I'm worried about my sister? she is practically obese?

Question

my sister is 5'8 and weighs 190 pounds. She is a B**** to my so im not sure why i am worried about her but i am. I try and encourage her to eat healthy but i either get a smart comment back or i get hit in the head. She eats ALL the time. Well during the day 3 meals and then at night she basically eats until 1 in the morning then sleeps and gets up and eats again!!! ii am SO worried about her! She is a junior btw. I mean we kind of have a family tree with not necessarily obesity but definetely overweight people. I personally have never been overweight and am trying to get her to change to my vegetarian high fiber diet but she isnt budging AT ALL. im worried about her but i dont want to just call her fat or something until she relizes what she is doing to herself!!!

PLEASE HELP ME!?

PS sorry bout all the typos, i was in a hurry

Answer 1

its better than being anorexic lol so if she doesnt care why do u care she herself doesnt care if she is fat so just chill

Answer 2

Just say hey sis, your fat, you unhealthy and unhealthy.How many dates have you had in the last few years?

tell her to try atkins.It works but if she doesn't want to then she won't.

Answer 3

The one thing that I know about weight loss is that the person has to WANT to lose the weight.  She seems to have some other problems at the root of her eating.  Instead of telling her to change -- try telling her about other people that you know that have had similar problems (make up a person if you have to).  Say something like -- Sally told me that her sister just lost 50 pounds.  She said that after she lost the weight, she felt so much better about herself.  It was right before she graduated from high school.  She is in college now (or working now) and has really made lots of new friends because she feels so much better about herself.

Answer 4

tape her when she eats and show her how bad she is damaging herself  

Answer 5

I know for a fact that your bugging her about her weight may be contributing in a bad way. When she is ready to change she will until then you should keep your mouth shut! Did you ever think she is mean to your son because she is jealous? Maybe she thinks she will never get to have a family or for whatever reason she is hurting. Try to be there as a sister and leave the fat issue alone! She just needs a friend I bet!  

Answer 6

Tell her that your starting some new diet and ask if she can help. Tell her that you know you'll cheat if you do it by your self so ask if she will join you since she is bettter with sticking to things. Then just get her to eat like you. Chances are she doesn't know or moniter what you eat so she could easily be fooled into thinking its some new diet or something. Good Luck and hope I helped.

OOrr

this would be a little mean since it's a lie.....But one day when your at home tell her some highschool kid came up to me and told me one of his friends likes you. And he was serious. If she believes it, she will put much more effort into her looks :]

Answer 7

Do you actually think that she doesn't know she's overweight?  Calling someone who is overweight fat isn't helpful.

From your description, there might be something going on emotionally here.  I've worked with people who over-eat because they are so lonely that the only way they get comfort is from food (carbohydrates break down to mimic opiates to the brain).  I've worked with other women who over-eat as a defense to insulate themselves from uncomfortable things.  I know one young woman who was sexually molested as a child and to "protect" herself as a teen became obese (if she was unattractive she wouldn't have to deal with s*x - the downside was that it kept her from love too).  Some people just eat out of stress.

There are REAL medical issues that cause someone to eat like your sister.  They aren't common, but they do exists and only a physician is going to be able to assertain if the problem is physical.

Look, this is beyond you.  Your sister needs some help, but she needs to want the help first.  Maybe you should go to the library and find a book or two on the psychology behind overeating.  

Here's a link to start to help you;

http://psychologytoday.com/conditions/ov...

By the way, I was a little snarky at the beginning, but I'm really glad you care about your sister.