She weighs 165 & is 5 foot 7. She complains about being fat but then eats greasy fatty foods in house or fast food. I don't know wth to tell her. She is going to have high cholesterol if NOT already & she also smokes & it PAINS me how she just doesn't take care of herself. She is my only family. When she is gone I have no1. My grands & my father are all dead. No1 can say she & I have the same eating habits. She's a PLUS size & I'm a 4 petite.
2007-09-05 10:20:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
To the rude elements here: I am NOT saying every1 has to look like me but he looks gross. She used to be so pretty & I know women her age a lot thinner. I realize it's hard when you're old but that's another excuse to me to be Fat! I am definitely planning on eating different when I hit 30 & if I can afford it I will have surgery & a personal trainer.
2007-09-05 10:40:48 · update #1
School nurse? Please I am 27 not every1 here is some dumb high school punk.
2007-09-05 10:42:04 · update #2
Nora you're a rude witch & I reported you for intentional cruelty!
2007-09-05 13:19:47 · update #3
You pronounce: Mom, you are going to die, if you keep eatign like this. Be healthy, its for the best of everyone.
2007-09-05 10:27:10 · answer #1 · answered by some guy 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lol, isn't that funny, I'm 155 and 5'7" also, FYI she's not obese. Just overweight, which isn't nearly such a big deal. Tell her how much you love her, and explain that you're concerned about her health. Don't make her do anything you wouldn't do, and take baby steps. Try just making one little difference at a time, and having her practice it for one month. Like 1 less cigarette every day for a month, or eating only oatmeal for breakfast every morning for a month. After that month you add the next small habit. It will take a long time to really make a huge difference, but it's better than risking a relapse and making her get discouraged. Go with her every step of the way! If you are going to pick changes in her, let her choose changes for you too, no-body's perfect, and chances are she'd like you to adopt or ditch a habit or two also. And establish a rule that there is no whining about the other messing up once or twice, old habits die hard! And it takes at least a month for new ones to get really ground in. Plus, parents are like children. ;) So try to make it fun for her. So for example don't drag her on forced marches to lose weight, send her walking with some other ladies she likes to chat with. :)
2007-09-05 10:34:32 · answer #2 · answered by Rose 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dear, she's a plus size while you are a size 4 petite, because she's got quite a few years on you and has had at least one baby. I wouldn't get out there too much with the size thing until you are old enough to figure out it isn't as fair as we'd like to think, regardless of what we eat and how much we work out. And not sure of her frame, but I'm not even sure that height and weight is considered obese. ??
Talk to your mom - tell her your fears. After that, it's up to her. Perhaps you guys could work out together? She might enjoy that.
At the same time - I'm a size 6 and my mom was only a size 10 when she died at the age of 64. Never smoked or drank.. Life is not all cut and dried like we would like to believe.
I'm sure your mom will be around for a long time. Enjoy her and your time while she's here, sweetheart.
2007-09-05 10:28:05 · answer #3 · answered by nite_angelica 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm glad you're concerned about your mother's health. I'm also sorry about all the loss in your family.
First of all, we are all going to die. Second of all, 165 lbs. is not terribly fat in a woman 5'7". (I'm nearly 5'10", weigh over 300 lbs, and I'm 50. I wish I were 165 lbs.!) Not everyone was meant to be petite and Size 4. Don't let the media obsession with ultrathinness brainwash you. I'd be more concerned about her smoking.
Talk to your doctor, or talk to the school nurse about both obesity and smoking. Share the information with your mother, and tell her that you're concerned. Don't preach at her, but talk to her gently and respectfully, one-on-one.
2007-09-05 10:31:49 · answer #4 · answered by MNL_1221 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are definately obese. Im sorry. But what youre eating right now is definately not satisfying. Youre supposed to have three balanced meals a day to keep youre metabolism up. Crash dieting gets rid of the weight fast but you end up gaining it back.
2016-04-03 05:14:30 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to her and if you guys live together change your diets. I suggest you go to the gym together and that you both eat healthy. I think having someone with her will motivate your mother.
2007-09-05 10:28:04 · answer #6 · answered by Tesorito 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats not obese. Overweight, yes. She'd be good losing about 20 pounds.
2007-09-05 10:29:33 · answer #7 · answered by Tristana 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Leave some bacon grease in a pan until it is thick - then show her what she is doing to her arteries . Have a heart to heart talk with her .
2007-09-05 10:29:08 · answer #8 · answered by missmayzie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you are outrageous !!!! she is not that much overweight to begin with and even if she weighed 400 , she is still the Mother. It is not your place to tell her what to do.
2007-09-05 10:28:29 · answer #9 · answered by Nora 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋