From Nicole, Child's Age 15 - 01/27/08 - IP#: 65.26.248.xxx Click here to reply
My child is teased all the time at school and has terrible self esteem issues. When shes depressed she eats and when she eats she gets more depressed because the fact that she ate that, meant she put on more weight. We dont have any junk food around but she will stuff herself on apples and 100 calorie packages. Its not healthy at all. We also have no idea what to do exercise wise. Shes 5'10 and weighs 250. Please help, I want to put an end to her depression.
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From Egan, Child's Age 12 - 01/21/08 - IP#: 32.141.33.xxx Click here to reply
hi I just want to tell you guys about my 12 year old son. My son Brendan is 5 ft 240 pounds. He gets made fun of all the time and just does not stop eating. One issue is we live next door to a Burger King which he eats at at least 2 times a day. I took him for a physical at the doctors and found out his arteries are clauged and he is 120 pounds over his normal weight. I blame that on me because I am 5'6 580 pounds and am out of shape too. My wife does not stop bringing junk food I to the house. And shopping for him is hard too I have to buy. Size 45 waist and have it taylored for his height. Recently when he went swimming his bathing suit ripped and even worse a boy went up to him and said get A bra you girl. Me and my son need some major changes but we just can't stop eating and sitting around any sujnestions.
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From David, Child's Age 12 - 01/04/08 - IP#: 67.100.128.xxx Click here to reply
My thanks to Michelle who wrote a response to the last message I posted. It was a very positive response. My daughter I believe is still at 170 lbs still will not get on the scales for me as she is embarrased about her weight. Since although my daughter is overweight but not as seriously as some of the children here, I would like to make it my first goal to get her to talk about her weight rather than lose it. I would like to have someone show how I can get her to open up about it, and a way that I can show her as much understanding as possible rather than judgement. I do love her regardless of what her weight is and I will still love her even if she gains. How can I get her to understand that if she loses weight she must do it for herself? Not for me.
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From Duncan, Child's Age 11 - 12/17/07 - IP#: 24.207.126.xxx Click here to reply
Hi, i've posted here before about my son Michael who is overweight and it seems to be getting worse. We managed to get him to shift some weight towards the end of the summer but not that the winters hit he's gone back to sedentary and even the previous tactics are failing. He went down to 200 and 5ft in September but is now back to 230.
He still says he feels fine and hes ok with being big but its realyl hard to find school clothes that fit him. He doesn't eat lots of junk just eats a lot, if we don't feed him as much he sneaks it. He'll grab some pasta in the middle of the night or when my wife's out and cook it himself.
We've done our best to discourage his overeating, even encouraged him not to by rewarding him but he finds ways to hide it from us until its too late.
Any help would be gladly appreciated.
Reply from Taylor, Child's Age 14 - 02/23/08 - IP#: 75.66.43.xxx
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From Laura, Child's Age 10 - 12/08/07 - IP#: 84.137.103.xxx Click here to reply
Hi! I have posted here about my 10 year old daughter, who has a weight problem. Well, she refused to be weighted and so I don't weight her. Well she spend the last weekend at her fathers house and he weighted her. My daughter weights now 217 pounds at 4'9. She told me, she is very embarrased about her weight and is upset about her father weighting her. I told her we will do something about her weight in January and she was quite happy. But since last weekend she has been eating constantly.
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From Bea, Child's Age 16 - 11/16/07 - IP#: 38.99.101.xxx Click here to reply
I have been trying to support my daughter (she's 16, 5'4") i have recently learned that she weighs 229 lbs, carrys most of her weight in her big belly. I know she is embarrassed by her weight, her brothers and sisters and her father and I are very thin, and she is always gaining more and more weight. we try to exercise, but she is so embarrassed to be working out, I can tell mostly its because her belly wobbles alot. any advice from any of you whose children have larger bellies?
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From olga, Child's Age 13 - 11/13/07 - IP#: 68.49.65.xxx Click here to reply
My daughter is 13 years old and her weight is 204. We visit her doctor and she that my daughter to eat the the right food. My daughter is ADD and is taking concerta to perform in school. I have hard time for her to excerise and eating the right food. She join the basketball team but won't start till december. She goes swimming for a hour twice a week. She eats alot at night time, went I go to bed. I try to talk to her about her eating habits. She doesn't wasnt me to remind her and to her her be. Please help me and suggest what I should do. Thanks, Olga
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From J.F., Child's Age 17 - 11/12/07 - IP#: 76.102.235.xxx Click here to reply
Boy, tall (75 inches, 6'3", 254 pounds), active, plays baseball every fall and spring. We (the parents) encourage a healthy lifestyle but certainly do not push it down his throat, I am one or two pounds overweight (at 46) and his mom is slim so we are relatively good role models. However, the problem recently is that his brother who is 3 years younger and looks up to him a lot has picked up a lot of his eating habits and is getting a little chubby. What to do?
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From David, Child's Age 12 - 11/03/07 - IP#: 68.167.253.xxx Click here to reply
My daughter weighs 170 lbs at the age of 12. She is quite strong and admits that she is embarrased about her weight. I caught her standing on scales when she did not know I was looking. She does eat healthy although she does have the occasional junk food. I am concerned that she could go diabetic as both her mother and I are. Her mother has had a serious weight problem and has bariatric surgery. I think my daughter will have the same thing too one day.
Reply from Michele, Child's Age 11 - 11/14/07 - IP#: 71.225.149.xxx
From tonda, Child's Age 13 - 11/03/07 - IP#: 65.54.155.xxx Click here to reply
i feel so bad, because my daughter at 5'2", 178, doent know that she is obese, i always come home finding mcdonalds wrappers in the trash(there is a mcdonalds on the walk home from school) im a health freak and i go running every morning from 5to7, i dont know what to do to get her even somewhat close to a normal weight, she has gained 20 pounds in the past 2months
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From Bea, Child's Age 16 - 10/30/07 - IP#: 38.99.101.xxx Click here to reply
I am very concerned about my 16 y.o. daughter. she always has been big, her last dr. appt weighed her at 198 pounds!(she is 5'4". I was so upset with her that she she weighed almost 200 lbs, I know I was very wrong and I apologized for that. Now, I am afraid shes has put on quite a bit more this year, but she REFUSES to go to her Doctor. her chest and her stomach are so incredibly large, I am always overhearing comments of strangers and even family ask if shes expecting a baby. I am so ashamed at myself because there are manytimes I am so humiliated, shes such a beautiful girl, its sad for me to see her holding her great big belly and eating all time. last week, we were painting the house so we all slept in the den, while she was sleeping her pj's had rolled up and I was in shock to see her lying there on her side, and she just had this enormous belly literally SPILLING out in front of her. i think she has to be 240 or maybe 250 lbs. she wont exercise because of the size of her chest, its very difficult for her. please any advice for me?
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From kimmie, Child's Age 13 - 10/29/07 - IP#: 75.84.104.xxx Click here to reply
hi everyone im just wondering what kind of excersise my 13 yearold daughter should be doing shes 132 lbs and is 5'3 im not sure if shes obese or not but wat kinds of foods would be good for her to snack on and just eat for meals thanx to whoever replys and good luck to all you parents who need it:)
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From justin, Child's Age 3 - 10/29/07 - IP#: 64.130.72.xxx Click here to reply
eats all the time and crys when when i dont give her any thing
From Robin, Child's Age 1 - 10/22/07 - IP#: 70.238.177.xxx Click here to reply
I am a certified pediatric nurse. Everyone should take a look at the following website for accurate nonbiased information about overweight/obesity in kids:
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/calltoaction/fact_adolescents.htm
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From ella, Child's Age 13 - 10/21/07 - IP#: 75.84.104.xxx Click here to reply
hi everyone i need some advice on wat types of excercise my 13 yearold daughter should be doing and i cook her good meals but i think i need some tips on food too i also want your opinions if my daughter emma is really overweight shes 5'1 and 131 lbs thanx if u reply :)
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