My dad is going to die if he keeps on eating, how do I help him?

[deleted] · 2016-04-21T19:34:11+00:00

Technically speaking he is going to die if he stops eating. And if he eats healthy.

Let your dad live his life, you cannot make him care.

VasiliyZaitzev · 2016-04-21T22:24:57+00:00

Generally, when people over eat, there are underlying psychological issues, as opposed to physical ones - although I did know one guy who had back surgery and had to cut out basically all exercise for 10-12 months; he never adjusted his eat habits and so, unsurprisingly, blimped out. I assume if this was an issue, you would have mentioned - so you have to find a way to get at those.

Also, is he on any meds? I went on a statin for a while and it turned me into an old man. Basically, it killed my legs. Lots of foot pain and it was like my legs were suddenly 70 years old. I went off it, and 3-4 days later, everything was great again. But while I was on it, I wanted to do ZERO exercise, and couldn't have done anything effectively if I'd wanted to.

KingSmoke · 2016-04-21T21:24:32+00:00

If you care enough, show him. Don't coddle his emotions, kick his ass or something. This is your father, and you as his son must look out for him by any means necessary. Some men only respond to force, and maybe that's what will save your father. Don't give up on him.

jamesso33 · 2016-04-21T23:05:03+00:00

Tell him your not going to have any part in him killing himself and cut yourself off from him. That's your only option. It's like alcoholism. You can't fix him unless he wants to fix himself.

Docbear64 · 2016-04-22T01:02:22+00:00

I got really into the Ketogenic Diet and lost about 40 lbs over 6 months before dealing with a hard bout of flu for the past month which has stalled nay more progress. The thing that attracted me to Keto was it taught me that everything I knew about food was wrong ( much like TRP taught me everything I know about women is wrong) .

My suggestion is ( whether it's on Keto or following some other diet plan ) Make nice healthy snacks , typically the issue with overeating is that a person has an unhealthy relationship with food so if you present them with "Good" food it may be a step in the right direction and then perhaps moving to portion control and what have you .

Weight loss is a hard issue to fix and ultimately you can't make him stop eating so instead do what you can and hope that he sees the light himself . suggest whatever you can and hope something sticks.

[deleted] · 2016-04-21T19:58:57+00:00

Get off the Internet and take him to see a doctor or therapist.

The__Tren__Train · 2016-04-21T23:02:56+00:00

Put lithium in his food

Title	My dad is going to die if he keeps on eating, how do I help him?
Author	Throwaway244555
Upvotes	5
Comments	8
Date	April 21, 2016 7:17 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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