Hi! I hope that someone out there can
help me. I have a 9 year male child this
is overweight but stays active. I am not
sure where to take him to see if he has a
medical problem or if there is something
that I should try at home. Weight
watchers did not even help him out with
this and it effects how he feels about
himself terribly. Please help. Thank
you.
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jane
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Aug 2003 Posts: 37
Posted: 09-17-03 21:34pm
My son is the same...Overweight but our dr
told me not to worry about it..
But I do I know what problems could arise
and how social life will be affected by
this...I am thinking about going to get a
second opinion...
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CrombieChic16
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 745
Posted: 10-17-03 11:36am
Being "overweight" doesn't necessarily
mean that your child is eating too much,
or not the right things. This could be a
genetic thing that, sorry to say, no mater
how much dieting and exercise, you will
always maintain that shape..Give or take a
few pounds...Unless the weight is so
severe that its posing as a physical
threat to your child, I would keep an eye
on what he eats, and just let him
be...Sometimes it takes younger children
who are overweight to hit puberty and
realize that they are different from the
other kids....Most of the time this
encourages them to want to be more fit and
firm...Oh and if your child's friends dont
want to be friends with him because of his
weight, I suggest he start looking for new
kids to play with. Size doesnt matter,
its what you can offer on the inside that
counts...Good luck, hope all turns out
well
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 12-17-03 11:53am
My daughter was constantly active, ate
more healthily (in general)than her peers
yet was in the upper range of average/abit
tubby this stayed the same even after she
stopped dsancing/swimming/singing &
sport between ages 10 & 12. Then at
14 she got braces/hit puberty & it all
changed, in fact she now needs to gain
some weight to be really healthy.
It does depend just how overweight your
son is & whether it's him who's
affected by it or you who's affcting him
with unnrcessary worry???? Just give that
possibility some thought.
Also though do look at what he eats &
when, we are all unique & maybe he
needs different foods, or to have his
meals at differnet times or larger meals
at different times or 5 small rather than
3 large meals a day?? Also he does need
to be active, preferably in a sport that
he likes & is good at, which would
also help his self esteem.
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