From Erica, Child's Age 14 - 09/29/04 - IP#: 69.144.80.xxx Click here to reply
Why must you be so critical of your child's weight? I know it's diffcult but critzing is not the answer trust me. That is what my husband and I did for about five years with our daughter and must admit sometimes do it with our son but we are trying to be not as harsh. The reason for this is our daughter had been a little overweight she was at her doctors appointment 5'5" and 160 then she went on a "diet" I thought it was great. Of course my husband was not around he moved to settle in another state and get a job before we moved (son, me and daughter). Of course I didn't know this diet was turning into an eating disorder, anorexica. With in four months by daughter was 5'5" and 113. Now with in a full year her lowest point has been 100. She is now working w/ a therpist to gain weight (weird i know) and overcome the other problems assoicated w/ anorexica but let me just say that if you tell your kids their fat and ugly, etc. eventually they could go on a diet. Lose that nessary weight and then eat thinner, thinner, and well have an eating disorder.
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From brenda, Child's Age 12 - 09/26/04 - IP#: 207.65.58.xxx Click here to reply
my son Gianni weighed 224 on 09/20/04. For the last week I have been running with him and working out on the weight machine. He lost 5 pounds in this first week. I am o very proud. We changed our eating habits and still enjoyed a donut on Sunday morning. I've lost 1/2 pound running along with him. If other parens can take the time to run along side your children I think it might encourage them more. I hate running (Especially after doing running for the military 20 years) But I will do anything for my son. I told him I would pay him $2.00 for every pound lost and we would burn his size 44 pants when he gets smaller. He's not complaining about being hungry anymore and he does understand we are doing this to be healthy.
From Avril - 09/19/04 - IP#: 69.133.175.xxx Click here to reply
Just to let you know, there is a parents chat room on this site that you parents can go to if you want. Just letting you know. RoCk OuT lOuD, aVRIL
From Jessica, Child's Age 7 - 09/15/04 - IP#: 192.160.6.xxx Click here to reply
how can I help my daughter understand that being overweight is not good if I am overweight and she thinks the world of me? Is 7 too young?
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From Michelle, Child's Age 7 - 09/11/04 - IP#: 152.163.100.xxx Click here to reply
A friend suggested I try this method of getting some advice. I could write page upon page upon page but to make it short and readable......My daughter was always very healthy and within the 70th percentile until she was 15 months old. Then at 15 months old all of a sudden she was off of the charts. By her 18 month old visit she had gained 11 more pounds. We have continued on the weight gain trend since that time and now, at age 7 she weighs 130 pounds which is even hard for me to write. We have seen doctor after doctor after doctor since we have moved alot with my husbands job. They take one look at her and do diabetes and thyroid testing, then when the blood results come back normal, they talk about nutrition. I can honestly say that nutrition is not the problem. We even have been evaluated by 2 different nutritionists a couple of y ears apart who have agreed that it is not... (view more)A friend suggested I try this method of getting some advice. I could write page upon page upon page but to make it short and readable......My daughter was always very healthy and within the 70th percentile until she was 15 months old. Then at 15 months old all of a sudden she was off of the charts. By her 18 month old visit she had gained 11 more pounds. We have continued on the weight gain trend since that time and now, at age 7 she weighs 130 pounds which is even hard for me to write. We have seen doctor after doctor after doctor since we have moved alot with my husbands job. They take one look at her and do diabetes and thyroid testing, then when the blood results come back normal, they talk about nutrition. I can honestly say that nutrition is not the problem. We even have been evaluated by 2 different nutritionists a couple of y ears apart who have agreed that it is not nutrition. We have a 9 year old daughter who is very thin and very healthy. She eats the exact same things as our heavy daughter. I do realize metabolism is different from person to person but this is SO extreme! We had found a doctor at one point about 1 1/2 years ago who used the body temperature to measure the thyroid and when the basal temperature is low (below 96) he puts them on thyroid medicine. (Armour Thyroid). We did this for over a year and it was so wonderful. It worked very well at keeping the weight in check. It also brought her body temperature up to a normal of 98.6 instead of her body temperature being anywhere from 93.4 to 94.6 most of the time. An endocrinologist who saw her about a year later threw a fit and insisted we take her off of the thyroid meds when her blood work was normal.....long story but the short of it is that within 6 weeks of being off of the thyroid meds, she put on 22 pounds. My big question is: If she was NOT supposed to be on thyroid meds then why did she not show signs of too MUCH thyroid? She didn't show signs of too much so obviously, she needed that extra! Anyway, I wondered if anyone else had any input on this. I recently found a web site describing Wilson's Thyroid Syndrome which sounds just exactly like my daughter to a T! But, I also sense, from reading some of the web sites, that doctors are not too big on this. If ayone can help me, please, please write back.
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From Greg, Child's Age 17 - 09/09/04 - IP#: 210.11.188.xxx Click here to reply
my daughter hoalla currently weights in at 370 pounds she is only 5,8 but eats like a pig she keeps on out growing her clothes and she has a job so she has the money for the food any help would be great
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From helen, Child's Age 12 - 09/06/04 - IP#: 144.137.10.xxx Click here to reply
hi my daughter is 12 and is very overweight she is 5 foot 4 and weighs 70 kilograms how can she loose weight easily
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From jules, Child's Age 13 - 09/05/04 - IP#: 206.48.0.xxx Click here to reply
my child is 13 and 190 pounds but is big boned what should i do
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From samra, Child's Age 13 - 08/31/04 - IP#: 68.169.143.xxx Click here to reply
i have a 13 year girl and she is overweight. she weighs about 183 pounds and her height is 5'6''. i would really appreciated if someone gave me some tips for her to loose weight. THANX!!!
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From Lorie, Child's Age 11 - 08/23/04 - IP#: 69.47.229.xxx Click here to reply
My 11 year old daughter is overweight. She is about 5ft tall and weighs about 135 Lbs. I am very concerned about her. She gets so madd when I try to talk to her about it. Her best friend is a twig and when we go shopping for clothes and her friend comes she starts to cry about it because her friend can buy clothes and they wont have my daughters size. I tried to tell her that if she would stop eating so much junk food then she woldnt have this problem. I think she eats when she is bored or upset. She gets it from me. I dont know what to do without hurting her feelings. Can somone help me PLEASE.
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From Jacklyn, Child's Age 13 - 08/19/04 - IP#: 205.188.116.xxx Click here to reply
my daughter wont talk to me i try to but she wont she always finds some way to get out of it i think she's not comfterable talking to me i overheard her say se's comfterable talking t someone who has similar proble her dad left a while ago and she thiks hehates him and she has no friends her screename is Pyrogirl579 and her e-mal is Pyrogirl579@aol.com
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From Juliet, Child's Age 15 - 08/17/04 - IP#: 65.7.177.xxx Click here to reply
My daugther becca and her boyfriend recently broke up. as you can imagine that has been hell in our household...which anyone who has a 15 year old daughter will stand by that with me. she broke her leg in may and at that time i noticed her putting on weight but i thought she would loose it after she got her cast off. now that becca's leg is ok she is still having the same bad habits. she's works during the summer and when she get's home she's tired and she just eats, watches tv, and goes on aim. a couple of nights ago me,becca, and my other daughter went out to eat then we went for ice-cream. becca had put on a pair of jeans that looked extra tight even though i just bought them a week ago. while becca was eating her icecream the button on her jeans opened and we couldnt close them. when we went home i saw her weight was 158.5 wit a 33% body fat. i was on a site and it said ways you can ... (view more)My daugther becca and her boyfriend recently broke up. as you can imagine that has been hell in our household...which anyone who has a 15 year old daughter will stand by that with me. she broke her leg in may and at that time i noticed her putting on weight but i thought she would loose it after she got her cast off. now that becca's leg is ok she is still having the same bad habits. she's works during the summer and when she get's home she's tired and she just eats, watches tv, and goes on aim. a couple of nights ago me,becca, and my other daughter went out to eat then we went for ice-cream. becca had put on a pair of jeans that looked extra tight even though i just bought them a week ago. while becca was eating her icecream the button on her jeans opened and we couldnt close them. when we went home i saw her weight was 158.5 wit a 33% body fat. i was on a site and it said ways you can tell your child is overweight and 1 of them was growing out of clothes faster which becca does, and when i told becca she should be put on a diet she told me "mom, cmon i gained a little weight! big deal." its like she doesent care or doesent realize how large she has gotten. how can i put my daughter on a healthy diet and how much weight does she need to loose. also HOW CAN I TELL MY DAUGHTER THAT SHE IS OVERWEIGHT...without hurting her! (view less)
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From Alyssa, Child's Age 13 - 08/16/04 - IP#: 67.11.211.xxx Click here to reply
How much should my child weigh? she is 13 and 5'2"?
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From Mahalia, Child's Age 12 - 08/16/04 - IP#: 198.81.26.xxx Click here to reply
My daughter Tally is 12 years old 5' 1" and 140 pounds. She rides her bike, swims, and walks our dogs. She dances every day and loves to play baseball and soccer, volleyball and tennis. She drinks lemonade but other than that is very healthy. Please, also she has PKU (She cannot eat wheat dairy or potato or meat) and takes medication that can make her gain weight I would love it if you IM or Email me at Road480@aol.com okay? How much weight should she lose? How? thank you!
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From Dan, Child's Age 15 - 08/14/04 - IP#: 205.188.117.xxx Click here to reply
my son recently got a job with my mother in law at a kithen of a retreat center. He got the job a few months ago and since then he has gained 25 pounds. his stomach is most definetely larger now, he has gone up two waist sizes, and when we went to the beach last week i noticed fat rolls on him, he has never been like this before. i believe the cause for this is that he is constantly around food all the time at the kithen and since his grandmother works their, she allow him to eat some of the leftovers. at first i wanted him to quit, but then i realized the job was important to him. what should i do before he gains even more weight? by the way, he's 5'6 and weighs 173, he used to weigh 155 or so.
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