I have a friend (of almost 15 years) who is petite to medium build and not one ounce overweight. She is fine for a while and then she is on another diet and won't eat this, that or the other thing. She joins a gym and goes for a while and stops. Her boyfriend likes her the way she is and is also sick of her dieting. I finally told her "you've been on a diet ever since I met you" and she still doesn't get it. What is a good response to her when she goes on another diet kick? During the times when I don't want to listen to her, I avoid her all together. We once didn't see each other for a year. She is good company otherwise. Any suggestions anyone?
2007-02-05 06:57:50 · 5 answers · asked by Me, Myself & I 4 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Her problem is that she just needs to change her lifestlye and stick with a healthy one. It is one thing to be on a diet and another thing to have a healthy lifestyle. When you are on a diet you are restricted, limited and always focusing on loosing that much weight.If you develop a healthy lifestlye, its a constant thing, you are always concientous of your lifestyle, eating habits and excercising. It becomes a natural thing, and its like an automatic choice to drink water over soda, or its natural for her to go to the gym thursday, saturday and monday. She needs to make it a habit rather than a "thing" every other month
2007-02-05 07:06:41 · answer #1 · answered by Ask a Health Nut 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Does your friend show signs of an eating disorder? Bulima ..??
Anerexsoa? well, what is the weight and height =BM come up with?
She sounds obsessed but if she is healthy and not doint the above I would just tell her that it get boring to hear the details of her unnessary dieting. She has become obsessed.
A real friend can say any jack@#$ thing to a friend and that will not offenc them. Good luck as real friends are hard to find.
2007-02-05 15:05:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I feel ya. My mom is on a diet and I feel she doesn't need to be. Every time I offer her some of my tasty treat she's always saying " I can't, my diet wont let me eat that. but it does look pretty good though." I can't stand it!! Why torture yourself? That's how I feel about any diet that restricts what types of food you can eat. It's PURE TORTURE!!!! I say if you want to eat it, eat it. I love food and I eat anything I want to. Eating in moderation is a great start. And eating more often helps your metabolism stay high. Exercising regularly helps your body stay healthy and toned and it burns off any "fat" you may have encountered while indulging in the joy of actually EATING!!!!!
2007-02-05 15:14:30 · answer #3 · answered by beautifully_scarred 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think you should give her a break. You're supposed to be her friend and supportive of her. Just nicely tell her hta tyou don't think she needs to be on a diet. Not that that will change anything. But you have to let her live her life and you live your own. I can't imagine anyone's eating habits/work out habits upset me. It's really not your business.
2007-02-05 17:41:03 · answer #4 · answered by Mimi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like she has self esteem issues. do you compliment her or just brow beat her all the time over dieting?
2007-02-05 15:06:08 · answer #5 · answered by Girl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋