Lose some weight already!

[Macy]

I walk in from school today to find my mother's friend Chelsea sitting on our couch, Chels is overweight, she's 42 and has been heavy since she was 14, and she's always complaining about how fat she is, and then continues to eat disgusting foods loaded with carbs and calories like McDonalds and Taco Bell, and when people tell her to eat less and workout she says that will never work.



She's always crying pathetically, making us feel sorry for her as she moans about how skinny everyone else is. Don't you just hate people like this?

 

[Corleone]

Don't you just hate people like this?

Not really. Hate is a strong word and starving someone of sympathy is a horrible way to motivate them to stop eating fast food and to start eating healthier. Maybe you should help her by showing her some compassion and tell her that unless she will exercise and eat better, she will continue to gain weight.

 

[Macy]

Not really. Hate is a strong word and starving someone of sympathy is a horrible way to motivate them to stop eating fast food and to start eating healthier. Maybe you should help her by showing her some compassion and tell her that unless she will exercise and eat better, she will continue to gain weight.

Did I not just say that we have tried that already? She continues to believe that no matter what she does she will keep gaining weight. It is impossible to get through to her, and this is why we have stopped providing sympathy.

 

[Grailknight]

Yeah, if you're overweight and can help it, you've no right to complain.



Maybe get a treadmill for her and attach a burger at the front, just out of reach

 

[Corleone]

Seriously, if you honestly seek out to help Chelsea, you're going to have to explain to her that the only way to lose weight is to eat better and exercise. It's hard to stay focused and motivated when you're that overweight, because most people expect instant results, so maybe try explaining to her in another way that weight loss takes time and along the way you both could potentially motivate her. Some people never gain weight, no matter how much they eat, they don't gain weight. Others do. I hope you can help her, I really do, because that's no way to live your life. I used to be chubby as a kid, but as I've grown up, I'm taller and do workout. Is it hard? No. Does it take time and motivation? Yes. Motivation is what she needs and giving her sympathy as a start is one way to approach it, but regardless, she'll have to learn that if she wants to accomplish something in life, she'll have to work for it.

 

[Kasynlie]

Why not exercise with her. She probably doesn't exercise because it's boring. Do something together - hop on your bikes and go for a bike ride, maybe a jog through the park, skip, or swim... whatever... just do it together.

 

[Sam.]

No. I always feel sympathy, no hate. That's a heartless thing to feel.

 

[Peaceful]

I don't hate this, i'm a little overweight myself, i feel sorry for people who are overweight, some people find it hard to lose the weight, it's not there fault, so why hate them. It's stupid.

 

[Raven]

Telling them to lose weight will not change a thing. Motivation and support is the key. If she wants to lose weight, not many people can do this alone. 'Get your arse off the couch and lose weight' If not the right support to give someone.



Try excersing with her, show her a new way of eating (DO NOT SAY DIET) this immediatly puts people off. A diet is short term, Changing the way people eat is Long-term.

 

[Xarina]

Try to get her into a hobby, that way if she's occupied with something she think is fun, it might keep her away from eating unhealthy. Or at least away from eating as often.



Take her out for daily walks they don't need to be long, go to the park and walk for 30 minutes and eat an ice-cream or pop-sickle. Or something small to get the blood sugar up a little.



Don't push her to much and take it one step at a time. Don't get sick of helping her because that's just gonna make it worse.



so summary.

Step 1: Get her into a hobby and try to get her to eat less.

Step 2: when she doesn't eat as much take her out for walks and some ice-cream/pop-sickle.

Step 3: Don't give up on her.



That's my advice and it comes from experience. Except I did it on my own unintentionally.