Should I talk to my friend about her eating habits?If so how?

Question

I have a friend who has struggled with her weight for most of her life. She is presently overweight and despite initiating many attempts at weight loss she does not seem to follow any of them through. She has very bad eating habits and frequently overeats. Her family and friends never seem to say anything about it as she goes for 2nds or eats 2 seperate dinners (opting instead to shoot each other looks) but I am having trouble lately turning a blind eye as she rationalizes her eating habits. I feel like any other destructive behavior would be addressed. If she were drinking excessively or abusing a substance an intervention would be appropriate and moreover could be lifesaving. She is doing just as much harm to her body and her self-esteem in this instance as I know she is unhappy about the weight so what should I do when I am witness to this? just pretend like evryone else or address it? It is getting to the point where I avoid all ocassions involving shared meals with this friend.

Answer 1

Try to not hurt her feelings by saying bad things. Tell her this:
"Hey uh...Look I really like you but you know...When you eat, you eat in a bad manner. I am telling you because I care about you. If you keep going like this you'll be super fat! So please, I really care abut you, I am telling this as a friend. I hope u understand."

She'll understand =)

Answer 2

tell her you care about her health and want her to live a healthy happy life.