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Post by Dabbit on Mar 3, 2007 11:24:02 GMT -5
I'm concerned for my daughters they are obese and despite trying to help them by supplying healthier food (along with the odd treat), they still seem to fail. I'm worried about their future and their health. One has moved out and the other has just got a boyfriend who is larger than her. I'm overweight too but they all weigh heavier than me. I have told them about the health issues they might face, offered to lose weight with them (hence why I lost 8-9lb), and as said only buy healthier foods.
Can anyone help?
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Post by sandy on Mar 3, 2007 12:06:18 GMT -5
Weight loss is a personal matter and has to come from the person themselves. Now the problem of being overweight is always front and center. The news, advertisements on tv, radio and every other place possible has something to say about the condition. Telling people they are obese is like telling a zebra he has stripes. They know. It is up to them to find a way to lose or not to lose weight. Your letting them know you support them in whatever they decide to do is a big step in the right direction. You let your opinion be known now it is up to them. I have known people who have been big all their lives and have fought the problem all their lives. They have tried but their body is that size and resists getting any smaller. Some people are just weighty. That does not mean they are necessarily unhealthy. Also some of the procedures for "curing" obesity are worse than the obesity itself. The operations they are doing have so many possible dangers. I would really fight a person who was considering that route.
Most of us are very weight conscious now. And I feel if all us made a concerted effort to cut down on portion size we could all lose pounds. And not have to give up most of the food we like. I guess it's eating smart that will keep us all at the weight we were meant to be.
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Post by Dabbit on Mar 3, 2007 12:59:13 GMT -5
Thank you Sandy you made a lot of sense there and I guess being adults they are 'responsible' for themselves...Knowing they have our support is maybe all we can do. I do worry though because of the fact I have diabetes, and blood pressure and strokes etc run in our family...But I appreciate your words it has definatley made me think
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Post by Mark on Mar 3, 2007 13:16:22 GMT -5
What Sandy says makes a lot of sense. The desire to change, the commitment to change, must come from within, all we can do is provide love and support as well as offer healther choices to those for whom we are concerned - in other words remove temptation from our own homes, so that when they look for a snack, or come and visit, they find 'healthier' choices for snacking such as fruits and so forth rather than ice cream and sweets.
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Post by Dabbit on Mar 3, 2007 13:25:51 GMT -5
I do limit treats Mark but the trouble is they earn theire own money and I can't tell them how to spend it...
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Post by Mark on Mar 3, 2007 13:29:29 GMT -5
Quite true, Dabbit. What I meant was, that I limit what I buy at the supermarket. We can't control what others might bring into the house, for sure. Sometimes the example might give others the idea, though. Worth a try, maybe.
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