Situation: My husband knows he is overweight, so why won’t he do something about it?
You might want to try helping him identify a weight-related problem that he’d be motivated to do something about, (because the weight itself is probably not a problem worth fixing in his eyes). Examples include getting him to make an appointment for a long-needed visit to the doctor to see if his blood pressure and triglycerides are elevated or if his nagging back pain is the result of carrying too much weight. Or you might suggest that he needs to go shopping for bigger clothes because the ones in his closet don’t fit anymore (doing his shopping for him is not fair). Helping your husband realize that he has a real prob- lem is the first step in helping him make the
You might want to try helping him identify a weight-related problem that he’d be motivated to do something about, (because the weight itself is probably not a problem worth fixing in his eyes). Examples include getting him to make an appointment for a long-needed visit to the doctor to see if his blood pressure and triglycerides are elevated or if his nagging back pain is the result of carrying too much weight. Or you might suggest that he needs to go shopping for bigger clothes because the ones in his closet don’t fit anymore (doing his shopping for him is not fair). Helping your husband realize that he has a real prob- lem is the first step in helping him make the
decision to lose weig
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