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"Your husband may be great at taking care of the family car, but he probably isn&amp;#039;t so attentive to his own well-being. As for his annual checkup, he&amp;#039;ll go... next year. Instead of nagging, try these strategies: Make back-to-back doctor appointments for yourself and your husband. That way, you know you&amp;#039;ll get him there \u2014 and when it&amp;#039;s your turn, you can alert the physician to any problems your husband may be too embarrassed to bring up, says Harvey B. Simon, M.D., of the Harvard Medical School. Also, you can keep track of any new information, says Mark Moyad, M.D., of the University of Michigan Medical Center. &amp;quot;Most men are terrible listeners when it comes to specifics about cholesterol counts or treatment plans,&amp;quot; says Dr. Moyad.  Don&amp;#039;t become the food police. If you put your husband on the defensive, he may eat even more nonnutritious stuff. Instead, help him figure out how to change, says Robert Scales, Ph.D., of the University of New Mexico. And remember that fish, chicken, and turkey aren&amp;#039;t the only healthy dinner choices: If you&amp;#039;re married to a meat-and-potatoes guy, keep him happy with lean beef and pork. Work out together. Your support can be a powerful motivator. Plus, you&amp;#039;ll become slimmer and fitter too. The best way to get started is to find something you both will enjoy. &amp;quot;You don&amp;#039;t have to go to the gym. You could try swing dancing,&amp;quot; suggests Molly Kimball of the Ochsner Clinic&amp;#039;s Elmwood Fitness Center in New Orleans. Exercise together while watching a favorite TV show \u2014 that will give you a regular schedule. Or get a large dog: For some reason, men are happy to take long walks for the sake of Fido. Tips from Real Wives &amp;quot;My husband never wanted to see the doctor. It used to make me mad, until I realized he was afraid that something would be wrong. So now I make the appointment for him.&amp;quot; \u2014Fannie Clay-Flowers, Euclid, OH &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m the primary cook, and I simply decided I&amp;#039;d no longer indulge my husband&amp;#039;s desire for junk food. At first, it was a real struggle, but a year later, he&amp;#039;s forgotten how to eat poorly.&amp;quot; \u2014Tina Adams, Hummelstown, PA &amp;quot;I inspired my husband to quit smoking by doing it myself first. I explained that I&amp;#039;d quit because I loved him and the family, and I just didn&amp;#039;t want to be a smoker anymore. He said, &amp;#039;Me too,&amp;#039; and we haven&amp;#039;t had a cigarette since.&amp;quot; \u2014Alicia Garrigan, Patuxent River, MD "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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