How do I get my mom to lose weight?

TLDR at the bottom!

My mom is 50 now and she’s overweight, not obese, but coming close. She is my favorite person in the world and I want her to be healthy.

I remember when I was younger my dad was a little insensitive towards her. He would kind of lecture her on losing weight. He’s really fit actually and I think he only cared because of appearances. I remember when my mom dropped me off in kindergarten and when she left some boy told me my mom was fat and I got really upset. I came home and told her what he said to me and then I said I didn’t want her to lose weight. Okay ... this might sound strange ... but I remember saying that because whenever I hugged her, she was soft like a pillow and I didn’t want her to be skinny and bony. I also said this because I knew my dad made her sad about her weight.

She used to run track in high school, she used to be very fit. But once she got pregnant with me she gained weight and could never get rid of it after my birth. A few years later she was pregnant with my younger sibling and the same thing happened. She’s also very short, 5’0”, so I think shorter people gain weight more easily?

Now that I’m older, I realize that she HAS to lose weight to be healthy. My dad has come around and is much nicer to her about it, he wants the same thing — for her to be healthy. He’s more vocal about it than me because I don’t want to talk about the issue and hurt her feelings.

She has a gym membership and for a few months she’d work out 3-4 times a week and eat healthy but the weight loss was very slow. She still goes sometimes but much less often than before, I think she’s discouraged. She’s back to eating unhealthy. I’ve been to the gym with her a few times and she’s freakishly strong. Like way stronger than me. She just has no stamina when it comes to running.

What I’m scared is, you know the band the mamas and papas? The main female singer, Cass Elliott lost too much weight too quickly so it strained her heart and she died. (Edit: lol just realized Mama Cass did not die because of excessive weight loss). I’m looking for a way to help my mom lose weight fast, but not crazy fast. I’ve looked into keto and intermittent fasting but she thinks those things are too difficult. I also don’t know how healthy those methods are. I’ve heard that multiple small meals a day are the best diet. I’ve also heard just eating one big meal a day is fine. Keto seems too hard because she loves pasta, burgers, noodles, rice dishes. I’m thinking that intermittent fasting will allow her to eat what she wants.

I really want her to live a long, happy life. I want her to be around long enough to know her grandkids.

TLDR: My mom is overweight and is almost 50 years old. Will it be too late / too difficult to lose weight? How do I approach her? She’s physically strong but doesn’t do enough cardio. What would be the best diet for her? How healthy is intermittent fasting?

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