I need y'alls help... (1 Viewer)

[RainbowMoon]

So, as some of y'all may know, I have a younger brother (12).

He secretly eats dessert almost every night (when our parents have already gone to bed). I try to explain to him that it's very unhealthy to do so but he still tries to justify what he's doing. He claims that since he has a fast metabolism, doesn't gain much weight, and plays basketball (which makes him think that he's burning off all the calories in general), he hasn't thrown up or anything, it doesn't affect him...and that he can eat as much as he wants.

I keep trying to tell him that it's still super unhealthy, even if you can't feel or see anything different. He's too stubborn about it and has never been someone to care about diet. If he's hungry, he will go get anything processed or unhealthy he can get his hands on (I'm going to be really worried when he starts working and has more freedom on what he can spend his money on...and when he moves out...omg, that's gonna be bad).

He doesn't care that it's hurting him but I care that it's hurting him and I do want to help him.

So please help me, y'all!

 

[chiefchilly1]

It gets tough when they’re still young, never gonna listen and all that. It’ll hit him when his teeth starts hurting and hopefully he’ll reduce the unhealthy stuff. Maybe get him to work out?

 

[seoriverse]

i have a sister his age who skips dinner entirely to eat lots of cookies, chips and other types of desserts and unhealthy snacks. i'm also worried, but i don't have any tricks to stop them for now :(

 

[StirFriedPanda]

Duct tape and a taser does wonders. But realistically it will catch up with him and the more he eats the faster it will. So, if he wants to take shots many times a day, lose limbs and go blind tell him to keep it up and he'll get diabetes.

 

[HelloGoodbyeDie]

I thought the same way, but then it made me crave and that was unhealthy.
And your metabolism, for example isn't a good when you're older.

Like I am 35 and I am chubby now
used to skinny as a rake in my younger years.