Sep 04, 2008 8:26 PM GMT
Hey guys, been reading the forums for a few weeks now and usually you guys have some great advice so I'm gonna try my luck on this one 
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So here's the situation. My mother is overweight, and I'm trying to help motivate her to lose it. I lost 50 pounds from Oct 07 - Jan 08 and she was really proud of me, but she wasn't inspired at all to lose any weight. I've talked to her about her weight on a few different occasions. I tell her that we're worried about her health, and that we want her to loss it because we love her, and she agrees that she needs to do something about it. I've also shared with her how everything has changed since I started working out and its benefits (ie. more energy, good mood, great stress relief etc).
I have offered to add her to my gym membership and give her some of my pre-paid personal training sessions but she says "I don't want to go to a gym because I would be too embarrassed". I told her that I would go with her, and that everyone is there for the exact same reasons: To lose weight and stay active and healthy. She just says that she will go to a gym after she loses the weight, then she quickly changes the subject.
She's going to Hawaii with my Dad in November, so she has some motivation to lose weight before then, and she told me she plans on dieting to lose the weight. I keep telling her that the only way she can lose weight and keep it off is by making a life change by eating healthier all the time; Not eating nothing but shakes and pills for a few months.
She is usually so busy working that she never has time to prepare meals for herself during the day, so she snacks on junk food. I know that if she was really motivated to lose weight, she could definitely do it. I'm starting to run out of ideas.
So have any of you guys helped family members or friends lose weight? How did you do it? I don't want to push the subject too hard, so are there maybe some more subtle ways of doing this? Thanks guys!
Mike
. So here's the situation. My mother is overweight, and I'm trying to help motivate her to lose it. I lost 50 pounds from Oct 07 - Jan 08 and she was really proud of me, but she wasn't inspired at all to lose any weight. I've talked to her about her weight on a few different occasions. I tell her that we're worried about her health, and that we want her to loss it because we love her, and she agrees that she needs to do something about it. I've also shared with her how everything has changed since I started working out and its benefits (ie. more energy, good mood, great stress relief etc).
I have offered to add her to my gym membership and give her some of my pre-paid personal training sessions but she says "I don't want to go to a gym because I would be too embarrassed". I told her that I would go with her, and that everyone is there for the exact same reasons: To lose weight and stay active and healthy. She just says that she will go to a gym after she loses the weight, then she quickly changes the subject.
She's going to Hawaii with my Dad in November, so she has some motivation to lose weight before then, and she told me she plans on dieting to lose the weight. I keep telling her that the only way she can lose weight and keep it off is by making a life change by eating healthier all the time; Not eating nothing but shakes and pills for a few months.
She is usually so busy working that she never has time to prepare meals for herself during the day, so she snacks on junk food. I know that if she was really motivated to lose weight, she could definitely do it. I'm starting to run out of ideas.
So have any of you guys helped family members or friends lose weight? How did you do it? I don't want to push the subject too hard, so are there maybe some more subtle ways of doing this? Thanks guys!
Mike
