This may be a wild idea that sparked on my head just a moment ago. My husband’s brother and family came for a visit last weekend. I have noticed that my brother-in-law, his wife and 3 children are all overweight and I think 2 of them are obese. I brought up the issue of OMAD because I really think that dieting of the whole family is easier than when you are alone in your dieting. My sister-in-law said that it is a good idea. However, they are living in the US and their work schedules are not the same which means they are not eating lunch or dinner together.
Diet for the whole family
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If possible, it definitely wouldn’t be a bad idea for the whole lot of them to go on a diet, especially since they all could use it. I’m currently the only one in my family that’s on a strict diet, and unfortunately that makes it pretty difficult to consistently eat the way I promised myself I would.
For one thing, there’s the part about feeling left out from the family activities, consider eating lunch or dinner together are an integral part of a healthy family environment. Then there’s the whole aspect of trying to eat healthy when the rest of your family is tempting you with carbs and other unhealthy foods.
Doing it as a team would certainly make things easier.
For one thing, there’s the part about feeling left out from the family activities, consider eating lunch or dinner together are an integral part of a healthy family environment. Then there’s the whole aspect of trying to eat healthy when the rest of your family is tempting you with carbs and other unhealthy foods.
Doing it as a team would certainly make things easier.
Yeah, if the whole family would want to try it, it's definitely easier since you can prepare for the meals at the same time and it will be harder to quit since you also see your other family members striving to maintain the diet.
It's possible to put all the family on a diet but it's only going to be possible if all the members of the agree to doing it and do it as a team, this would be the only way it's going to work, otherwise some of the family members will do as they please in the back thereby messing up with the whole dieting.
The earlier the better for the sake of the family, so I would suggest that a decision be taken as soon as possible in order to prevent the kids from getting out of shape too much.
The earlier the better for the sake of the family, so I would suggest that a decision be taken as soon as possible in order to prevent the kids from getting out of shape too much.
I also think that this is a very good idea. In my family we certainly have the fat gene. Its not uncommon to find that more then one person in a family is obese. I think that this is not a lost cause, you can have the fat gene. What this means is that you need to be more careful than other people. You need to watch what you eat more then the average person. If this family can get together and try OMAD, I think this would be really good for them. They don't have to eat at the same time, they just have to commit to eating like this.
There is a actually now a diet for a whole country and the Venezuelans are spearheading it. News have it that Venezuelan adults have shed off at least 7 kgs because of their present crisis. People have begun migrating to neighboring countries because of high inflation and a failing socialist state. Kidding aside, this diet thing is really not a problem for those who have more in life. Moderation is still the name of the game. Let's be thankful for all the foods we have on the table because in some parts of the world people are already starving.
This type of overweight can always occur in a family where they are having some sort of meals that have got high fatty contents which is really not nice. It is great that you mentioned Omad to them and I hope that they will try to take it into consideration soon.
It is all about a collective goal which the whole family can really do something about. They can easily carry out Omad easily since it is one way that they can fight the case of being overweight at this early stage before it gets out of hand.
It is a great idea. Diet for the whole family is great, they can encourage one another and do some fun exercises together. But as you have mentioned they have different work schedule so it will be difficult for them to do exercisea together, but the OMAD diet is still possible.
Same here. Or maybe not just ridiculous, might as well offend someone from your relatives. And we don't want that to happen. Maybe let us just try to approach them in a more sensitive way, though I don't know how anyway
All I know is that maybe I might just offend them. Specially that the people involved are her husband's sister. Anyway I just hope they will agree because it is for their own good anyway.I feel your pain. I happen to have a relative that is also quite obese but making such a suggestion would seem absurd to them. This means that it is even more difficult to convince a few or more members of the family. There is always a chance in trying nonetheless.
It may work and it may be preferable to some, but to me it is a personal journey and I am guessing it is the same for many. Each person deals with problems in their own way so solutions are not the same for everyone, and considering they all have different schedules and needs they might have different approaches to it but just knowing that this method exists might already be helpful enough.
Yeah, I agree with you. Some people will find it in positive way but some are not. We don't really know how they think about it. Maybe, it's better if they do it voluntarily.Same here. Or maybe not just ridiculous, might as well offend someone from your relatives. And we don't want that to happen. Maybe let us just try to approach them in a more sensitive way, though I don't know how anyway
Obviously it is not advisable to force them. They would only take up the diets then later on gets means and tricks for taking the food they want later on. The objective would in such a manner not be realized.
Yes that's true. You will have a control to the meal that you will serve in your family I'm really happy for that. if I just have a family like that I'll better to do that. the only problem is the eating schedule if the family member are not same they will have to talk about it.