QuestionMy father recently gained a lot of weight, and it is because he loves to eat.
Due to recent surgery, he cannot seriously work out, although he will go to the gym from time to time. He is also in his 60's and does not have the same amount of energy that he used to. He should probably be getting more exercise, but due to his surgery, this cannot be helped.
Unfortunately, even though he can no longer maintain the same amount of physical activity he used to, he eats the same amount. In fact, he eats more. He never snacks unhealthily, or has big deserts, but whenever we go out to eat he will order huge amounts of (usually fatty) foods, in addition to drinking two glasses of wine.
The problem is that he does not seem to feel any shame about it. We have tried to bring up the problem to him in a supporting way but he really doesn't seem to have a desire to do anything about it. He loves eating, and he's happy to continue to eat what he wants and however much of it he wants.
Please advise, and it would be much appreciated! We need to know how to talk to him and what simple steps he could take.
AnswerThere really isn't a lot that you can do to motivate to someone else to lose weight. They just have to get to the point where they're ready to do it for themselves. Personally I just got sick of being fat, and my close not fitting right, and I decided I enough was enough. You can try telling him that dangers of obesity and that you want him to be healthy so he's around a long time, but that's about it. If you push him however he might go the other way and eat more, so be careful how you handle it.
