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" In the months leading up to our wedding, my husband and I started hitting the gym and cutting out snack nachos. In the beginning, it seemed like all he needed to do was replace bagels with dead-lifts and suddenly, this Adonis was before me. Okay, I&amp;#039;m exaggerating, but he did show signs of improvement much more quickly than I did, which was quite frustrating for a bride-to-be who&amp;#039;d chosen a strapless dress and wanted the Michelle Obama arms to go with it. I&amp;#039;ve read the studies\u2014I get that it takes longer for women than men to lose weight. And while I understood that I should be patient and was proud of my future hubby&amp;#039;s commitment to fitness, I was annoyed that he was the only one whose skinny jeans fit better. Now that we&amp;#039;ve gained all the weight back (and then some), we&amp;#039;ve hopped on the gym-going bandwagon again, and this time, I&amp;#039;m determined not to resent him for being able to call a scoop of almond butter dessert. Getting into shape is tough. Doing it as a team can make it easier. Except when it doesn&amp;#039;t.  Tankini season is coming, so you think, Who better to help me get in shape than my husband? This will be so much fun, right? Right!    So you squeeze into your cutest yoga pants and you let your gent play the role of your personal trainer. But unlike someone you&amp;#039;re paying to beat you to a pulp, you&amp;#039;re comfortable complaining to your husband...    ...and you give up after three reps.    Your husband continues to soak up those happy exercise endorphins.    Within weeks of incorporating protein powder into his diet, he looks ripped and starts using words like &amp;quot;swoll.&amp;quot;    You ask him why you haven&amp;#039;t seen any of your own results yet, and he replies smugly...  So you go eat your feelings with a bag of kale chips. &amp;quot;They taste just like Fritos,&amp;quot; said no one ever.  And you think of walking away from this stupid diet...    ...but then your husband taps your booty and tells you how you tight you feel.    And just like that, you have newfound motivation to stop hating on your slower metabolism and keep up the hard work. You got this!    "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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