Why are so many military wives disgustingly FAT?

My husabnd and I met in college. I was on the college basketball team, so yes I was extremely fit. But after 2 deployments, 1 child and working to make ends meet I can't seem to find time to go to the park to shoot some baskets, or go to the gym. Gym memberships cost money, yes you can use the post gym but like for me right now I don't live near a post while my soldier is gone since I go to school full time. Most husbands are fit because their jobs depend on good PT scores to get promoted, and thats great if they work hard at it. But when your a single parent, have a million things going on, you start to put yourself on hold and consintrate on your kids. I don't have time to work out 6 times a week, I barely have everything done at the end of the day after school, homework, taking care of my son, maintaining a home that gets trashed from a toddler's toys, laundry, fixing meals, cleaning up after meals. Plus when my husband was home I used to run a paper route every night to help bring in an income. These aren't excuses they are facts. Just because you have some extra weight doesn't mean your going to die, it means you human. Personally I want to die with my body used up, I want to be falling apart when I die so I can say "God I used the body you gave me to the fullest, I held nothing back, I was a good wife, and a good mother and I enjoyed ever second of what you gave to me. " Im not going to worry about all the "what ifs" about getting a cheeseburger because I'm in a rush to get my son to a doctors appointment. Because you can't take your body with you.

Fat Military Wives

I've seen some hot military wives but I've seen some really fat ones who are usually officer wives. (If you're enlisted, you're probably in better shape and more exciting hence ability to snag a hottie.) Who wants to marry some dude who is liable to be sent to some godforsaken place like Fort Hood and has no real prospects of being rich? Fatties that's who. If you want a hottie, you had better have tons of game, be a SEAL or SF, or have met her before the military or something.

military wives disgustingly fat

I have no clue either, but not just military wives but wives in general but I guess they just love them for who they are, I had the gastric bypass done years ago and have lost a bunch of weight from working out and not eating a **** ton of food but still single and being tall doesn't help im a beast!

Because they are fat asses who know their husband relies on them for mental strength most of them have PTSD or depression are on roids and can't get their *******

Dock hard to save their life but the ones with good looking wives I **** while they are away thanks for keeping me free and letting me **** your skinny wife until she gets fat from not being ****** or acted about by you while you're putting your nose in some other counties business thanks American military - uk citizen all natty short guy

Why do people here make such gross generalizations?

While active duty military tend to have less of an obesity problem than civilians -- physical fitness standards are forced upon them -- the incidence of obesity within the dependent population closely mirrors civilians in general. They're not better or worse.

Why don't you ask the husbands of the fat wives?

This is a great question as some one who also has done 22 years on active duty retiring in June of 2005 , I can't even begin to tell you how bad the "fat wife" syndrome is in the Military. spouses of Military men are a representation of the service and should act and appear accordingly

there are plenty of heath and fitness centers on all bases

This overweight epidemic is killing americans , while i am no Tony Atlas here i am 43 years old 5'10 180lbs and run well over 20 miles a week and bike another 40+ it's about staying active turning of Oprah

and making the effort

stress. lots and lots of stress. im not saying it right that they let themselves go. i let myself go after he started going on actual deployments. i sat at home and ate ice cream. it was my comfort food. but then i began to get use to the deployments and i didnt need any comfort food. i went out hiking and swimming and got back down to size but perhaps some women dont get use to it as easily.

well, the real question is why are so many americans PERIOD overweight? and we all know women have a different body composition than men and it is much easier for them to gain weight. but one thing that i think military wives deal with especially is enormous amounts of stress, as i'm sure your wife can identify with. i know many ordinary families are under stress, but it raises levels of cortisol which makes the body gain weight.

some military wives have the opposite effect. when my fiance first was gone, i lost 12 pounds in 3 months... down to 118, and THAT was disgusting. i looked afwul.

americans in general need to keep fit, it's not just military wives.