Some lovely stories there, my missus loves me whatever shape/size I am (she says) - I was big when we met, she was quite slim, times have changed a little and we have swapped over, but she is not as big as I was. Our trouble is we egg each other on to eat bad things, that has been the hardest thing for me to learn to say no. I do all the cooking at home - would get her on atkins but she would not survive without her carbs unfortunately.
(Vicky - is your b/f still on the back burner so to speak?)