*looks into mirror while on treadmill doing cardio 4 weeks into diet*
" oh holy shit, why the fuck am i dideting? i dont even have any goddamn muscle to begin with ! okay, im finished doing this fucking cardio , time to refeed and have a couple super high carb days and try to pac on some muscle ! "
*two days later*
" why the fuck am i going high carb, im a fat piece of shit and ive got enough muscle to look decent at a low body fat! ahh fuck. zero carbs for a couple days + 3 hours of cardio ! "
REPEAT
Well I have to agree kinda with coach on this one Candyman. If you ever have an obese client, Dont give them too much to do or change.
Its taken them along time to become a fat ass, so its going to take an even longer time for them to change. Over the years traveling the path of obesity they've picked up ALOT of bad habits. So take your time with these people. If you can make ONE change thats plenty, then let them decide the pace they will continue to make progress at.
Because until they REALLY want to change they wont, they'll keep making excuses like they have been up to this point in their lives.
I once trained a guy who was close to 400lbs, and it was the most frustrating thing in my life. Hed do great for a few months lose a ton of weight, then make some excuse to sabotage himself. Now about 3 years later, he sends me emails on how he's changed his life, but how it took him that long to do it. He know reads t-nation and bb.com regularly for articles and advice and has completed a few velocity diets and has finally kept the weight off.
So to end this dizzle. Your honestly not really going to help an OBESE person lose weight. They wont lose weight until they really want to. You as the trainer are just a tool they need to use to fix their lives.