MY family is really unhealthy and we are all slightly-moderatly overweight. What!
Question: MY family is really unhealthy and we are all slightly-moderatly overweight!. What should I do!?
I am fifteen and 5'5' weighing in at 153 lbs!. My dad is (age=!?) 5'9' and 330lbs!. My mom is (age=!?) and 5'3' and 180 pounds!. My brother is 8 and 110 pounds he is 4'8'!.
I would like to lose weight and get them healthier in the process!. They are addicted to fried foods and are WAYYY off on their portions!. What exercise can I get them to do without fighting them!? How do I make them realize that they are extremely unhealthy!?
I want them to live to see me graduate, and this is not the right track!. I used to weigh 161 pounds but I have been working to lose it!. I would like to get them involved!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I would like to lose weight and get them healthier in the process!. They are addicted to fried foods and are WAYYY off on their portions!. What exercise can I get them to do without fighting them!? How do I make them realize that they are extremely unhealthy!?
I want them to live to see me graduate, and this is not the right track!. I used to weigh 161 pounds but I have been working to lose it!. I would like to get them involved!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
This is my thing right here!. I have a daughter that weighs too much because of medication that she was put on at a young age and I am working with her right now!. It sounds like I know exactly what can cure this issue!. The "sample" menu that you stated is full of fat, carbs, and starch!. All of which are not really bad for you in moderation!. But when that's all you eat then it has no choice but to go straight to your waist line and bottom!. If you are able to go to the grocery store with them you can throw in suggestions as you shop!. "Mom can we get some salad for dinner!?" or "oh wow, an apple really sounds good!"!. You obviously know your way around the computer so you can pull up the information on the internet and see if they will listen to you as you read to them that obesity can cause several health issues such as asthma, blood circulation issues and can also cause death!. Try to explain to them that you want to live and eat healthier than you have been so you may have a chance to live a longer, happier life!. My ideal menu would be similar to this with 3 meals a day and 2 small snacks through the day!. You will feel like you are eating all the time, but it is foods that are healthier for you and you will very quickly see a big improvement in the way you look, feel and even carry yourself!. Kinda like a total makeover with a slow weight loss process!. Losing more than 3 pounds a week is not healthy!. Anything more than that you will be losing muscle mass which is very unhealthy! Breakfast: yougurt of your choice, small piece of fruit, 1 slice of toast and glass of fruit juice
mid-morning snack : simple - a piece of fruit (fresh is better for you)
lunch : small salad to start, small portion of lean meat (chicken or fish - baked not fried) NO PASTA OR POTATOES vegetable (green beans, peas or carrots) and fruit for dessert
snack: fresh fruit and glass of low fat milk
dinner: grilled chicken salad or vegetable salad (can be large if you choose) vegetable and fruit with glass of low fat milk and yogurt for dessert!.
It seems like a lot of food doesn't it!? You will eat and get full! You will NOT feel like you are starving, I swear!. It is healthy and very good for you to not be too heavy! Try this kind of menu for 2 months together and see if everyone doesn't start to lose about 10 pounds month without lots of exercise!. Exercising will only help to speed up the process and help to increase metabolism which is the rate that your body breaks down food so you can burn off the calories that you take in!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
mid-morning snack : simple - a piece of fruit (fresh is better for you)
lunch : small salad to start, small portion of lean meat (chicken or fish - baked not fried) NO PASTA OR POTATOES vegetable (green beans, peas or carrots) and fruit for dessert
snack: fresh fruit and glass of low fat milk
dinner: grilled chicken salad or vegetable salad (can be large if you choose) vegetable and fruit with glass of low fat milk and yogurt for dessert!.
It seems like a lot of food doesn't it!? You will eat and get full! You will NOT feel like you are starving, I swear!. It is healthy and very good for you to not be too heavy! Try this kind of menu for 2 months together and see if everyone doesn't start to lose about 10 pounds month without lots of exercise!. Exercising will only help to speed up the process and help to increase metabolism which is the rate that your body breaks down food so you can burn off the calories that you take in!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You should try and look into some detoxes (Master Cleanse, Lemonade Diet)!. Maybe your family can detox for a week!. After the diet they can focus on eating better foods!. Losing weight is 70% diet 20 % physical ( some try to incorporate some cardiovascular activities into your lives) 10% Mental ( It's not easy but every body has to start some where!. Tell your Family these things and better health will be knocking on the door!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
try this site http://freewebs!.com/exercise-plans
He writes entire exercise plans for you
The guy has all sorts of qualifications and experiance, and hes a doctor in somthing lol!.
He wrote a plan for me a while back and its brilliant!.
Its very quick, and i enjoyed the attention lol!. Give it a go
Also you don't have to keep buying as you just mix the program about a bit!.
Hope this helpsWww@Answer-Health@Com
He writes entire exercise plans for you
The guy has all sorts of qualifications and experiance, and hes a doctor in somthing lol!.
He wrote a plan for me a while back and its brilliant!.
Its very quick, and i enjoyed the attention lol!. Give it a go
Also you don't have to keep buying as you just mix the program about a bit!.
Hope this helpsWww@Answer-Health@Com
I am going under the same problem too! Well, the problem with my family is that they do kind of the same but also if they have no time, we order fast food!. This is not good, not good at all!. What I would do is tell my parents that the family is unhealthy and out of shape and it would do good for all of you to lose weight!. They will feel more energized and live longer!. Eventually, the doctors will tell your family you need to do something before it's too late, so it's better to start now!. Have them learn about portions and healthy foods vs!. unhealthy foods!. First, you need to educate yourself on this topic and spread what you learned!. A good website for this would be http://www!.mypyramid!.gov
As for exercise, start easy!. It's hard to start right away with 2 hours of exercise a day!. How about having them do what they love!? Some of you might want to try a yoga class!. Others might be interested in the gym and sports!. How did you lose weight from 166 to 153 (I'm interested!)!? Maybe try to share this with your family!. Talk to your doctor for help!. Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
As for exercise, start easy!. It's hard to start right away with 2 hours of exercise a day!. How about having them do what they love!? Some of you might want to try a yoga class!. Others might be interested in the gym and sports!. How did you lose weight from 166 to 153 (I'm interested!)!? Maybe try to share this with your family!. Talk to your doctor for help!. Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
First of all, I commend you on taking the initiative on this issue!.
As for your family, my suggestion is that you set the example and show how happy you are when you healthy!. There really is no diet plan that I can give you!. In my opinion, you know your family best and you have to come up when it comes to food!. Perhaps you can offer to cook and deliberately make the portions smaller!. That is one way you can take control on how much you eat
For exercising, I suggest you start taking small steps!. Start walking more instead of driving to places!. Take the stairs, not the elevators!. Park farther away when you go to stores!. Then maybe you can go into more conventional exercises!. Walk around the track for an hour a day!. Take up swimming!. Cardio is a must for them to get them on the right track!.
And as for talking to your family, I find that inevitable!. It's tough to talk about such a sensitive subject but I feel it would only hurt them more if you don't talk to them!.
I hope some of the things I said helps! Good luck to you and your familyWww@Answer-Health@Com
As for your family, my suggestion is that you set the example and show how happy you are when you healthy!. There really is no diet plan that I can give you!. In my opinion, you know your family best and you have to come up when it comes to food!. Perhaps you can offer to cook and deliberately make the portions smaller!. That is one way you can take control on how much you eat
For exercising, I suggest you start taking small steps!. Start walking more instead of driving to places!. Take the stairs, not the elevators!. Park farther away when you go to stores!. Then maybe you can go into more conventional exercises!. Walk around the track for an hour a day!. Take up swimming!. Cardio is a must for them to get them on the right track!.
And as for talking to your family, I find that inevitable!. It's tough to talk about such a sensitive subject but I feel it would only hurt them more if you don't talk to them!.
I hope some of the things I said helps! Good luck to you and your familyWww@Answer-Health@Com
have a talk with ur family and ask them if u could go through ur frig/pantry and throw out any unhealthy foods!. then go shopping!. buy only healthy foods!. next step is try to tell them to cut down on salt!. i think theres this seasoning or something that u can use and its just like salt but its not so use that instead of salt!. also when u have a talk with them try to make a fitness chart!. u know!. get creative!. i think this might help!. oh and also maybe get everyone together and maybe go for a walk in ur neighborhood or somehting!.
hope this helps!!!!!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
hope this helps!!!!!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
not a single one of you is "slightly" over weight!.!.!.!.you're all REALLY overweight/ obese
there's not much you can do to un-do your mom and dad's bad parenting which has allowed this to happen!.!.!.all you can do is be healthy yourself
healthy weight chart (females only)
5'0"=100lbs
5'1"=105lbs
5'2"=110lbs
5'3"=115lbs
5'4"=120lbs
5'5"=125lbs
5'6"=130lbs
5'7"=135lbs
5'8"=140lbs
5'9"=145lbs
(this weight chart gives a healthy weight to height ratio according to a BMI scale and even gives a few pounds to spare)Www@Answer-Health@Com
there's not much you can do to un-do your mom and dad's bad parenting which has allowed this to happen!.!.!.all you can do is be healthy yourself
healthy weight chart (females only)
5'0"=100lbs
5'1"=105lbs
5'2"=110lbs
5'3"=115lbs
5'4"=120lbs
5'5"=125lbs
5'6"=130lbs
5'7"=135lbs
5'8"=140lbs
5'9"=145lbs
(this weight chart gives a healthy weight to height ratio according to a BMI scale and even gives a few pounds to spare)Www@Answer-Health@Com
Wow! What a commendable goal!. I would start by talking to your parents about what you would like to do and see if they would be interested in doing it with you!. Then, make SMALL lifestyle changes over a long period of time so they will stick!. Some things you could try as a family are:
(1) you could have a vegetable at every meal!. they are REALLY easy to cook, and you can try lots of different kinds until you find some you like (my favorite is fresh zuchinni, sliced into 1/4" rounds, then layered with breadcrumbs and baked)!.
(2) You could cook for your family once a week or more!. Set up a schedule!. Even your brother could help out with this!. Find recipes that are leaner and lighter, and make appropriate portions
(3) Limit the amount of times you eat dessert in a week (cut it down by once or twice in a week and replace it with fruit or sugar-free pudding)!.
(4) Get a family membership to a gym or a rec center!. Our local rec center charges about the same for a whole family per month as a regular gym does for just one person!. They have swimming, raquetball, basketball, exercise machines, etc!. My family has loved going to do water aerobics classes and they don't cost extra beyond the membership!
(5) Make a menu plan for a week and go shopping with your mom! Eating healthy can get expensive, but if you have a plan and stick with it, it's much cheaper and easier to follow!. (i!.e!. Monday=veggie lasagna, Tuesday=stroganoff and peas, WEdnesday=bbq chicken sandwiches and carrot sticks, Thursday=Baked pasta, Friday=veggie stir fry!.!.!.which is what my calendar looked like this week)!.
(6) Cut out the soda!. Soda has sugar (and even the diet stuff isn't great for you)!. Cutting it out can have immediate effects on weight loss!.
(7) Eat 3 balanced meals every day!. Don't skip meals, and if you eat cereal for breakfast, make it not as sugary!. Use splenda instead of sugar if you need it sweeter!. Oatmeal is also a great option because it is filling and you won't eat as much!.
(8) Eat fruits or veggies instead of other snacks!. Having these available and cut up and washed makes it a lot easier to eat them!. If you have a food dehydrator, they are even as sweet as candy, but much much healthier for you!.
Good luck! Just do one thing a month or so until it is habit and then change one other bad habit for a good one!. You may not see the weight come off as quickly as the supermarket rags say it could, but it will come off healthily and slowly, and you will feel happier and healthier!. :)Www@Answer-Health@Com
(1) you could have a vegetable at every meal!. they are REALLY easy to cook, and you can try lots of different kinds until you find some you like (my favorite is fresh zuchinni, sliced into 1/4" rounds, then layered with breadcrumbs and baked)!.
(2) You could cook for your family once a week or more!. Set up a schedule!. Even your brother could help out with this!. Find recipes that are leaner and lighter, and make appropriate portions
(3) Limit the amount of times you eat dessert in a week (cut it down by once or twice in a week and replace it with fruit or sugar-free pudding)!.
(4) Get a family membership to a gym or a rec center!. Our local rec center charges about the same for a whole family per month as a regular gym does for just one person!. They have swimming, raquetball, basketball, exercise machines, etc!. My family has loved going to do water aerobics classes and they don't cost extra beyond the membership!
(5) Make a menu plan for a week and go shopping with your mom! Eating healthy can get expensive, but if you have a plan and stick with it, it's much cheaper and easier to follow!. (i!.e!. Monday=veggie lasagna, Tuesday=stroganoff and peas, WEdnesday=bbq chicken sandwiches and carrot sticks, Thursday=Baked pasta, Friday=veggie stir fry!.!.!.which is what my calendar looked like this week)!.
(6) Cut out the soda!. Soda has sugar (and even the diet stuff isn't great for you)!. Cutting it out can have immediate effects on weight loss!.
(7) Eat 3 balanced meals every day!. Don't skip meals, and if you eat cereal for breakfast, make it not as sugary!. Use splenda instead of sugar if you need it sweeter!. Oatmeal is also a great option because it is filling and you won't eat as much!.
(8) Eat fruits or veggies instead of other snacks!. Having these available and cut up and washed makes it a lot easier to eat them!. If you have a food dehydrator, they are even as sweet as candy, but much much healthier for you!.
Good luck! Just do one thing a month or so until it is habit and then change one other bad habit for a good one!. You may not see the weight come off as quickly as the supermarket rags say it could, but it will come off healthily and slowly, and you will feel happier and healthier!. :)Www@Answer-Health@Com
well all of u shoudl do a family fitness thing where u all eat healthy exercise together and just have fun while doing it!.!.u all can motivate eachother and give eachother a reason to become fit and shed some weight!.!.it would be great for all of you to do it together!.!.!.tell them to please do it for there sake and their health they should totally understand how u feel when u seriously want then to be in shape to live longer and live a healthier life!.!.!.good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com