My dad has taken it upon himself to finally start losing weight because the big 50 is coming up in November. I'm really proud of him because he's lost like 16 lbs in the past, oh, three weeks or so. He bought a book that he's been reading, but I don't think he gets it. (Survival of the Fittest by David Meinz)
Here's the problem. He's over 300 lbs (I'm sure), and the other day my mom told me he's losing because he's not eating enough. She told me she looked at his calorie intake the other day and it only totaled 700 for the day and she had to coax him into eating another 200 calories. He doesn't eat breakfast, which he knows is bad because his body will go into starvation mode and hold onto the fat (his response was, "It's okay, I'll just exercise it off later.")
My mom's frustrated because this is always how he's lost weight - by not eating enough. He's lost about 40 lbs a couple of times in the past, but it's never stayed off. I'm concerned about my dad and have invited him to try Weight Watchers with me because it would teach him great principles for a healthy lifestyle & weight loss, but he's not too excited about the meetings. I also suggested him just trying it online. Still apprehensive. I've suggested him to read the Eat This, Not That books because he likes to eat junky stuff a lot, so I thought those simple swaps would be a good start for him.
So please, anyone with good articles that I can casually send to him, or any ADVICE on what to do, PLEASE HELP! TIA