From Corinne, Child's Age 13 - 01/15/21 - IP#: 108.34.204.xxx Click here to reply
Update: While it looked like it was on the bright side, jack has managed to gain another 14 pounds since last month and now weighs 112 pounds and is still 4'6. He looks huge and wears 14 h jeans (the average for his height is 10 reg.) and he needed a soccer uniform 3 sizes larger than last year's for a comforatble fit. While he did not gain as much as he did 2 months ago, I am still worried about how round he is getting. The other day, as I mentioned in a reply to my older post, when he came walking downstairs without a shirt on, you could see how large he'd gotten. He was bigger than me and my husband. I was shocked,but he seems happier than when he was skinny, as I mentioned before. He told me that he feels much more comfortable. He's back to online school, which also scares me, and he lays in bed all day except for his game days. I want to help him, but my husband and I have tight schedules, and do not live close enough to have relatives bring him, and are not comfortable hiring someone. What can I do for him. I don't want to see him become obese or get diabetes.
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From Andy, Child's Age 16 - 01/13/21 - IP#: 172.58.187.xxx Click here to reply
Ike very worried about my three boys’ weight gain since March. Their mother’s cancer went into remission in January of 2020, which is obviously great news, but also means that we have to be very careful with COVID as she still has a weakened immune system. Our boys have all been very understanding and we have worked hard to make sure they can keep in touch with friends and family (through zoom and select very socially distanced meetups) as we go to school and work online and limit trips out of the home.
My older two (ages 16 and 15) have always been a few pounds overweight, last January the 16 year old was 5 foot 11 and around 180lbs, and the 15 year old was around 5 foot 9 and 165lbs, but were active and mostly healthy kids and the doctor wasn’t all that concerned. My 12 year old was always our skinny kid, and was 5 foot tall and around 90lbs.
Now, parents out there know that... (view more)Ike very worried about my three boys’ weight gain since March. Their mother’s cancer went into remission in January of 2020, which is obviously great news, but also means that we have to be very careful with COVID as she still has a weakened immune system. Our boys have all been very understanding and we have worked hard to make sure they can keep in touch with friends and family (through zoom and select very socially distanced meetups) as we go to school and work online and limit trips out of the home.
My older two (ages 16 and 15) have always been a few pounds overweight, last January the 16 year old was 5 foot 11 and around 180lbs, and the 15 year old was around 5 foot 9 and 165lbs, but were active and mostly healthy kids and the doctor wasn’t all that concerned. My 12 year old was always our skinny kid, and was 5 foot tall and around 90lbs.
Now, parents out there know that having three kids at home most of the day at these ages means they will eat you out of house and home, and that definitely has been the case here. It is like they are endless pits of hunger, and while we have tried to moderate it to the best of our ability it has snuck up to us.
A week ago we took all three boys in for a check up. We knew they all had put on some weight (and I was particularly worried about the 15 year old, though my wife didn’t agree), but I think we all assumed they had just put on 5-10lbs of quarantine pudge and it wasn’t a big deal. They hadn’t needed new clothes, though admittedly they always liked athletic style pants and baggier t-shirts, both of which were getting quite tight, and with lockdown had very few reasons to wear anything with a button, so I guess the lesson is that elastic works wonders.
I think we all were surprised to see how big they had actually gotten weight wise. My 16 year old is the same height and weighs 214lbs now having gained 34lbs in a year, and my skinny boy is now 5 foot 1 and 125lbs, having gained 35lbs, but most shockingly the 15 year old is now 5 foot 10 and 220lbs, gaining a crazy 55lbs. The doctor wanted to run some tests for diabetes, and it came back that the 12 year old has diabetes and the 15 year old has pre-diabetes, which is terrifying for me as I’ve never dealt with it before so we are now learning all about that subject.
I’m just shocked and scared and feeling guilty that I didn’t see this coming. I brought out some of their jeans, and only the 12 year old could button his, and that took a lot of sucking in his stomach, and the 15 year old couldn’t even pull them completely up. I knew they had put on weight, but I would have guessed 20lbs maximum, and I really don’t know what to do.
They really don’t seem to care at all, and don’t want to change their habits, but I know if we don’t get this under control and find some safe ways to prioritize health, this is only going to get worse. Anyone have suggestions as to how to get more active safely during quarentine? (view less)
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From Jarod, Child's Age 13 - 01/10/21 - IP#: 104.200.131.xxx Click here to reply
hello again,
its been a little over a month and the diet is completely gone. we have all slid back into our old eating habits and with the holidays maybe even worse than normal for junk food. new clothes brought for Christmas already show signs that they're too small. I really feel at s loss with what to do. Covid has made it so much harder to eat healthy, think healthy and exercise. It also means none of us are really connecting with anyone but each other. My boys screen time is almost all day. I try to make them put the screens away turn off rhe tv but whats the point when they cant go outside?
I feel like my youngests weight has been increasing far more rapidly since he got insulin. I dont know why. help please.
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From Dave, Child's Age 16 - 01/06/21 - IP#: 62.102.161.xxx Click here to reply
How is everyone here doing? I have to admit the last couple months with gyms, schools and university closed, working from home, having both boys home has led to bad habits for all of us. Winter season and no gyms open means not a lot of exercise, and snacking and eating takeouts and other things high in calories is quite common.. Both my sons and myself have gained some weight lately, and it's hard to resist all temptations to eat and snack when at home. Anyone experiencing the same challenges?
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From Aneesha, Child's Age 10 - 01/03/21 - IP#: 72.253.79.xxx Click here to reply
Hello, my name is Aneesha and I’m worried about our twin sons, Jamar and Jamile. They’re 10 and turn 11 next month. 6 years ago, when my husband retired from the U.S.Army, we became foster parents for the boys and after 2 years we legally adopted them. Up until the summer of 2019 both boys were slender but then they started to get a little chunky . Last February before COVID they had their physicals and Jamar weighed 87 and Jamile weighed 88. They looked a little chubby but no problem since they’re a little on the tall side. Then the lockdown hit and their school has been online. I’m away at work all day, 5 sometimes 6 days a week. My husband has been “Mr. Mom” with the boys, supervising their schoolwork and other activities. All their youth sports have been cancelled and so we agreed to let them play video games as a break from schoolwork. The problem is they’ve both blown up since... (view more)Hello, my name is Aneesha and I’m worried about our twin sons, Jamar and Jamile. They’re 10 and turn 11 next month. 6 years ago, when my husband retired from the U.S.Army, we became foster parents for the boys and after 2 years we legally adopted them. Up until the summer of 2019 both boys were slender but then they started to get a little chunky . Last February before COVID they had their physicals and Jamar weighed 87 and Jamile weighed 88. They looked a little chubby but no problem since they’re a little on the tall side. Then the lockdown hit and their school has been online. I’m away at work all day, 5 sometimes 6 days a week. My husband has been “Mr. Mom” with the boys, supervising their schoolwork and other activities. All their youth sports have been cancelled and so we agreed to let them play video games as a break from schoolwork. The problem is they’ve both blown up since March. Both have big bellies and huge booties and moobs. We took them to buy clothes at Walmart yesterday since they’ve outgrown even their sweatpants. We ended up having to get size 18 husky jeans because of their booties and heavy legs. I was shocked in the fitting booth to see how fat they are. They even have rolls of fat on their backs! When we got home, I weighed them and Jamar is 173 and Jamile is 170.
I took last week off from work and now I understand why my two babies are so fat. They eat all day. When they do their online lessons my husband rewards them with food, same thing when they do their chores. At meals they heap their plates and always take seconds. They get along well except when it comes to food, they argue over who’s going to get the last pork chop or who got the bigger piece of pie at dinner! An hour after a meal they’re both snacking. My husband and I got into an argument last night. He says I’m worrying too much and it’s just a phase the boys are going through, that when they hit puberty they’ll get taller and the weight will even out. Help! I only have sisters and my husband and I have a daughter (age 25) so I don’t know how it is for boys. Jamile and Jamar are my babies and I’m so worried about them. (view less)
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From Linda, Child's Age 17 - 12/28/20 - IP#: 51.146.58.xxx Click here to reply
Hey, i was on here previously talking about my daughter and her worrying weight of 256lbs. I had given an update that she had met a boy and had started to lose weight for him. In the last year and 5 months she had lost 87 lbs and is much more able to do simple things such as walking up the stairs. She is nearly at a "normal" weight however over the past few months she has gained about 10lbs which is unexplained because she has been eating and exercising the same. But overall its positive. Hope that you are all well and can reach this point.
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 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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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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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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