Love Me Slender

Based on cutting-edge research with more than 1,000 married couples, Love Me Slender shows you how to bolster your resolve by strengthening your relationship, offering a fresh approach to weight loss that will turn your spouse from diet saboteur into your most loyal health ally.

Eat right. Stay active. Good health follows from a few simple habits, yet millions of us struggle every day to put these habits into practice. Love Me Slender offers new solutions based on a remarkable insight: The powerful connection we share with our mate can influence what we eat, how much we exercise, how well we age, and ultimately how long we live. Strengthening this connection, and using it to influence our daily habits, holds the key to better health.

Over the course of their twenty-year collaboration, Drs. Thomas Bradbury and Benjamin Karney have witnessed how difficult it is for partners to give each other the support they both really need—especially around emotionally loaded topics like unhealthy eating habits and weight loss. As codirectors of the Relationship Institute at UCLA, they have analyzed hundreds of conversations between partners seeking to change their eating and exercise habits, and they have identified the specific principles that determine whether couples struggle—or succeed—in their quest to improve their health.

Featuring case studies, self-assessments, and sound practical advice, Love Me Slender is an eye-opening, uplifting guide that shows relationship partners how to discover the right ways—and avoid the pitfalls—of supporting one another in their lifelong pursuit of better health.