My girlfriend and I keep getting fatter. She keeps poking my belly fat and says I'm looking big, but she's getting fatter too. Is this normal?

[Anonymous]

We've been together 1 year and we've probably both gained about 10 to 20 pounds each. Her boobs and butt look great (she was really skinny before) but I'm just all belly and moobs now.

[Oliverlogan263]

Ah man, gaining weight with your girl can be tricky. On one hand, it's cool you're both comfortable enough around each other to let yourselves go a little. And it's awesome her boobs and butt look good, bet you're enjoying that!

But I can understand feeling self-conscious if it's all belly for you. That poke and laugh stuff would probably make me worry she thinks I'm getting out of shape too.

As for if it's normal, I guess weight gain sometimes happens in long relationships just cause you get comfortable. But you're still young so maybe don't let it get too far. Like 20 pounds tops each is fine, but you don't wanna become one of those super overweight couples.

Have you thought about starting to cook healthier meals together? Or putting on some music and doing active dates like hiking or skating? That way you're spending quality time and staying in shape. Plus if she sees you making an effort she might feel motivated too.

As long as you're both still attracted to each other, I wouldn't stress too much yet. But nipping the weight gain in the bud now could help you stay fit and happy for years to come!

[Sonorous]

I think it's normal as in common. But I don't think it should be normal. I think we should always strive to maintain healthy lean physiques. Mainly because visceral fat is often times first to be gained with weight gain. We need some visceral fat but if you have a crazy big stomach, it's probably a sign that your visceral fat & intra-muscular fat is higher than it should be. Putting you at greater risk of dying sooner or developing a disease.

[In_Trance]

If this is how you've always been then it would be normal