Height & Weight
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Suggestions to Help My Overweight Child
Asked by P.B. from Jonesboro
on March 24, 2007
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Please help!! I have a 13 yr old son that has a weight problem & I have tried everything I can think of & I'm running out of options. He is over 200 pounds at this tim...
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- I'm certainly not trying to be ugly about the ordeal, but it's hard to change the habits of your children if your habits haven't changed. Have you changed the WAY you...
- P., I would look at this book. Body-for-Life by Bill Phillips. It could be very beneficial to you and your family. Watching what you are eating is important, but ...
- P., Good for you for caring about your son's health. I think you are off to a good start. Be very careful with artificial sweeteners. Aspartame (Nutrasweet) is k...
If You Are Overweight, How Much Does It Bother You??
Asked by J.B. from Houston
on November 15, 2012
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I am only asking this bc I HATE it sooooooooooo much!! Like I just don't think I can stand another second of it, but well it takes time to get it off, so that's life ...
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- Lady, you are singing my song! I was always very well dressed and put together. Now, I don't even care anymore, except I do care. My clothes don't fit, and I'm unco...
- You are probably speaking for half of America. Extra weight is horrible on your body. I figured that even before I got pregnant I was basically carrying around my 11 y...
- I'm not overweight but any extra pounds go to my stomach and I hate it. It's so uncomfortable unless I'm in sweatpants. So I can imagine how you feel. My good friend ...
Overweight Baby and Not So Baby weight..help
Asked by S.C. from Detroit
on February 26, 2010
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Need some advice..I have people all around me but no-one that holds me accountable for what I do/eat... I need that someone and some good ideas on how to live a better...
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- Do you have any sort of motivation to help you? Mine right now is summer is coming and I know we will be spending lots of time at the pool so I would like to get rid ...
- Hi S. - I too am on a weight loss journey. It's very hard! I started in June of 2009 and have lost 91 pounds! Here's what I am doing....First, I needed to get all t...
- My husband got us a gym membership...I feel like I need to go b/c we're paying for it...I like the group classes. It's fun to do them and when I leave I feel better a...
So What Are the Risks?
Asked by E.M. from Honolulu
on May 9, 2011
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Another question got me thinking: I always hear about the risks of being chronically obese, but I have no idea if there are health risks (either short or long term) to...
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- Monounsaturated fats are very caloric, but great for high blood pressure. They are found in oils - such as olive and canola, nuts and fish.
- BMI is not a reliable test of health. Did you know that body builders are considered obese on the BMI scale? It only takes into account height and weight, not body com...
- Your father is barely underweight. A lot of the statistics that we have about being underweight come from people who are starving (anorexics, people from whom food ha...
Eating Habits for Kids
Asked by M.B. from Birmingham
on August 19, 2009
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my older son,11, is overweight for his age, his younger brother,10, is underweight for his age. it is always a constant problem for me because i try to make one eat l...
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- Give you children more protein, less sugars. Anything that is natural with adder sugar is out(mostly). If it is sweeten with fruit sugar then it is ok, because fruit s...
- Both children should be eating properly portioned balanced meals. You do not feed a child more because he is underweight, you have to feed him better. The same goes fo...
- It is not how much you eat, but more importantly what you eat. If your house is filled with healthy food and the entire family is eating healthy food, then your 11 yr...
Underweight Breastfed Baby - Any Tips on How to Get Him to Gain?
Asked by T.A. from Dallas
on June 3, 2008
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Our 4.5 month old is <5th percintille on weight, but 75th on length. We began supplimenting with formula only 2 onces at night. He sleeps only about 12 hours per day...
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- It sounds like you're doing pretty good. He should be sleeping more, but I don't know if that would effect his weight, the book Healthy Sleep Habits; Happy Child can ...
- I exclusively pumped for my twins for one year. You will have to keep the same schedule (every 3 hours) and pump for a significant amount of time (I pumped for 20 min...
- T. - I can't stress enough how important it is to exclusively breastfeed your baby if you want to be able to continue breastfeeding. Your breasts need the stimulation...
Need New OB/GYN That Is Good with an Overweight or Obese Pregnancy
Asked by J.W. from Salt Lake City
on January 11, 2011
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I am obese and pregnant. I am looking for a doctor in the Salt Lake or Riverton area that is good with obese patients. I can handle up front and blunt. What I dont'...
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- Check out Western OB/GYN (Dr. Robert Merrill) or Dr Hutchison or Burgett at Riverton OB/GYN/Granger Medical Clinic. One other is Dr Kim Moreland at South Valley Women...
- I am also obese, and decided to switch doctors after my last pregnancy because my doctor was so condescending. I switched to Dr. Hutchison at the Riverton Medical Cli...
- Umm I know it's a little out of the way. But I went to Timpanogos Women's Center and I had Dr. Young and liked him a lot. I'm obese and things went smoothly with my pr...
Overweight Pre-teen and Poor Eating Habits
Asked by T.H. from New London
on May 24, 2010
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My step-daught is 11 years old and somewhat over weight. She has told us that she is unhappy with her weight, but we're having trouble getting her to change her eatin...
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- I recommend this to my client families who are in your situation www.BestBreakfastEver.com. It is the basis for our family nutrition program. Everyone is my house, kid...
- Have you tried using lunch plates? It's an old WW trick. Using smaller plates makes you think you're eating more. Once she has finished her serving, have her wait 5...
- Our children's generation is the first not expected to live longer than their parents. 1/3 children born today will be obese and develop diabetes if things proceed th...
Tha5 Year Old Afraid to Getting "Fat"
Asked by A.S. from Philadelphia
on May 19, 2011
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Not sure how worried I should be
My 5 yr old son is skinny... like underweight skinny. He has also been on low end of growth curve for weight.
recently he is not e...
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- Kids this young get this from their parents. (it's been proven in study after study). So if your husband is dieting and your son sees that, it's natural that he wants ...
- Where DON'T they get this? We adults obsess about size as if the worst thing in the world anybody could do is not look good. Why should we be surprised if children d...
- If it were my son I would think hard about who in his life is discussing their weight...or where he could have seen this (TV, movie?) Because kids that young do NOT w...
Weight for a 4 Year Old???
Asked by V.L. from Houston
on March 14, 2010
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My 41/2 year old daughter went to the doctor last week and the doctor said she was on the verge to get overweight. I am really perplexed because she looks GREAT and i...
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- I would find a new doctor. I know that childhood obesity is a hot topic right now, but your daughter sounds well proportioned. I think that weight issues are borderi...
- http://kidshealth.org/kid/exercise/weight/bmi.html does she have the fat crease on her wrist? my son does and he was 9 lbs when he was born. he has remained in the ...
- interesting my 5 year olds are 44 inches and 41 lbs, and i am always told they're underweight. almost every time we go to pediatricians i am told to consider giving m...
