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The received wisdom is that it is better to lose weight slow and steady. Otherwise, your body will start to fight to keep hold of that fat. The way I understand is 4lb or 5lb a week is as fast as you ever want to go if you want to keep that weight off.
The methods are move a bit more and eat a bit less. I do this by getting involved in hobbies that get me outside and by avoiding the most sugary things.
That’s a hard one.
I have a similar situation. To be honest, I too had no idea what to do other than to nudge them in the direction of services that can help. I felt pretty powerless and sad for my friend.
It may be that you have to focus on your own health journey before you can help your friend.
My best tip is to eat a really big salad with a lot of crunchy green stuff, a pile of protein and some low-fat dressing you don’t hate. It looks huge and fills you up. Chuck some tomatoes and other things in there. A hard-boiled egg, for example.
Most of the time, I just attempt to eat less sugar. That seems to do the job. Low sugar, high-fibre cereal with semi-skimmed milk is good. Some dried fruit makes it nicer.