Sympathy weight gain I want to start with a little bit of background. I'm in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. I'm happily married to someone who is lovely and takes care of himself. We were mingling with our church group before lunch and after service. The Husband is talking about the baby we are expecting and about how it has compared to the other times I was gestating. One of the guys asked him how much sympathy weight he put on. And proceeded to say that he tended to put on about 15 pounds whenever his wife got pregnant. My Husband has actually been watching his diet more lately because he wants to look and feel better for summer. He is down about 5 pounds. And for a short dude like him that's pretty significant. My Husband has never put on sympathy weight.  I listened in for a while. All the guys, especially the tubs were talking about how much they gained and how they gained as they got older ect. All I could think was gluttony is a sin. Although I would be guilty if wrath.  Although I think I have done well at that church. I got the pastor to lose the pot belly he was starting to sport by comparing his stomach to mine. And by reminding him how he used to be a fat man.