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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A man at 5 8" at 200 pounds isn't a lot.

145 would be very thin!![/quote]

NP: I disagree! That is considered obese, what is wrong with you. Stop trying to make being significantly overweight, acceptable. It's not! [/quote]

You truly are exhausting. He is obviously doing something to lose weight. Obsess over your own life instead of worrying about everyone else.[/quote]

I'm exhausting ... to YOU?  This is my first comment on this thread.  Also, here you are commenting and "obsessing" over someone else's life instead of your own.  You are unhinged.

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UNHINGED is really overused here.

Being a little overweight is not the end of the world. Go back to being hangry with your carrot or something.
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OP here. He openly says that he’s obese—which he is—and is actively trying to do something about it. Being in denial about it doesn’t help anyone. [/quote]

Great he know he is obese and wants to do something about it. The first thing he needs to do is take along hard look as the why. What is he eating? How much is he eating? how are calories sneaking in- this requires some pretty brutal honesty. Personally I can look at may day and tell you my diet looks great but the reality is I easily sneak in an extra 500+ cal a day- bites of my kids food, cleaning their plates, grabbing a few chips ever time i go to the pantry for something, being "good" all week and going off track all weekend.  How is his bloodwork? Any possible underlying health issues that could be making it more difficult?[/quote]

He sounds like a typical comfort eater, that takes a lot of re-programming. [/quote]

Yeah, that is hard.

So instead of stopping, maybe redirect?  When he would normally stroll by the pantry and grab 2 oreos, let him grab a stick of beef jerky.  And when he would normally grab a few chips, let him grab 10-15 blueberries?  I know those sound like lame replacements, but its less about the actual snack and more about the habit of eating.

I recommended earlier helping him find a strength goal.  And I would reiterate that he should consider strength training in addition to running.  Not only is good for him to help maintain testosterone levels, it'll also help repair his relationship with food/calories.

If he lifts hard one day, on a strength program that is designed to meet a specific strength goal, he'll really think twice about grabbing an empty calorie and instead grab something high in protein and fiber.  Because he'll feel like he already put in the work for the day (at the gym) and wont want to ruin it by not re-fueling the body

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He's an adult. Don't speak of letting him eat x vs y. Thats not how you treat adults. [/quote]

I wish there was an emoji for "biggest eye roll ever"  The language police on this site are out of control.  It was clear from context that I meant "he could grab..."  not that his wife needs to keep the food under lock and key

If that was your take away from my post, then you're missing the point.  The point was that he needs to change his relationship with food, and having him start to see it as a means to achieve certain athletic goals is a good way to do that.[/quote]

You want him to improve his relationship to food by having to earn the food in the gym?  [/quote]

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