Dear Queenie,
Everyone in my family have always been too fat and now that they have families of their own their children are too fat too.
I’m the only one who has tried to control their weight and when I suggest to them that it would be better for their health if they would lose some weight and that I will be glad to help them do it, they just laugh at me and tell me that is how it is in our family.
I know that that is not necessarily true because I manage to keep a healthy weight by keeping to a strict diet and getting lots of exercise.
Queenie, I worry about them. Is there anything I can do for them?—Worried relative
Dear Relative,
Your relatives must want to lose weight before they will even try to do so. All you can do for them is set a good example and let them know you will be there to help them if and when they decide to do it.
