I need your input.
I have a teenager who is morbidly obese. Some of it is due to medication but there are also a lot of really poor eating habits, lack of exercise, etc. There is also a fair amount of mental illness, as well.
My teen has expressed to me that they want my help in losing weight. This has been a common discussion off and on for a few years. They ask me to tell them what to do, to call them out for bad choices, etc. I do this, but it’s usually met with excuses, arguments, or just avoidance. My mother totally screwed me up in this department so I’m extremely careful about how I broach this - always from a standpoint of health and feeling good.
Lately, they have seemed to be a little more serious and have enlisted my help again. They said they want to try keto, which we discussed the pros and cons of. I recommended they consider just making better choices, avoiding grabbing a bag of doritos or a bunch of cheese, that kind of thing. Although honestly, reducing carbs would be a significant help for them, I think. I just don’t know that such a strict diet is manageable for them. They want to meal plan and put together grab-bags of stuff to make it easier so we are going to do that today.
My question is, for those of you who have struggled: what has helped and what has hindered in terms of how your family has interacted with you? I don’t want to harp and make things worse. I know that at 17, it’s entirely up to my kid to figure this out, I can only be supportive. I am extremely concerned about their health at this point.
Any advice or thoughts would be appreciated.
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