I’m looking for advice to help my younger sister. She’s going to be starting high school soon but is noticeably overweight and very insecure about it.
She decided she’s going to lose weight but is having a lot of trouble staying motivated and regulating her meals in our largely unsupervised household.
I’d like to know how I can help her effectively. I’m too nervous to say something when I notice her getting her fourth serving of pasta, or when she has pizza for breakfast. When I try to encourage her to use her stationary bike while we watch television together she gets very upset and defensive.
She does make good choices occasionally and I always applaud her efforts when I see them. Although she’s very receptive to praise after exercising I hesitate to comment on what she eats in fear of being condescending. Food seems to be an extremely sensitive topic.
I don’t know what to do to help her. She isn’t very receptive to making healthy choices and seems to respond to any suggestion with shame or anger. She’s very aware of her overeating and lack of exercise but still can’t control it. It breaks my heart to see her like this and I want to know how to be a better helper. What should I do in these specific situations and what can I do to help her overall?
This is my first post on reddit and I’m not sure if this is the correct community. Please let me know if I’m in the wrong place. Also, I’m using a mobile device so the formatting and spelling may be affected accordingly.
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