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2004/11/05, 12:02 PM
My roommate is about 28 years old, has a 3 year old son, and is in the navy. Right now, she weighs about 180, and is built a little.... Funny. she needs to lose about 20 lbs by the middle of December. Her doctor put her on this all carb diet, and the pantry is FULL of Slim fast bars. (GROSS!) She complains and complains about not being able to lose the weight, but all she eats is fast food and other garbage and thinks she is doing good when she eats a slim-fast snack bar. I don't have time to make her a healthy dinner and she has her son to deal with when she gets home. She also thinks a footlong meatball sub from subway is good for her because it's from Subway..... I need help, and so does she......... Anybody have any ideas?
Oh also important: She could get kicked out of the military if she doesn't pass her PRT in December...
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2004/11/05, 12:06 PM
Sounds to me like she needs to get a grip. If she isnt going to change her eating habits, she isnt going to lose the weight.
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I make fun of others to compensate for my low self esteem. It works.
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2004/11/05, 12:12 PM
I have been trying to talk her out of fast food.... I'll ask "What do you want for dinner?" She'll say something like.. "I dunno.. I don't feel like cooking, do you? How about a chicken sandwich from McDonalds..." (Because she thinks anything chicken is healthy....) I told her I'd go to the gym with her, but all of a sudden "It has been a long day at work, and I should really relax because my doctor says I have high blood pressure."....... Serioulsy, lady. I don't know how to get her off her ass!
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2004/11/05, 12:28 PM
Tell her the navy will be better off without her. Sounds like she has an excuse for everything. You can't do it for her. She's the one who should research proper diet and stick to it. It's not rocket science but it does take a little work.
As far as the blood pressure thing goes, I was on two BP meds as of 3 years ago. Due to diet and exercise changes I'm only on one now. I'm working hard to get that down to zero. My BP is 110/68 right now. High blood pressure is no reason not to exercise. In fact it's a good reason to exercise harder. She should discuss her gameplan with her doctor.
Again you can't do this for her. If she won't make changes, then you're better off just hitting yourself in the head over and over. Less pain that way. Try to encourage her to look around the websight here and come up with a healthy diet and exercise program.
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I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol
Charlie
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2004/11/05, 01:02 PM
I honestly, sounds cruel though. Let her find out for herself what she's doing. She gets kicked out, theres her kick in the ass. You do what you do and worry about your self, your eating ahbits and your life style.
I woke up in 9th/10th grade when I realzed I had almost a 50in waist and it was time for a change.
She needs to realze for herself, what shes doing. So aly off you be god and true to your healthy lifestyle, and when she sees what your doing, and how its helping you feel a look good. Then maybe she will wake up.
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GO into battle as if was your last, cause thats the only one you loose!
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2004/11/06, 03:55 AM
Make her join Freetrainers and go watch Super size me..... :)
You cannot change anybody, they need to change themselves and sometimes it takes a long time. What you can do is leave some fitness mags around and lots of healthy food in the fridge.
She's not jealous on you, is she?
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- Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
www.nme-pro.com
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2004/11/06, 12:05 PM
Fitness magazines motivate me. Everyone is right about it being up to yourself to change. But I would love to have someone like you around my house to help me out. I know I would be a willing participant.
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2004/11/06, 12:23 PM
I think I've tried everything. i'll go get healthy food, and she'll completely ignore it, and go for her son's snack food. It's really frustrating.I dunno... Thanks for the advice. I think I will tell her that the military is better off without her. that'll be a kick in the ass.... I hope.
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2004/11/06, 03:23 PM
Obviously she has a problem, What that is, is what you will have to find out with her. She may be addicted to sugar (carbs) and you may have to get the food (for her son) out of the house. Good luck. And yes, leave exercise magazines around, they have some great recipes.
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"A will finds a way, failure is not an option"
Ivan
carivan@freetrainers.com
Montreal Canada
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