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How To Get A Loved One To Lose Weight Having a loved one who is severely overweight can leave you feeling like you want to help them, butare hesitant for fear they will become offended or their feelings may be hurt. If you truly care aboutthem, then you should go ahead and let them know about your concerns. This article will give youideas to gently bring up the subject with your loved one without any hard feelings. If you are uncomfortable discussing your loved ones weight with them, then there are plenty of thingsyou can do to quietly encourage them to become healthier. Writing a letter to your loved oneexplaining your feelings and offering your support can help to open the door to a discussion, withoutthe awkwardness of having to bring the subject up in conversation. Complementing certain outfitsthey wear by telling them how slimming it is on them can also send little cues to your loved one that itmight be time to lose weight. There are many things you can do to help your loved one become motivated to lose weight withoutmaking them feel uncomfortable. Begin going for walks after dinner and ask your loved one to joinyou for some company. This not only gives you time to bond but you are secretly getting your lovedone on the road to a healthier life, quite literally. Purposefully choose fun activities for you both to dothat are physically active, such as hitting balls at the batting cages or renting a canoe for the day. Becreative and before you know it your loved one will be losing weight and being more physically activewithout even realizing it. A great way to control what your loved one is eating is to take full control of the grocery shopping.Stay away from buying overly processed foods, sugary foods and foods loaded with fat and swapthem all out for fruits, vegetables, lean meat and other healthy foods. Making a fruit salad and placingit in the fridge offers your loved one a sweet and healthy alternative to a bag of chips. Do not just stopat the grocery shopping, you need to take control of the cooking also. Research meals that arehealthy yet still full of flavor. There are a lot of recipes that can teach you how to hide vegetables infood without sacrificing on any flavor. Your loved one will appreciate that you are cooking for them,while you can appreciate that they are eating a better, balanced diet. With some people, blunt honesty is the best policy. If your loved one is one of these people, then thebest way to get through to them is just be honest. Tell them you are concerned about the extra weightthey are carrying around and the impact it is having on their body. Tell them you love them and wantthem to be healthy and live a long life. It is most important, however, to offer your support in any way
you can to them. Despite what you may believe, they will appreciate your concern and the fact thatyou love them enough to bring it up. Watching a loved one carry around a significant amount of extra weight can be painful. You do nothave to sit quietly by and do nothing, for there are things that you can do to help. Use the informationfrom this article to bring up the subject of weight loss with your loved one, without hurting anyone'sfeelings. Click here to find out more