A: weighs himself

Ladies, next time he starts giving you grief over your obsession with losing weight, throw these stats in his face:

• Number of men trying to lose weight right now: 1 in 2
• Where besides his gut the average guy would rather carry his weight: his legs
• Number of men who actually call their guy a “a spare tire”: 1 in 7
• Times per week the average guy checks his guy in the bathroom mirror: 5
• Times per week he steps on the scale: 1
• Pounds the average overweight guy wants to drop: 23.4
• Weight he’ll lose on the typical diet: 1.5 pounds per week
• Top three situations that cause him to go on a crash diet: 1) Trip to the beach, 2) Class reunion, 3) his wedding
• Diet he claims to have had the most success with: Atkins
• Still, the percentage of men who think carbohydrates are nutritional scapegoats used to sell bogus diet books: 71
• Weight-loss supplement the average guy has in his house right now: Slim-Fast shake
• How long the average guys sticks to his diet: 1 month
• Type of food that will trip him up: Fast Food