MY HUSBAND'S BODY - BEFORE DIET

Before he lost the weight, my husband's body was a little bit more than pudgy. In clothes (okay, the size 42's I insisted he buy were too big, but the 40's were too tight . . .), he merely appeared "big" with maybe a spare tire or two fitting smoothly into his extra-large shirts. Naked, well, that was another story:

• Lying on his side, he looked about the way I did just before our baby was born.
• Sitting up, with his shoulders and back rounded, he had breasts!
• Standing, he had two or three distinct rolls, and I don't mean of the Royce variety. These are familiarly referred to as "love handles."

After Diet

• Flat tummy in clothes or out
• Flat chest
• Only one love handle

People who lose a lot of weight are often unhappy with their new bodies because of all the sag and bag. When a man loses about twenty pounds, only his belly diminishes because this is where the adipose fat is lodged. When he loses more than that, his chest begins to subside as well. That's when he needs exercise. If you can lead your husband to fitness, congratulations! But just remember this: My husband lost his weight without exercise, kept the weight off without it, and has not had a jiggle problem.

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