Thread: My grand mother

Well I would suggest to her to start cutting things out slowly. Sodas, Teas, snack foods and then go from there. Older people are pretty much set in their ways, but to change things slowly its not so dramatic to them.

yeah, diet is going to be the main way she can loose weight.

At that age you should be more concernd with her being happy, If she is not happy being over weight and eating junk, then she should diet, but if you think she is going to be less happy on a diet than it becomes a tough call.

Some people just love to eat, it may be a pleasure she may not want to give up so late in life.

Originally Posted by skaterdude

At that age you should be more concernd with her being happy, If she is not happy being over weight and eating junk, then she should diet, but if you think she is going to be less happy on a diet than it becomes a tough call.

Some people just love to eat, it may be a pleasure she may not want to give up so late in life.

Yes and no. He seems to worry about her health and wants her around for a while, so hes just trying to help her out. And he did mention that she wanted to lose weight.

she wants to lose weight, she knows that because shes heavy she cannot walk normally or go up and down stairs that is why all she does is sit on her chair and read...

Well Mike.....best of luck to her. It is very hard for older people to diet, because of what I stated earlier, but I wish you and her luck.

but I didnt get an answer.. what type of diet should she be on??

Well I dont think there should be a type. Like I said have her cut out a little at a time. Theres no reason for her to take in x-amounts of protein. Just worry about her overall calories throughout the day. Have her gradually work up to eating good foods instead of junk foods. Oh and no red meat or pork. Have her eat meats like chicken.

There is no type of diet. Instead you need to adjust foods. So instead of the muffin in the morning, she should have a bowl of oatmeal 1/2 or so, with a couple of eggs. For lunch have eat more salads and lean proteins, and dinner cut out all the crap and replace it with more greens, lean proteins and complex carbs. It's not a matter of saying this many cals etc... It's just food manipulation and healthier choices. Ederly love bread, get rid of that for a few months too.

I feel ya on this. I've been helping my Grammie lose weight for a few years now. She's not that overweight and can do everything on her own at the age of 80 but she's lost 20lbs in the past year and she said she is feeling better and wants to lose more.

You can't put the ederly on a diet.

At 75 I would say she has less than a 1% chance of changing her eating and exercise habbits now.

she doesnt have bad eating habbits, its just that shes sitting all the time, she eats 3-4 healthy meals and apples and once in a while maybe about twice a week she has something sweet

Originally Posted by mike456

she doesnt have bad eating habbits, its just that shes sitting all the time, she eats 3-4 healthy meals and apples and once in a while maybe about twice a week she has something sweet

If she is only 5 feet tall and 210 then she has bad eating habbits. My mom is 72 and 5'9, she is miles away fron 200lbs. She only walks in the morning ( about 3 miles) and that is it...all the rest is a grreat diet.

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

If she is only 5 feet tall and 210 then she has bad eating habbits. My mom is 72 and 5'9, she is miles away fron 200lbs. She only walks in the morning ( about 3 miles) and that is it...all the rest is a grreat diet.

Agree. 210 for a 5 ft., 75 year-old woman doesn't come from eating 4 healthy meals and an apple everyday