My sister-in-law can't stop eating! Any suggestions?

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My sister-in-law is a food freak! When she was in her early twenties, and before she had a child, she ate everything and still maintained her 125 lb. weight at 5'8". I swear she ate KFC and Wendy's five days a week, and even supersized! Now, she's 31 and has a two year old. She has cut the fast food down to twice a week and no supersizing and she's an amazing cook at home, but she's gained probably 50 lbs. I cant get her to go out with me because she's "too fat", all she wears is my brothers t-shirts and her sweats. She's got the "pear" shape so she won't wear shorts in 90 degree weather and she tells me that she just loves certain foods so much, she cant control the cravings. I understand somewhat, I try to keep a healthy diet, and to be honest, if you dont have time to make it happen, food that helps you lose weight tastes like crap! Btw, she can't do Weight Watchers etc., she tried once and couldn't afford it. Her love for fried chicken and doughnuts is tearing her up emotionally!

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Hello Christifsu

So much is made of the food people eat and that is the cause of their weight gain. the answer to your sister seems to be in the statement you made of her. "When she was young she could eat everything and not gain weight" This demonstrates there is not much wrong with her genetically as she spent many years eating normally. The reason she cannot stop herself now is as a result of an Anxiety that is similar to the feeling of hunger that she cannot relieve in other ways so she takes the message of hunger and tries to relieve that. This type of hunger can never be satisfied. Look for the source of her anxiety. some seven years prior to her first starting to gain weight.

Hope this is help full for you both.

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nothing you can do. She will have to stop eating fried chicken on doughnuts on her on.

get her to overeaters annonymous its free. this is a form of eating disorder she could be a nervous eater. kids'll do that to ya. and she feels bad about her shape and eats more. it's a pity food thing

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