"Over the years, the message happens to be to visit low-fat," she said. "Yet we found
those found on a low-carb diet had significantly greater decreases in estimated 10-year risk for cardiovascular disease after six and 12 months compared to
low-fat group."

Oshawa couple finds slimming down zhen de shou can be hard on a marriage
For Jim Crosby, at 370 pounds, there wasn't any epiphany, no "aha!" moment. He heard the load loss ad around the radio, as he had so often before, and merely
thought: "It's time."

He registered that day, plunking down $4,000 for any year's membership plus personal coaching. He then went home and told his wife.

What followed would tip the scales of the marriage, testing its mettle.

She was furious he spent so much money without discussing it. He'd past yo-yo dieting and not following through on commitments. "I thought, oh my God, here
we go again," says Lorraine Charland, 50.

Then, because he dropped 170 pounds over 15 months, she watched her shy, inactive husband transform into an extrovert and fitness fiend. He took up ultimate
Frisbee, whitewater rafting, even sky-diving. He attracted the attentions of flirtatious women.

"I'm not likely to candy-coat it. We fight. We argue," explains Charland. "He's on the quest and it is hard for me to keep up."

He was angry at her for always being slim forte double power mad at him. "I felt she was attempting to hold me back," says Crosby, 54.

Even though many marriages flourish when a spouse sheds weight, others can flounder. "Massive weight reduction, and maintaining it, is life-changing," says
Dr. Valerie Taylor, the mental health chair from the Canadian Obesity Network. "Suddenly couples can find they don't have as much in common."