have you gained or lost weight during this process?

[yassmine2878 1]

I lost a good 15 pounds between the time we filed and the time we got married. Ive gained it all back when I hit my 2nd trimester though.

[sj5 4]

Have you gained/lost weight while waiting for your SO to arrive? Yes, I stay same weight while waiting for the visa. and when I arrived in US..my hubby gained weight and I lose weight (I have trouble with foods)

[~*Maria*~ 1]

My hubby stayed the same weight waiting for me to arrive. I've lost 45 lbs since i got here.

[Jasman0717 9]

I gained weight

[seng 0]

i went from 100 to 118 .. during my aos processing time

[♥Sora_9_Dam3a♥ 0]

oh man!! i gained about 20 pounds!! i was deeeeepressed when i got back and my diet only consisted of ice cream and chocolate...but when we were together i was losing weight..... =( i wanna lose these extra pounds before we're together again!! i guess that's the only thing this long wait is good for...haha....i guess i have a lot of time to get back to the gym.....

[SqdnGuns 21]

Gained 27 lbs since returning from Thailand last February. Damn American food is so full of #######. Can't wait till my SO gets here so I can get some real good healthy Thai food again!!

[deadbird 2]

During the process, I lost 30 pounds, but I attribute that to working 2 jobs and eating one meal a day, and constantly being sick.

He lost like 6. lol

Right before the wedding I was like terrified of gaining weight. haha

He's been here for a month today, and he's lost more weight...

...and I have too.

[slbois 0]

I've gained 12 pounds since he arrived the 3rd week in September. I don't know what in the heck my problem is. I don't feel like I'm eating more although I have been more tied down to my desk at work than I was before. I'm still in my first trimester, I hope I'm not a cow before I go into delivery.

I wish my husband were the type to tell me that I need to exercise, maybe that would get me motivated to get my behind moving, or either send me into fits of crying and hysteria... These darn hormones.....

[Ta Ta 1]

I gained and lost ........gained and lost ......right along with this roller coaster visa journey for the past 2 years.

My fiance stresses out and won't eat at times and I have to force feed him over the phone.

During non stressful times he eats once or twice a day, roughing it in Sierra Leone.

A chicken is a feast. Bread and rice the usual,sometimes greens, an egg for a treat. No sweets.He lost his job so that doesn't help the food supply.

There is no fridge to search for snacks either. No pantry to roam for a midnight snack. Ever.

Poor Baby, I am sure he will put on 20 pounds when he finally gets here. Our first grocery shopping trip will be fun.

We will both join a gym to stay fit though.

* runs for the pumkin pie *

[Jasman0717 9]

Are you kidding, when I walk outside people think we are having a solar eclipse

[Amby 490]

Don't get me started on this topic. It could get ugly. I have never understood people that let themselves go after they get married. This pertains to men and women. "No need to look good any more, I'm off the market." Craziness!

don't get me started

i haven't let myself go.. it just happened... we eat out a lot more down here then I ever did back in Canada..

but letting yourself go means not watching what you eat, whether it's takeout or not....

Not necessarily. In Andre's case, part of it was he could not afford to eat some of the time. Eating 2 or 3 times a day makes a difference.

Same for Neil...now he eats 3 times a day and he isn't walking everywhere and he's gained about 25lbs since he came here

[angel73 0]

during my process I was so stressed that I lost about 15 pounds. Even before I met Ranti I was on my diet and lost 100 pounds. Thank God I kept it off. I wont to loose about another 20 pounds.

[Mags 112]

Don't get me started on this topic. It could get ugly. I have never understood people that let themselves go after they get married. This pertains to men and women. "No need to look good any more, I'm off the market." Craziness!

don't get me started

i haven't let myself go.. it just happened... we eat out a lot more down here then I ever did back in Canada..

but letting yourself go means not watching what you eat, whether it's takeout or not....

Not necessarily. In Andre's case, part of it was he could not afford to eat some of the time. Eating 2 or 3 times a day makes a difference.

I don't think it can be attributed to "letting yourself go" at all. The majority of people here who have come over from other countries have encountered a HUGE lifestyle change. First of all it is really hard to find food here that is low in salt, sugar (including HFCS) and just generally healthy for you. Even the bread has sugar in it (which it doesn't in the UK, for example) so the change in diet (even if you are really careful) can take its toll on the body for many.

Then there is lifestyle change. The USA is huge and also really reliant on its cars. This removes walking from the equation which I know that many beneficiaries probably did a lot of in their own countries. This can have a major effect on weight too so I think these things are something to be considered rather than the "letting themselves go" option.