Dstar,

When the going gets tough, the tough get going!

If this were easy everyone would be doing it!

Those are two things I've always been told. Bailing out isn't the answer! You're focusing on the wrong things. You can only only give advise to folks, but you can't expect them to take it!

Life isn't always easy! These folks who have these unrealistic expectations will be disappointed and won't last long term. It is not your job to convince them or cure them!

Think of the folks who have taken your advise and benefitted from it and not the ones who have eating disorders. You can't help them, they must help themselves!