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) his body fat persentage is 61% 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, cup cakes 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, 4 cup cakes and 6 cookies in one night which amazed me appernetly he ate really fast and was stuffing multiple amounts of food in his mouth 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 around his sides 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:

Calculate his BMR (Basal Metabolism Rate). This number tells you how many calories per day you need to sustain your current weight. Since there is 3500 calories in one pound of fat, eating 500 calories less than that number will result in losing 1 lb in 1 week ( because 500 x 7 = 3500). Recalculate his BMR periodically as it will change with his height, weight and age. Exercise will take off up to another pound a week, depending on what you do. For a person with average weight, walking or running 1 mile will burn about 100 calories (.46 oz). If you are overweight you will burn more and if you're underweight you'll burn less. Based on the provided information, this can be an activity to do after some weight has been lost. The RDA doesn't recommend losing or gaining more than 2 lbs per week because of the threat of eating disorders. Losing weight too fast could turn obesity into anorexia.
To keep him out of the junk food, just don't buy any. He can't eat something that's not there. Make your daughter less food so that she won't have any to give to your son. Also, you can't expect an 8 year old to fully understand the dangers of obesity, largely due to the fact that children don't understand what a heart attack is. Put this in terms of the average 8 year old: No TV if you sneak off with extra food. When using this diet, note that your son won't be happy when he finds out that he can't eat as much junk food. This will be the same with every diet, as no diet will allow overindulgence in twinkees. However, tasty snacks in moderation will likely be necessary in order to avoid him feeling sick. To combat this sick feeling, turn his joke into a method by giving him jello from time to time. Most jellos are low in calories and therefore less fattening. A sugar free jello would be ideal because some sugar may make him crave more. There's a brand called Snack Pack that has 0 grams of sugar and 5 calories per cup. Remember to be persistent. If you slack off for one day, it will give your son grounds to ask for another day free of dieting. Spread the calories around during the day so that he won't feel hungry.



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Just don't keep any sweets in the house. Encourage him to eat fruit instead.

I think you're going to need professional help with this, to get him out of that cycle of bad eating. It's more than just eating now, you realise this ....

It might be an idea to find ways of encouraging him to take an active part in preparing his food, let him cook with you, and talk about things he likes. This way you can show him the various different ways of preparing things. Helping him understand about how his food is prepared and works for him can help him make decisions that will help him - which is very empowering for a child who needs confidence.



the entire family has to help out in the case .....dont bring the bad food into the house!!!!
speek to his doctor about his weigh issues and ask about what sort of diet he should be on.....hes sooooooo young......he needs to learn healthy eating habits and it cant be some crash diet or adult diet...needs to be for him!
good luck!




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