From Mother of Tina, Age 42 - 06/10/02 - IP#: 66.188.231.xxx Click here to reply
My daughter Tina is 13. The last time i checked her height she was 5 foot 6. And today she was in my room and she weighed herself and then left. We have a digital scale and i looked at it and it read 173 pounds. Is that overweight for a teenager of her age and height? She does have a bit of a stomach. I was hoping some of you could answer since you are the same age as her. Thank you if you can.
Reply from Laurie, Age 14 - 06/12/02 - IP#: 67.82.119.xxx I dont think it should matter to you weather she wants to lose the weight or not ... your doing this for her own well being. She will realize eventually. My mom put me on diets and im happier now... When she realizes how much better she feels about herself shell thank you. if she still doesnt wanna do it well then you should just "happen to change" the family's eating habits... she will eventually figure it out but if you cook the meals theres nothing she can do about it
Reply from Smiley, Age 15 - 06/12/02 - IP#: 203.9.148.xxx I guess the only thing you can do to help her is to be really mean. Don't buy any junk food. Make your whole family go on a healthy diet. Talk to her. I know that she is a teenager and will 'roll' her eyes at you if you talk to her about her weight, but do it anyway. Its really important. Also take up maybe a yoga class. I've heard there very good for you. Maybe once a month have a day when you just eat bad food, but after that day you eat really healthy? Its good you have realised she needs some help. Hope this reply has helped!
Reply from Mother of Tina, Age 42 - 06/12/02 - IP#: 66.188.231.xxx 130? That's a lot of weight for her to lose! I don't know if she'll want to do that. I will keep track of what she eats. It'll be hard though because when she eats she doesn't eat all that much but all these little things. Probably tons of calories. I didn't even know she was overweight
Reply from princess, Age 19 - 06/12/02 - IP#: 202.8.224.xxx i think that if she can bring her weight down to 130 lbs, it would be great for her height. look at what she's eating. maybe she's consuming a lot of hidden calories...from her drinks or little snacks that she nibbles on the whole day. a good thing to do would be to keep a food diary and to list down the things that she eats. list down EVERY LITTLE THING. then count the calories that she consumes per day. normally..it's best to consume 1200-1500 calories a day. there are some sites on the net that helps you compute how much you have to consume daily. search for it! goodluck. as for walking, continue it..it's a good habit and exercise
Reply from Mother of Tina, Age 42 - 06/11/02 - IP#: 66.188.231.xxx I don't know how she got to be 173 pounds! We walk almost every night around our block which is 2 miles. She plays sports too. At first i thought oh it's just muscle but face it, the stomach on her is on muscle. Muscle doesn't jiggle like that. I would like it if she would get some of that weight off. How much should she lose? But she doesn't really want to becasue she said that sure she is heavy for her age but she doesn't want to lose any. Please help
Reply from Michelle, Age 14 - 06/11/02 - IP#: 63.168.31.xxx It is a bit over weight, but you have to remember that she is a teenager and her weight will flucuate, and she will start, or already may have, some negative thoughts about her body. I know I did. Whe I was 12 (5'1") I weighed 175 pounds so I decided to take matters into my own hands. I am now 150 pounds (5'2") but I have a very negative body image, and I also have the genetics in my family to be overweight which really didn't help, cause I had nobody to compare myself to to get skinny. I am still fighting my weight and negative body image. The most important thing you can do for you daughter is to help her see that she is beautiful, and fully back her if SHE wants to change. You need to be the role model. I know I would have probably never gotten to 175 pounds if my family was active and into sports. Go walking together, cook healthy meals together. Just be together and she will tell YOU what SHE wants to do about HER body.
Reply from Angelina, Age 14 - 06/11/02 - IP#: 210.84.81.xxx In different countries, different weights are normal. Like in Europe, from what I've gathered by talking to people from this site, is that a larger person, if only a little, is considered normal. I'm 163 cm and 62 kg. I don't know what this is in your system, but I think two kilograms equals a pound. Does Tina think she is overweight? If not, and she eats healthy and all, she seems normal. Did you check her BMI on the calculatopr? Because that will give you a good indication if her weight for her height and age is normal.
