How to help my morbidly obese son lose weight (10 points for best advice)?!


Question: How to help my morbidly obese son lose weight (10 points for best advice)?
so my son is seriously morbidly obese hes 8 years old 4'2 and 366 pounds has a 85 inch waist ( which means his belly is bigger around than he is tall which scares me knowing that to be healthy your tummy has to be half of what your height is) he has a shirt size of 6XL and his body fat persentage is 58% and has a BMI of 102, and his pediatrician said if he keeps this up he will have a heart attack at about 20 years old. i blame myself for him being like this i always coddled him and when ever he wanted food i gave it to him. he is a coach potato who watches tv and plays video games all day, and he eats very unhealthy (which is my fault for feeding him greay and fatty foods) he also eats alot, for example one night my daughter caught him eating all the twinkees, brownees and cookies i had bought that day, but when she caught him he was fast asleep and it was too late he had eaten all of them (he ate 6 twinkees 12 fudge brownees and 6 cookies in one night which amazed me appernetly he ate really fast and was stuffing multiple twinkees in his moth at once which makes me thing he knew what he was doing was wrong. he also likes to sneak food one day i saw him walking to his room and i just motherly kissed him on the cheek and hugged him i felt these weird lumps so i asked him to pull up his shirt and he was hiding twinkees and snickers bars under his fat rolls so that i couldnt see them and i asked him if he was hungry and he said no i just wanted to eat them. i tell him he can only have sweets for dessert but he finds ways to sneak them. also i catch him playing with his belly fat. i asked him "what are you doing with your belly" and he starts jiggling his belly and replies ", look mommy my belly is like jello see how it jiggles," it makes me think he does not know what being obese is and the risks he has. my husband is a little over weight he is 6'3 and 220 pounds and lives kind of unhealthy so i guess my son got his habbits from him. and i have a 16 year old daughter who is 5'2 and 110 pounds so she is normal weight ( shes those types of girls who doesnt eat alot and gets full quikly so the food she doesnt eat she will give to my son. i am 5'5 and 130 pounds so im thin and am able to do physical activities with my son. as for now he gets tired very easily he cannot run for more than a few seconds untill he gets aches and pains. and really cannot walk for more than 2-3 minutes untill he starts high breathing and has to sit down he can not do any sit-ups because his tummy is in the way and cannot do any push-ups because even when he gets into push-up position his belly is too big to get off the ground. so i want to start off slow and then intensify activiteis as time goes on. we live in Houstan, Texas so it is warm all year to excersise outside. what im asking is
what diets or healthy recipes can i use that a 8 year old would like?
what are some fun physical activities an 8 year old would like?
he likes football and baseball he used to play until he got too heavy to play.
im desperate i love my son with all my heart hes my baby and i dont want to lose him.

Answers:

Your son learns from his parents' example.
He also is too young to buy his own food. He isn't the one buying all the junk food, is he now??
SO: anything that is going to save his life is going to have to affect your whole family. STOP buying junk food. START buying vegetables and fruits. TEACH him how to make a healthy snack. TEACH him what fat is, and what portion size is.
Then, make it a family outing to the park or after dinner to walk. Join the YMCA (they have scholarships if you can't afford it).

It may be hard, it may be painful, but it is his life.

Occupational Therapist



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Well you said he likes video games right? so you could try the wi fit. im sorry but that is so overweight i don't think a normal diet and exercise plan are going to work. you should watch everything he eats and add up the calories, then cut whatever he is eating in half. im guessing the amount will still be above the recommended, but for the first weeks have him eat that many calories with 95% of them being from healthy foods and start doing things like wi fit and catch. after his cravings go away cut him back to however many calories are recommended for his age and maybe look into sports like soccer.



You need to get him off ALL meat, diary, eggs and other animal products and have him eating fresh fruits, veggies, whole grains, and nuts and legumes. Cut out fat and overly processed foods. Not only is that stuff horrible for you but it is even worse for the planet and billions of times worse for the animals. I am serious when I say all animal products that stuff is basically poisoning us and we don't even really know it.

You cannot get cholesterol from plant based foods and you are less likely to get heart problems and sick from cutting out the animals. I did it years ago and rarely get sick and am exercising a lot more.

Add more raw whole foods to his diet, if he likes something sweet make him a fruit and vegetable smoothie. Sneaking in veggies is really easy with these recipies and he probably won't notice,
http://www.vegfamily.com/vegan-pregnancy…
http://www.myveganplanet.com/2010/05/top…
http://www.vegan-nutritionista.com/green…

Also get him to exercise a lot more. Play games like capture the flag or as you said baseball and football and things where you have to run and move around. If he wants video games stick too the Wii which can get you a bit more active but don't let him play very often.

http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/vegan.htm
http://vegansociety.com/lifestyle/nutrit…
http://www.vegan-nutritionista.com/index…
http://www.vegansoapbox.com/my-effortles…

This guy is great for nutrition and healthy living:
http://www.drmcdougall.com/index.html
He also makes convenience products:
http://www.rightfoods.com/

Mark is also really good for nutrition info (I have heard him speak and he is very very good and in very good shape):
http://www.greenpeople.org/listing/Preve…

vegan because animals are not property and very healthy and happy.



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take him to the park (maybe even around neighborhood) and just WALK. walking helps shed off soo much fat. :) also take out all th fatty foods.




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