Hi all!
I live in a city 4 hours away from my parents, who live in a small town. Every time I see my dad [M58], he’s gained more weight, and it’s always one of the first things he mentions to me. He weighs about 320 lbs as of now. I know he wants to lose weight, but he refuses to do anything anyone suggests he does to try to lose weight. Anytime you mention any weight loss strategy, he says he’s “given up in losing weight” when he obviously cares deeply about it.
A little on his routines. He used to exercise on an exercise bike, but he now says his stomach is too big for him to ride it anymore. (He gets around fine, btw.) He jogs in place a lot. Unless someone cooks for him, all he eats is chips or peanuts because you don’t have to prepare them. They’re “quick food.” My mom occasionally cooks dinner, but she owns a restaurant and is on a different schedule than him most of the time running that.
We’ve talked about dieting plans, but he doesn’t like them because he has to cook. I’m into nutrition and weightlifting, so I’ve tried to make easy to follow meal plans for him multiple times.
What can I do or suggest to my dad to help him out? I’m out of ideas at this point (it’s been years), and it’s hard for me to see him defeated like this.
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