What is a sensitive way to tell my boyfriend that he is overweight?
Egg asked:
He can’t go out and exercise because he’s had knee surgery, and now he has chronic ankle pain in his right ankle. He obviously knows that he is overweight (300lbs) but I wish that there was something I could do to help him. As it stands, I do not know an appropriate way to even approach the subject.
Fatty on February 15th, 2010
300 pounds is obese for most people using a standard BMI. That’s just not healthy and you should think of his health first and foremost. Maybe you could do more healthy things as a couple? Eat at healthier places, go on walks instead of going to the movies, and other similar things. You might just have to come right out and tell it directly to him if you really love him and don’t want to lose him to obesity all the related health risks that result from that : diabetes/heart disease/higher risk of strokes/etc… That’s all I can really think of. Good luck to the both of you.
Edit : Atkins diet is terrible( Most fad diets are). Just eat healthy balanced meals every day and watch your caloric intake.