It's kind of like being an alcoholic, it takes reaching rock bottom to force a change in behavior. My sister in law is 4 years younger than I am (we're 70 and 74). She is at least 100+ lbs overweight with two giant tires in her middle, she can barely walk due to her knees, she's getting all hunched over, she just looks awful in every way. She's 70 and looks much much older. I look 20 years younger than she does, I'm a slim weight, I ski in winter, I mountain bike, I go to the gym, I eat very carefully and don't eat any of the things that make my SIL so fat. She is definitely depressed, but thinks this all goes along with getting older despite seeing the shape I am in and thus knowing it's possible to be in good shape. I figure she's going to have a heart attack or stroke at some point.
Good friend in Texas said the same, weighed in at almost 400 lbs, 50 years old, said he would rather enjoy life eating what he wanted and take pills
He had a major stroke, lucky to be alive, it changed his thinking.
he has lost over 100 lbs and working hard to lose another 100.
His reasoning was "it was just easier, pop some pills, eat and drink what he wanted"
Think he may have seen that bright light.
It's kind of like being an alcoholic, it takes reaching rock bottom to force a change in behavior. My sister in law is 4 years younger than I am (we're 70 and 74). She is at least 100+ lbs overweight with two giant tires in her middle, she can barely walk due to her knees, she's getting all hunched over, she just looks awful in every way. She's 70 and looks much much older. I look 20 years younger than she does, I'm a slim weight, I ski in winter, I mountain bike, I go to the gym, I eat very carefully and don't eat any of the things that make my SIL so fat. She is definitely depressed, but thinks this all goes along with getting older despite seeing the shape I am in and thus knowing it's possible to be in good shape. I figure she's going to have a heart attack or stroke at some point.