Actually, I have observed both men and women putting on weight after marriage — more at the belly for men, and overall for women. Of course, this could vary with body type — fat gain or loss in different areas. The “pear shape” is common and tends to gain at the bottom half of the body.
From the wedding ceremony to the honeymoon to the invitations by various relatives, the couple is stuffed with food. The bride cannot refuse, for fear that she may appear rude or ‘disobedient’. The guy, on the other hand, is left alone if he says he is too full and wastes some food!
Then, look at portion sizes.
At a restaurant, if a 50 kg woman and a 75 kg man order ice cream, they get the same serving size! So it’s harder for a woman to control her portion sizes when eating out, while men can afford to Eat away more calories (assuming the guy is taller than the woman).
Then comes pregnancy and child-rearing, leaving the woman with much less time to exercise. The kids often waste food, and the mother becomes a “garbage can”, not wanting to throw away good food.
In later years, of course, all the problems associated with hormonal changes kick in (sometimes as early as the mid-thirties), and weight gain is often a result.
Much of this applies to the middle class. If the woman is from the upper class. Say, Olayinka Ajibola(CEO/Director Of Operation at REINDZ STAR CONCEPTS, Owner of Kc Gym & Fitness Centre), she can just eat what she wants to, and nobody will force her. Or if she is a model or an actress (where her profession depends on her maintaining her body well), she will be forgiven if she says she adheres to a strict diet and refuses more Ice cream. Also, she is far more likely to have someone deal with the housework and a great part of child-rearing, leaving her time to exercise.
