From Corinne, Child's Age 13 - 12/21/20 - IP#: 108.34.204.xxx Click here to reply
Hello. My name is Corinne. My child, who we'll call jack, used to be on the brink of underweight. In the past three months he has put on about 20 pounds. Keep in mind he's four foot eight, and his father and I were only four foot three. He's been growing consistently, maybe an inch every month since the start of puberty 9 ish months ago. I haven't spoken to him about his recent rapid weight gain, but I did notice he was eating a lot more. Should I be concerned? He was 77 a month ago, but is now 98, putting him in the overweight category. He's stayed this way since last week, ant hasn't grown but the regular 3.5 or so inches, and went from a size 8 to a 12 husky. He's also been a lot more sedentary, as he won a new console right before school's last shutdown.
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From Aidan, Child's Age 14 - 12/21/20 - IP#: 82.17.214.xxx Click here to reply
This is not my child, but my friends younger sister, Saima, is very big, I'm not sure exactly how much she weighs, but it seems likely that they're close to 300 lbs. Her older sister came to me annoyed once that a brand new 12 serving cake was gone the next day, her older sister and stepmum had only had a slice each, Saima had eaten the rest. A few hours after that they apparently had takeaway from a local shop and Saima got a 14" pizza and 2 portions of fries, devouring the lot. I bought a onesie for her bithday once, but I had to send it back because the 4X was too tight on her. I'm really worried about her and I need some advice...
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From Jarod, Child's Age 13 - 11/29/20 - IP#: 104.200.132.xxx Click here to reply
Hello everyone,
I'm an overweight single parent and I need help. I have 2 boys 13 and 11 who are both dangerously overweight. I've mainly ignored my boys' weight and assumed it would get better. I know I'm not a good role model being obese myself at 265 lbs and pretty short. This year has been hard on everyone and I didn't really notice that we were eating more at first. After about a month into lockdown we were pretty relaxed about things. Wasn't getting them to get dressed. Pj bottoms and no tops was pretty common, even I wasn't bothering with getting dressed. We were using skip the dishes or door dash most days. Going through a few boxes of soda a week. Again I was doing a great job at ignoring the issue. I could see the stretch marks but I figured they were old or just signs of growing up, not out. We were eating dessert every day. Ice cream, cakes, things I usually didn't buy... (view more)Hello everyone,
I'm an overweight single parent and I need help. I have 2 boys 13 and 11 who are both dangerously overweight. I've mainly ignored my boys' weight and assumed it would get better. I know I'm not a good role model being obese myself at 265 lbs and pretty short. This year has been hard on everyone and I didn't really notice that we were eating more at first. After about a month into lockdown we were pretty relaxed about things. Wasn't getting them to get dressed. Pj bottoms and no tops was pretty common, even I wasn't bothering with getting dressed. We were using skip the dishes or door dash most days. Going through a few boxes of soda a week. Again I was doing a great job at ignoring the issue. I could see the stretch marks but I figured they were old or just signs of growing up, not out. We were eating dessert every day. Ice cream, cakes, things I usually didn't buy because I knew my weakness for them. Still things were tough and we could all use some cheering up. Well cut to a week ago and my younger boy is complaining about feeling dizzy again. He's got up to pee for what feels like the millionth time since we started the episode of the Mandalorian. I decide to call the doctor. During the video call the doctor makes him lift up his arms and notes the rash in his armpit, the same one as he has on his neck. He makes him weigh and I'm shocked to see he has gained 68 lbs since March. He tells us to go and get some tests. They come back and the doctors suspicions are confirmed, diabetes. My older boy has prediabetes and is also carrying significant poundage. I don't know what to do. I have the meal plans from the doctor and the insulin and the instructions but it's been a fight with them. The insulin is fine, the change in diet is not. Help. I feel so lost. (view less)
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From Jesse, Child's Age 12 - 11/27/20 - IP#: 72.253.79.xxx Click here to reply
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From Fran, Child's Age 16 - 11/08/20 - IP#: 104.129.18.xxx Click here to reply
My son is 16 and 270 pounds at 5'9. He had an asthma attack in the beginning in October and we went to the hospital, where he ended up weighing in at 262 pounds. I didn't know that he had gotten so big. His doctor says that he needs to at least lose 80 pounds, but I don't know where to begin! Over the past month, I have tried to get him to eat less, but he refuses to do so. He always says he is hungry and I do not want to feel hungry as that is a bad feeling.
Since paying attention I notice that he is really big. He is out of breath doing much of anything at this point, all he wants to do is sit, watch TV, play games and eat. Heading from the car to his room on the second floor he gets very out of breath and struggles to climb the stairs. Even bending over gets him red in the face.
He does eat a lot, but I don't think it is an insane amount. I work very late and usually for... (view more)My son is 16 and 270 pounds at 5'9. He had an asthma attack in the beginning in October and we went to the hospital, where he ended up weighing in at 262 pounds. I didn't know that he had gotten so big. His doctor says that he needs to at least lose 80 pounds, but I don't know where to begin! Over the past month, I have tried to get him to eat less, but he refuses to do so. He always says he is hungry and I do not want to feel hungry as that is a bad feeling.
Since paying attention I notice that he is really big. He is out of breath doing much of anything at this point, all he wants to do is sit, watch TV, play games and eat. Heading from the car to his room on the second floor he gets very out of breath and struggles to climb the stairs. Even bending over gets him red in the face.
He does eat a lot, but I don't think it is an insane amount. I work very late and usually for dinner I will bring home a family size fast food meal, and he eats 2-3 burgers, fries and a shake. Nothing too terrible, but quite a bit. I've tried to get him active, but whenever we leave he gets too winded or is very resistant to exercise. I'm not sure what to do! (view less)
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From Samuel, Child's Age 18 - 10/30/20 - IP#: 178.197.226.xxx Click here to reply
Janis, how are you and Paul doing? Jesse, what about you and Lane? How are the others doing?
From Saima, Child's Age 14 - 10/08/20 - IP#: 82.20.112.xxx Click here to reply
This is not my child, but it is my friends younger sister. She is really big (about 230 lbs) and I'm quite concerned when I phone her older sister, I can hear the furniture creaking in the background. Her sister came up to me today annoyed, saying that she ate a whole 10 slices of chocolate gateau on her own, her older sister and her mother only had a slice each and her dad didn't even taste it! She sat next to me in the car once, and it went so far down I almost s
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From Kyle, Child's Age 16 - 10/04/20 - IP#: 100.15.212.xxx Click here to reply
My son is overweight. It is hard for me to see it as I’ve always been big (6 foot 2 and 400lbs right now) myself and to me he just looks a bit chubby, but according to his doctor he is obese and needs to lose 100+lbs, which is definitely scary to me as he is my only kid and his mom died around two years ago and I want the best for him.
He is 16, 5 foot 8 and 245lbs. Around a year ago he was around 185lbs, so he has definitely been packing on the pounds. He is very self conscious of his weight, until we were at the doctors recently I hadn’t seen him with his shirt off for over a year, and I was shocked with how big he is, I guess baggy clothes can his a belly. He is fairly active, often biking around our city, but he is not really focused on team sports and the like, so I don’t know how to really help him lose weight.
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From Jesse, Child's Age 11 - 09/29/20 - IP#: 174.239.2.xxx Click here to reply
Parents, I just want to share my experience as
a dad, A year ago this weekend my son Leo passed away. He was 12 and a half and in 7th grade. He had been a slender little boy, then gained a lot of weight and was 225 pounds at age 12. During the summer of 2019, he was involved in a science explorers program at his school, and he grew about 2 inches taller and lost 20 pounds without trying. A year ago today he woke up feeling sick to his stomach and didn't eat. He threw up the soup I gave him for lunch and I took him to the pediatrician that afternoon (luckily I got an appointment).
The pediatrician examined him and told me Leo probably had a mild gastroenteritis and said with a big grin on his face "he's probably just been eating too much cookies and candy". I didn't say anthing. The doctor said it would pass in a few days. Two days later, Leo was still sick and I called the... (view more)Parents, I just want to share my experience as
a dad, A year ago this weekend my son Leo passed away. He was 12 and a half and in 7th grade. He had been a slender little boy, then gained a lot of weight and was 225 pounds at age 12. During the summer of 2019, he was involved in a science explorers program at his school, and he grew about 2 inches taller and lost 20 pounds without trying. A year ago today he woke up feeling sick to his stomach and didn't eat. He threw up the soup I gave him for lunch and I took him to the pediatrician that afternoon (luckily I got an appointment).
The pediatrician examined him and told me Leo probably had a mild gastroenteritis and said with a big grin on his face "he's probably just been eating too much cookies and candy". I didn't say anthing. The doctor said it would pass in a few days. Two days later, Leo was still sick and I called the doctor that morning and he said to give it a couple more days and it work "work it's way out of his system ". That afternoon, Leo looked terrible so I took him to the ER The doctors there did tests, then told me Leo had appendicitis and he would need immediate surgery. His appendix burst as he was being anesthetized and he died the next day from blood poisoning (sepsis).
I want to share my experience with you because childhood appendicitis doesn't always show classic symptoms (pain on lower right side). The pediatrician didn't order lab tests that would have shown Leo had a serious infection. The worse part was that he just dismissed my boy because of his size. "He's probably just been eating too much cookies and candy."----i'll never forget that. I beat myself up every day because at that point I should have taken my son and demanded to see another pediatrician. (view less)
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From Karen, Child's Age 11 - 08/25/20 - IP#: 69.124.94.xxx Click here to reply
I just weighted my daughter and she weights 600lb. Her girlfriend who I am now legal guardian of is as big at 500 lb. I dont know what to do. My daughter hips and butt is so big she can't fit through door ways without turning sideways. Both girls help each other with basic tasks like changing clothes or putting on shoes.
From Seongwha, Child's Age 18 - 08/25/20 - IP#: 173.79.71.xxx Click here to reply
Do anyone have any advice for how to stop from sneaking food or hiding thing and how to address these issue? I find food in my sons room almost every week and he say that he buys it so me and his dad shouldn't care and it starts huge fight between him and his dad so nothing gets done. Does anyone else have these types of fight with their kid?
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From Lizzy, Child's Age 14 - 08/17/20 - IP#: 90.201.209.xxx Click here to reply
I’m 14 year old yes I’m a teen in here but I tried to lose weight so many times but my family keeps beings unhealthy foods. I need to go to the doctors to get check ups but I tell my mum and she won’t understand or my family laugh at me. I know I’m big I’m a size 18-20 I need to lose weight I want to wear thin clothes like my friends but I just don’t know how.
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From Ann, Child's Age 14 - 08/16/20 - IP#: 90.201.209.xxx Click here to reply
My daughter is 252 pounds and is only 14 and is 5 foot 3. I need help all she does is eat food and watch tv, her weight is going up I weighed her a week ago and she was 245 pounds she gained that much I need help. She doesn’t fit into a lot of clothes arguments happen because I won't give her more food I don't know what to do her weight is blooming. She is in the obese range I’ve tried and all she does is eat, she won’t walk to the doctors because it hurts when she walks and it’s takes her 10 minutes to walk to the bathroom. She has gotten so lazy she won’t even put on clothes and when she walks her legs and her belly giggle. Oven tried with her but someone it’s hard cause she is my only girl and I give her what she wants but now I can’t I need help she can’t fit in to clothes. She was a size 18 at the start of July and now it’s 16th august a week ago a size 30-32 but now I can’t find clothes for her anywhere. She is blooming and getting really big all of a sudden I’ve tried taking her to the doctors she won’t have non of it I need help please someone reply.
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From Kay, Child's Age 14 - 08/12/20 - IP#: 90.254.68.xxx Click here to reply
My daughter Phoebe has gained 55 lbs in the past year. I noticed some weight gain before COVID, but since COVID the increase has become more rapid. Looking back, she was a healthy weight until she was 8, when her BMI started gradually increasing. I managed to get her on the scales yesterday and she weighs 230 lbs. She is only 5'2". I have two other daughters (one older and one younger) who have always been a healthy weight and neither me nor her father are overweight. We did investigate whether there was a medical reason for her weight gain, but everything was ruled out. As I suspected, she eats too much and exercises too little. I can't get her to move and we limit the amount of junk food in the house, but she still overeats on healthy food and it's hard to control, especially now she's a teenager. We try to talk to her about it, but she just tunes us out.
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From David, Child's Age 17 - 08/09/20 - IP#: 176.248.213.xxx Click here to reply
My daughter Emma has put on lots of weight recently at the start of 2020 in January she was (5,5 short for her age really) and weighed 169.4 pounds and now as of yesterday after I begged her to get on the scale she weighs 194.6 pounds! And as I work quite a lot with long hours she is in the house by herself and I come home to find the cupboards raided and all of the crisps and chocolate and cakes eaten in the house I’m worried and am not sure what I should do.
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