My Girl's on a Diet!!!!

So today I saw the status of one of my guy friends, and to paraphrase and summarize, it basically said that if your girl hasn't gained 10 lbs in the first year you two have been dating then she's messing with some other dude. And if she looks better than when you first met her, then she's definitely trying to make herself look good for other men in her life, or the possibility of other men in her life.

I have a problem with this statement. First of all, I commented and said that the reverse could also be true. I mean what if she knew that YOU were cheating and that she decided to start losing weight so that she could get you back, or keep you around. Obviously you stopped paying attention to her, so she felt she needed to do something to get the attention back.

How about this? With the standards that the media and men are setting for us these days, it takes an emotional toll. The ideas of the beach body and young guys posting up pics of Summer '11 or Spring '12, when they went on a vacation and took pictures with girls that have the bodies of barbie dolls, all play in our heads and we begin to wonder, well what can I do to look like that?

So we go to the stores to look at workout plans. Ever notice that all the DVDs have personal trainers on the cover that have the sickest abs imagineable? So you shoot for those results, but hey while some people really do look like that (kudos to them by the way), others are just airbrushed. So let's face it, we're spending money on something that may or may not work, or have the potential to give us the body that we want, only to be further scrutinized by the men in our lives who now say "You're too skinny" or "Who you trying to look good for?" Hellooooo?! We did it for YOU. Because while you were looking at supermodel Kate Upton, or eyeing the cute little 20somethings at the bar, we were trying to catch those glances.

Let's forget about the vanity part of why your girl may be on a diet. Take a moment to think about the health aspect of it all. With the amount of people who are overweight in our country due to the fast food chain of the restaurant industry, why shouldn't she monitor her health? The better she eats, the more she can avoid health issues like hypertension, coronary disease, diabetes, etc. Plus eating right promotes a healthy exterior. The proper vitamin intake can cause improvements in overall health, fingernail growth, hair growth and improvement in shine and texture, as well as a boost in her confidence. A boost in her confidence equals an increased sex drive, and that just works out in your favor, if you're smart enough to notice.

Remember fellas, don't turn your eyes away from the woman you love, or from the woman who loves you, because chances are, when she's taking that time to diet, someone is going to notice, even if that someone isn't you. But for your sake, I hope that it is, cz then you don't have to worry about "some other guy".