> At least in this case, any advice would be helpful.
It's not clear what you mean by "this case". It's a rare case where "any advice would be helpful."
> Beyond this, learning itself requires lots of humility. You must be prepared to be offended in one way or other to learn any person, in any way.
The mistake you're making is assuming that the person is having this discussion with you because he wants to learn for you. And that, after all, is the point of several other comments in this thread.
It was definitely years before I understood what people meant by "I don't want your advice or solution. I want you to listen."
Losing weight is a simple equation of calories in vs out. The reason people are not losing weight is not because they don't understand that. If you want to help, don't suggest ways they can reduce calorie intake or burn more calories. Understand what the barriers are that's preventing them from acting. It's almost never a lack of knowledge about nutrition/exercise.
It's not clear what you mean by "this case". It's a rare case where "any advice would be helpful."
> Beyond this, learning itself requires lots of humility. You must be prepared to be offended in one way or other to learn any person, in any way.
The mistake you're making is assuming that the person is having this discussion with you because he wants to learn for you. And that, after all, is the point of several other comments in this thread.
It was definitely years before I understood what people meant by "I don't want your advice or solution. I want you to listen."
Losing weight is a simple equation of calories in vs out. The reason people are not losing weight is not because they don't understand that. If you want to help, don't suggest ways they can reduce calorie intake or burn more calories. Understand what the barriers are that's preventing them from acting. It's almost never a lack of knowledge about nutrition/exercise.