Best ways to help my sister to lose weight (pains, exercise, food)
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I mean, like I said, I don’t say anything to her now because I don’t wanna potentially hurt her feelings or have her misconstrue my words as me calling her fat or something.
If you're fairly close to her and you've never heard her bemoaning being overweight, then it's probably not an issue to her.
All you can do is set a good example. When you're home, turn down the dessert most nights. Eat a small serving once while you're there. Don't eat chips. Instead find some raw vegetables. Don't drink sugary soft drinks. If those are served at your/her house, bring a carton of that flavored sparkling water that doesn't have any type of sweetener at all.
I agree you shouldn't bring it up specifically unless she talks about it first, but hopefully she won't see setting a good example as a dig at her.
It may not be effective but why not plant some SEEDS...she's setting her life up to a lot of misery.
But those seeds really need to be positive and encouraging. I was a chubby teen (I didn't weigh as much as the OP says his sister does, but I didn't have to,) and I knew it. Every day. I saw what the other girls looked like in gym class; what girls looked like on TV. Being shamed, being asked, "do you need another one of those?" didn't cause me to have an health epiphany, it merely caused me to sneak food and hide my eating. It's a tricky situation. Chronic overeating is just as disordered as anorexia or bulemia, but it doesn't get nearly as much sympathy even though it's just as much of a mental block to work through. She doesn't need a lecture, she needs a support system.
I mean, I get that there is a tough love route but I’m not sure how effective that would be
I agree, tough love that will affect her self image and self esteem is not an appropriate response to a teenage girl. It will only make her want to seek more comfort, and for some of us that comfort is found in junk food. I think tough love would be counter productive.
Plant the MIND with seeds for her to maybe THINK about...those seeds...seeds = thoughts...
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