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" \n Knowing that it&amp;#039;s almost time to shop for a new bikini is probably all the motivation you need to hit the gym, but bathing suit season scare isn&amp;#039;t enough for guys. (We blame board shorts.) But you don&amp;#039;t want to flat-out tell your guy he&amp;#039;s getting heavy \u2014 it&amp;#039;ll just kill his self-confidence and make you look like a nag. Instead, the trick is to subtly nudge him in the right direction. And hey, if all else fails, how&amp;#039;s this for inspiration? Losing a little weight stimulates hormones and makes guys crave sex even more. Since he&amp;#039;ll be hornier and you&amp;#039;ll be more attracted to his leaner bod, your sex life will be smoking hot by Memorial Day.  1. Sweat on Date Night For most couples in LTRs, dinner and the DVR is a pretty accurate description of quality twosome time. But planning some dates that don&amp;#039;t involve the couch will have a big effect on his waistline \u2014 and your bond. Try activities like salsa lessons or a Saturday afternoon athletic league: because they&amp;#039;re fun, he won&amp;#039;t be tempted to skip out on them to veg out at home. Plus, scientists have found that new experiences have a similar effect on the brain as falling in love \u2014 so your bond will grow as his belly shrinks.  2. Become His Drinking Partner...Seriously There&amp;#039;s a reason they call it a beer gut. Not only is booze packed with empty calories (about 210 in a pint of Guinness), but alcohol screws with your blood sugar and reasoning, and makes you think scarfing down a huge burrito is a great idea. In other words, a night at the bar can easily add up to nearly a thousand calories. Instead of telling him that (um, buzz kill), encourage him to guzzle a glass of water with or between each beer (just sell it as a hangover remedy). Nutritionists say the extra liquid intake will cause him to drink fewer beers and drunk-eat less.  3. Tap into His &amp;quot;I Wanna Win&amp;quot; Side Men are competitive creatures. They do not want to lose, whether it&amp;#039;s at a video game or trivia night. Same goes for a 5K race or an upcoming weekend hiking trip. Put something athletic on the calendar for a month or two out, and the fear of not being up to the physical challenge will make him want to start training for it, pronto. Don&amp;#039;t be afraid to talk a little smack (&amp;quot;Bet I&amp;#039;ll beat you to the peak&amp;quot;) \u2014 it&amp;#039;ll only push him harder.   4. Introduce Him to Guy-Friendly Health Food No, it&amp;#039;s not an oxymoron. He&amp;#039;s probably thinking that low-cal equals wheat grass and rice cakes, but he doesn&amp;#039;t realize that lean meat burgers, sweet potato fries, popcorn, fish tacos, and even beef jerky will help him slim down. Oh and don&amp;#039;t freak if he reverts to his fast food habit every so often. If he has to give up high-fat foods cold turkey, he&amp;#039;ll just feel overwhelmed and totally reject the idea of eating healthy.  5. Be Gym Buddies It&amp;#039;s corny, but true: the couple who sweats together stays thin together. It&amp;#039;s because healthy behaviors are contagious (remember how Justin Timberlake got buff when he started dating Jessica Biel?). In fact, one study found that couples who hit the gym together are up to 94% more likely to stick with their workout routine. Plus, you&amp;#039;ll be able to motivate each other when one of you would rather curl up in front of the TV than hit the treadmill.  6. Have More Sex One warning: Once you tell him that hooking up is a belly blaster, &amp;quot;Hey baby, want to burn some calories?&amp;quot; may become his new go-to phrase. But it&amp;#039;s true, thirty minutes of getting it on will burn about 150 calories. To really make sex a workout, try a mix of positions that work different muscle groups, like up against the wall, doggy-style, and the wheelbarrow.  Source: Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD and Author of The Flexitarian Diet. Want to know six things not to do if you&amp;#039;re trying to get him to lose weight? Keep reading.  How to Fatten Him Up: Six things you shouldn&amp;#039;t do if you&amp;#039;re trying to get him to lose the spare tire. 1. Buy him World of Warcraft for his birthday and tell him there&amp;#039;s nothing sexier than a man who can master level 50.  2. Whisper during sex that his &amp;quot;moobs&amp;quot; really turn you on.  3. Celebrate your monthly anniversaries with a dozen chocolate chip cookies...for every month you&amp;#039;ve been together.  4. Say, &amp;quot;Actually, I liked Seth Rogen better before he lost all that weight.&amp;quot;  5. Learn to make his Grandma&amp;#039;s famous lasagna and serve it every Sunday.  6. Give him a shirt in size XXL with a note that says, &amp;quot;Can&amp;#039;t wait until you grow into this!&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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