Originally Posted by Machka

Trust me on this .... you can talk yourself blue in the face, you can set an example by breaking the no-exercise-and-lots-of-eating habit, you can change your whole lifestyle even risking distancing yourself from the relationship, you can be the most supportive person in the the world, you can book Drs appointments for them, you can buy your friend (or in my case, spouse) a gym membership, healthy food, exercise equipment, motivational books, etc. etc. etc., .... and do you know what will happen ........

Nothing.

Eventually you realize that nothing you say or do will make one teensy bit of difference. And then you have to decide whether you're going to live your life, or their life ... and that is NOT an easy decision to make.

I had 13 years of experience with this subject.