From Amy, Child's Age 6 - 12/19/02 - IP#: 152.163.189.xxx Click here to reply
Hi my name is Amy I have and 6 year old girl and 10 year old boy there both over weight and im just writing to see what is the best way that they can loose weight if any on can help please email me at tweetiebird11217@wmconnect.com and thanks again Amy
From amber - 12/11/02 - IP#: 64.136.162.xxx Click here to reply
Hello Parents, I'm here to help you. Do your children allow you to weig them if not please respond and please include how long you took your child(s) do the doctors for a phyisal exam??
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From Melanie, Child's Age 12 - 12/10/02 - IP#: 142.163.8.xxx Click here to reply
Hi! I am very worried about my childs weight. She is 12 and weighs 190. Her friends don't make fun of her at all. I know because they are all very kind and she is good friends with them. She does not look 190 because she is very stronge andbig boned but she hates it. I want to help my baby girl so bad but I don't know what to do. I have never worried about my own weight and don't know what to do about hers. she has tryed on her own to lose the weight lots of times but can't stay on the work-out plan and can't eat good all the time. Please I am asking you for your help. Could you give me some work-outs and eating tips for her? She will really be thankfull for your help. Please reply back. thank you so much for your help.
From Chuck, Child's Age 20 - 12/07/02 - IP#: 152.163.188.xxx Click here to reply
Hi im new to this whole thing.i have 2 sons (20 and 8)and two daughters (16 and 12. All of them are over weigh my oldest son is 6'3 and 275lbs he was always a little chubby but he went in the army and was a chef and he came back 100lbs heaver. No him and his wife (how is also overweight) go out to foundu places and other fatting food places almost everynight. my oldest daughter is 5'9 and 200lbs. she was always over eihtt but now all she does is sit around and eat. SHe got a job at mcdonals and im sure thats not helping. Mt younest daughter is just chubby. she is 5'6 and around 140 but all she does is watch tv and eat and she was skinny 2 months ago (117ish). And now my youngest son. He is 4'7 and weighs 138. he is very overwieght he wont do anyhting. my wife is a doctor and raely home. ANd i cant cook so i usually get outder out. pleez help me if u have any advice please email me at ccsclrk@aol.com
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From ashley, Child's Age 12 - 11/28/02 - IP#: 206.107.218.xxx Click here to reply
My daughter is 12 years old, is 5'3" and weighs 156 pounds. Although she is not made fun of at school i.e. she thinks she is fat, and nothing I say can change that. What is the average weight of a 12 or 13 year old girl? PLEASE RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
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From Travis, Child's Age 17 - 11/27/02 - IP#: 66.25.32.xxx Click here to reply
This is about as much for me as it is my kids. All the men in my family are overweight. Me, my dad, my brothers, and my 3 sons. Therefore, we tend to eat a lot on Thanksgiving. In fact, we pretty much eat all day and end up gaining weight. My dad is 5'11" 250 lbs, my youngest brother is 26, 5'9" and 220 lbs, my other brother is 34, 5'9" and 235 lbs, and I am 39, 5'10" and 215 lbs. I have always hoped that my kids wouldn't turn out like us, but the totch passed. One of my sons is 17, 5'9" and 210 lbs, my 15 son is 5'9" and 195 lbs, and my 14 son is 5'7" and 175 lbs. If anyone can help us out and give me tips about how to not eat until we can't move, it would be very much appreciated.
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From John, Child's Age 10 - 11/26/02 - IP#: 64.213.175.xxx Click here to reply
I know it's been over a month, but I wanted to reply to what some kids had asked about Amanda after I shared about her progress.First, Tyler noticed that 300 lbs is too much for a 10 year old. He's absolutely right. It's not something that happens overnight. As a parent you want your child to be as happy as possible and Amanda was happiest when she was eating. But the time came when Amanda saw for herself that she was too big so when she told me it became important to me that I help her.Ray Ray and sammy asked how Amanda lost 20 lbs. Well first, that wasn't overnight either. It took over 6 months to get her down to 280. It wasn't straight downhill either. Sometimes she didn't lose any weight for a couple days and sometimes she gained some (like after a day of really bad teasing at school). The main thing is to not think you failed just because you aren't losing weight all the time.The... (view more)I know it's been over a month, but I wanted to reply to what some kids had asked about Amanda after I shared about her progress.First, Tyler noticed that 300 lbs is too much for a 10 year old. He's absolutely right. It's not something that happens overnight. As a parent you want your child to be as happy as possible and Amanda was happiest when she was eating. But the time came when Amanda saw for herself that she was too big so when she told me it became important to me that I help her.Ray Ray and sammy asked how Amanda lost 20 lbs. Well first, that wasn't overnight either. It took over 6 months to get her down to 280. It wasn't straight downhill either. Sometimes she didn't lose any weight for a couple days and sometimes she gained some (like after a day of really bad teasing at school). The main thing is to not think you failed just because you aren't losing weight all the time.The two things to lose weight are eat less/better and exercise more. I tell Amanda when she is eating too much and when she eats the wrong things. Food and drink with alot of sugar aren't good. I try to make sure she gets meat, vegetables and some fruit.Exercise is really important too. Probably the most important. Amanda doesn't like to play outside so normally she doesn't get any exercise. And with her weight it is very hard to do things like sports or other exercises. So I help her with her exercises.Even if your parents aren't helping you, there are always things you can do no matter how heavy you are. You can sit in a chair and just lift your legs and arms until they are tired. If you always exercise just a little bit past when you are tired then you will keep getting stronger and be able to do more every time.It's been a month now and Amanda is still at 280. But this isn't bad and I make sure sure knows she isn't failing just because she's not losing weight. She hasn't gained any weight back and that's the most important thing. But even if she does gain weight back, it won't make her a failure. Losing weight can be very hard. The important thing is to keep at it. It's not all about weight. It's about health. (view less)
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From Linda, Child's Age 13 - 11/19/02 - IP#: 68.13.169.xxx Click here to reply
My daughter doesn't have the problem being over weight, though she was chubby at one point in time. She has lost I beleive around 10 pounds but keeps some how eating a little less then usual each day. I remember how that happened to me when I was her age, but I didn't eat as little as she does. I'm pretty sure she doesn't eat alot at school either. She isn't allowed snacks at school and she isn't one to disregard the rules. I wonder if this could just be just growing up, or a real problem.
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From Sue, Child's Age 12 - 11/18/02 - IP#: 152.163.189.xxx Click here to reply
hello yall, my daughter is 12, 5'6 and weighes 145lbs (as of Aug 4). I no its not that much but im afrid that i will continue to get bigger. when she was littler she was always an athletic bluid with a little tummy but if u touched it u could feel her abs under and her tummy was never soft. She was always active and is a really good volleyball player. but over the summer i noticed somthing about her. (Click here to see rest of message).
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From Tim, Child's Age 12 - 11/12/02 - IP#: 12.246.237.xxx Click here to reply
Hello... I found it shocking that someone could gain up to 33 pounds in 2 weeks, as a previous post mentioned. I was under the impression that such a large amount was physically impossible. I would like to know just what somebody would have to eat to gain so much weight, so I can steer my own son off that path. I also find I work best through gathered statistics, so I suppose that would be another reason I would appreciate having some helpful information. Besides, if I knew what somebody could possibly eat to have such a horrendous gain, I might be able to help my son later in life by being able to steer him from such bad foods, considering his size already at 270. I suppose I feel ashamed. Well, thank you for any information you can give.
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From gina, Child's Age 12 - 11/11/02 - IP#: 63.250.38.xxx Click here to reply
hello all. my daughter has been overwewight ever since my husband and i divorced. at 12, she weighs 155-160 lbs. i don't know waht to do. last year she had high cholesteral. we lowered it but she gained weight. if anyone has ideas, please respond.
From Mary, Child's Age 14 - 11/03/02 - IP#: 65.59.41.xxx Click here to reply
My daughter is 14 and she weighs 176 and is 5'1 tall.She wants to lose weight and the doctor told her to go on a diet.But the thing is i dont know what she should eat or anything.when she sees skinny girls on tv and then when she looks in the mirror she gets upset.Do any of u know a good diet she should go on??I know that fast weight loss is unhealthy but she said she wanted the fastest healthy one there is.She wants to be down to 110.Can any of u please help?email me at hugablebunny88@hotmail.com(thats my daughters old email that i use cause my box is too full.)
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From Kary, Child's Age 14 - 10/28/02 - IP#: 66.188.235.xxx Click here to reply
My daughter weighed herself today and though she always yells don't look, I was curious so I did. And what I saw on there was 186. Isn't that a little bit heavy for a 5 foot 5 14 year old girl? I mean she seems to have been gaining weight. At a doctors appointment last year she weighed in at 167. Now she's 19 pounds heavier. I;ve always been one to think that if they have a good self image it's ok, but with her gaining weight and now almost to 190 pounds. I don't think that it's ok anymore. I mean I'm 45 and I weighed myself and I weighed 163 pounds. I don't think something is right here.
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From Maree, Child's Age 35 - 10/27/02 - IP#: 203.220.192.xxx Click here to reply
I am sure most parents are doing their best to help their children. No-one needs or appreciates critisism.
People have also got to understand that a weight issue is more then nutrition, or lack of it, and it's more then exercise, or lack of it. Carrying excessive weight is a way to protect oneself from the outer world. People literally hide inside of their bodies because they are afraid of what they see outside of them. (Click here to see rest of message)
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From Kay, Child's Age 15 - 10/18/02 - IP#: 198.81.27.xxx Click here to reply
i had tried everything for my daughter but nothing had worked i realized she exercised constantly,didnt each very much junk or very much at all but she was still gaining weight so i took her to a dietician she was upset with me but now she is happy because its been only one week and shes lost 15 lbs so she is now 335 the doctor told us she had a heretic disorder and that is why she was obese in other words, its not her fault if your child sounds like my daughter please take them to a dietician i know its expensive but if will make out kids healthier and happier its worth it right?
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