2004 Posted October 21, 2004 well it sounds like he has a great sense of humor. maybe tell him you won't have sex with him unless he starts exercising more.
winnieloveshunny Posted October 21, 2004 Posted October 21, 2004 I think there's no point just asking him to exercise and eat healthily because he is not going to listen to you at all. But you can share some information with him like the harmful effects of eating too much junk food. Like just casually slip some information to him while he is eating. He will probably ignore you or ask you to shut up but he is probably considering about his eating habits at the same time. Store his house with healthy snacks or healthier versions of the junk food that he is eating which are low fat, reduced sugar etc. Blow up a huge picture of him when he was much bigger and stick it on his wall and do not forget to also put one on his refrigerator door. Try to get him to join you more often when you are doing some sports. Insist on walking or cycling when you guys are going somewhere nearby.
Author dreaming4ever Posted October 21, 2004 Author Posted October 21, 2004 Um Thanks guys.... But I would never use sex as a weapon...that's just wrong and I'm not that mean. Also, he still lives with his parents and they buy TONS of junk food so there's no way I could stock up his house with healthy stuff. Kinda impossible. Anyone have any other ideas?
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