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Contrary to other posters, I have no patience with that kind of person, and would hound him into either slimness or divorce.

That being said, I would make sure to do everything I could first:

1. No junk food in the house, and packing lunch.

2. Commitment to eating healthy together. Don't ever eat junk in front of him, he's not strong enough.

3. Commitment to exercising together - "date night" could become "yoga on Sunday". But 80% of the effort is actually food-related, just so you know.

4. I would continue to expound on the science behind certain diets versus others, how much suffering he would endure if he persists, how to increase focus and willpower, etc. Is there a documentary on diabetes and heart disease that can shock him into a state of alert? Does he have ADD and is that why he can't get it together?

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Wow, you sound congrolling. Who would want to be married to someone who "hounded" him into slimness or threatened divorce??[/quote]

I knew my response would get shot down :-). It's mind-boggling how many Americans *have* to tiptoe around weight and nutrition. God forbid anyone utter the F word (you now, "fat") or ask a loved one to watch what they eat.

I would expect a higher standard from my spouse/children because I KNOW they can do it. So it's not about pushing them to do something they can't do. It's about helping them achieve what they can, even if they've given up on themselves already. Very few people have metabolic or other medical issues with out of control weight gain and related glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure issues. The immense majority of people with problematic numbers could CHOOSE to get better if they put their heart into it. So I don't see why they shouldn't be pushed into doing it. But then I'm European, where portions are human-sized, most people don't have such bad snacking habits (they just eat three square meals a day) and they don't consume so much processed food. If family members expand too much, others tell them to slim down because they're getting fat. End of story.

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Agreed. So many over achievers in DC who can't comprehend that wellness and health are things you can work on just like everything else. If you can hold a job, you have the discipline to be healthy. Why people keep apologizing or making excuses for Being fat is mind boggling.[/quote]

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