Is it normal to not know how to encourage my family to lose weight?

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So... I have a mother and sister who are really overweight and I worry for their health. I have tried talking to them about it and it always seems to end with tears and promises to try, but never much more.

I feel like I have the same genes as them and if I didn't exercise daily I would be in the same predicament. I have recently lost 40lbs to try to set a good example and in hopes of them seeing my progress and doing something about themselves.

I feel that obesity is just as dangerous as smoking, in that it will eventually lead to their probably early deaths and that is the main reason I am concerned.

It is frustrating to watch them eat and eat and not being able to say anything about it.

Is It Normal?
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  • MonsterEnergyy
    12 years ago | pl

    Tell them straight up. YOURE HELLA FAT. LOSE SOME FKN WEIGHT. trusstt me. It'll workk(:

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  • CountryRoads
    12 years ago | pl

    If you live close by or with them, join some kind of class. Like Zumba! Get active TOGETHER. Nobody likes to work out alone. They need motivation, not conversation.
    Google your local fitness clubs and see what kind of group activities are out there...kickboxing? Dancing? Zumba? Something fun. Most places have like a 3 day pass where you can try the different things out.

    Don't criticize or try to coerce them into it by being mean and negative.
    Stay positive!

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  • aussiewolf
    12 years ago | pl

    buy some literature on the horrors of what happens to your body when you get too fat. conveniently leave them around where your mother and sister can find them. maybe the shock could help them look after themselves better. what you could also do is throw away the junk food here and there that they buy and put in the pantry and buy healthier food and put that in the fridge and cupboards.
    congratulations on losing that weight! it is very hard to lose weight but as long as you eat healthy and do just a little bit of exercise each day, even if you lose the smallest amount, any loss is better than gaining! good luck!

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  • tori
    12 years ago | pl

    It is something that they need to do for themselves. I lost 72 pounds 2 years ago. I gained back 15 of it. It's hard as hell as you know. It's a daily struggle to get back on track. I find my family making comments about the 15 pounds and yet constantly tell me to eat. And, I am smaller in size than the rest of them. Just keep what you are doing by example. They may feel like it's a lost cause. They want the weight off but something is holding them back. Dont talk to them anymore about it unless they bring it up. I don't know if you are harping to them about loosing weight but if you are, stop. It will make them feel defeated before they even consider trying. I am just talking about my own circumstances but it may be the same for them.

    And congrats on the weight loss! That's awsome!

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