patient and prudent behavior

behave with patience and prudence

to oppose; to face; to stand up to (someone)

difficult, trying, hard

difficulties, hardship, trouble

one's own weight

self-respect / prudence / taking care of one's own health

respect oneself / be prudent / take care of oneself, be kind to one's own body

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend