Help, trying to lose weight with unsupportive family?

Question

well...i was wondering how to go about changing my diet and exercise program and get it back in order with what i call the devil food advocates and lazy incorperated...i currently spend my summers with by bf's grandparents...they love me. i help them out with things elderly have difficulty with durring that time and they are really really nice people...but they encourage overstuffing urself, they have poor eating habbits and do not exercise regularly...and encourage me to stay inside and sit on my bum with them and come up with a whole bumch of excuses to keep me in. they literally do believe that u should eat a lot for every meal and that the hearty stuff is mashed potatoes with butter, white bread, fatty and breaded meats, and veggies cooked in butter and sweats up the river...i do get foods i like, which are a lot healthier by the way...but i also have huge huge sweet tooth...i literally think im addicted to sugars and to top it off im an eskimo...meaning i gain much more easily than ud ever think lol like a few slices a pizza and some coke will put on 2 pounds literally in a week...they think im skinny and im definately not lol...their idea of healthy weight is what ud concider right at obese or very overweight...its really quite silly, but they also think im anorexic because i do eat a lot less then them...usually i just have a plate for a meal...i was just wondering, how in the heck am i supposed to stick to a diet and exercise program with out hurting their feelings too badly and getting shunned...as i do want to keep a good impression with his family...for those in difficult situations to modify diet and exercise, how do u keep to it up?...ive never had this problem with my family so i dont know how to deal with it. I know how to modify the diet right and i know how to exercise...just how do i go about it with his family being ok with it.

Answer 1

I think genetics plays an important role. A persons weight, or their appearance of weight, does not necessarily determine their level of health. Although, there are obviously points where a person becomes underweight and also obese. The fact that you are Eskimo would only make sense that you gain weight easily. It was life saving for your ancestors who lived in such a cold climate. Imagine one of those thin Kenyan runners trying to live comfortably in the arctic.

You asked how you are suppose to exercise/diet and not hurt your families feelings. They key here is assertiveness. You are fearing how your family will react, when in fact you are doing what is beneficial for yourself. You cannot make anyone change their thoughts. They can choose to accept it or not. As long as you know you're doing the right thing.

There was a man that once said "I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure: which is: Try to please everybody."

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Well, I give you credit for helping them out during the summer.  I was in your situation once, I was on a farm with all kinds of good food. Anyway, you can get up early go walking, jogging, or what ever exercise you feel comfortable doing.  Make sure when you go shopping that you throw some fruit in the basket for yourself.  I keep seedless grapes and nuts around to snack on.  Don't let them tell you how to eat.  Keep yourself healthy and maybe they will follow.  Make sure you are drinking at least 8 glasses of 8 oz water every day.

Answer 4

It's sooooo hard for us all but in the end the decision is yours as to the weight loss/exercise program. If you have a gut committment to it you won't care what Grandpa Jones says but if you don't you'll be eating fried potato cakes with Ketchup and drinking double chocolate milkshakes with Banana cream pie.