From Jason, Child's Age 13 - 07/28/03 - IP#: 65.149.56.xxx  Click here to reply  
Hello. I have a big problem with my 4 boys. They are all very overweight. I got divorced 3 years ago and my ex-wife got married to a large man. They (ex-wife & new husband) are gaining large amounts of weight and I think it is taking a toll on my kids. My 13 year old is 5'4" and weighs 237 lbs (last year he weighed 180). My 14 year old is 5'5" and weighs 291 lbs (last year he weighed 240). My 21 year old is in college and has put on so much weight. When he left to go to college, he was very thin (140 lbs.) and 6 feet tall. Now he is going to be a senior and weighs 358 lbs! The sad part is about my 16 year old son. He was 14, 5'9", and 150 lbs. When he got his work papers, he got a job at McDonalds. Now, 2 years later, he has put on 160 lbs and looks horrible. They don't even care that they are obese. My 14 year old son ate a whole gallon of ice cream in one sitting. Their stomachs aren't the least bit muscular and they flab over the top of the pants. I noticed when they first started gaining weight that they had rolls on their stomach when they bent over or sat down. Now they are there all the time! They just walk around the house without shirts on and when I ask them "why aren't you wearing a shirt?" they say "because they are uncomfortable". I am really stressed about my sons and if anyone has any advice, please comment. (by the way, I am 40 and weigh 195 lbs, less than my youngest son)