she is starting to gain weight and become fatter how do i stop/prevent it ?
2006-12-12 12:26:14 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
First, try to find out if something is bothering her that may be causing her to overeat. Many people overeat when they are stressed about something.
You should also try to make sure that she follows a healthy diet. Try to keep healthy foods around your house, and make sure you eat them too. She will feel resentful if she sees you eating potato chips when you're telling her she needs to eat an apple for a snack. Cook her healthy meals, and pack her a healthy lunch. Keep your fridge stocked with healthy drinks-- skim milk, light juices, bottled water (or flavored bottled water). Buy diet soda if soda is a necessity.
Don't make it all boring though. Do keep some "treats" around, but try things like baked chips, pretzels, sugar free jello or pudding, and low fat and/or sugar free ice cream. Have "pizza night" once a week, where you order a pizza with thin crust, half the cheese, and veggie toppings, or make your own.
To make sure she is getting enough exercise, sign up for a class at the gym with her. If she thinks it's too "uncool" to be seen with her mom at the gym, offer to sign her up with a friend.
Keep track of her progress. Talk with her doctor to see what a healthy weight is for her, then talk to your daughter about how to meet this goal. Offer her rewards when she meets a fitness goal. It doesn't have to be anything big, just maybe treat her to a movie or a new pair of jeans she's been wanting.
Most of all, try to make it a lifestyle change, not a diet. If she learns now how to eat healthy and exercise, it will hopefully be something that will stay with her for life.
2006-12-12 12:53:14 · answer #1 · answered by Stephanie73 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Whatever you do, DON'T PUT ALOT OF PRESSURE ON HER OR TALK DOWN TO HER ABOUT IT. Most kids overeat due to the stress of schoolwork, not fitting in with the popular crowd, etc. If you jump down her throat about it, you're only going to make her feel worse and make the problem worse as well. Try cooking low-fat meals for your family. Keep healthy snacks around the house. I'm sure that she will still be able to access foods that aren't good for her but at least she won't have to fight the temptation while at home everyday. Promote her to be active and get exercise. Go walking or find something else you two can do outside together.
When it comes down to it, living a healthy lifestyle is a decision everyone has to make for themselves. You may not be able to prevent your daughter from gaining weight. Just make sure you approach it from a health angle and not from a superficial, physical appearance angle.
2006-12-12 12:33:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Tell her she is beautifull and you are proud to have a healthy and mentally fit daughter. Then tell God you are so gratefull that your child is able to love herself! Has enough self worth to be comfortable with her own self image and even embrace her feminine curvy soft body. Get real! Actresses are adopting skeletal babies like they are a fad now! Designer starving babies, perfect to grow up to be the "exotic" type and skeletal already isn't that great? Don't you wish Americans had beautiful skeletal shrunken faced wrinkled skin babies? Time to stop this craziness!!! Eat for heavens sake! Keep fit but stay lovely, take a look at women considered to be gorgeous in every race and all over the world from 1940 back and especially in the ancient nudes. The woman is portrayed as full figured, curvaceous, rosy cheeked! "Healthy" Who would seek even a pet or livestock that is skin and bones? Think about it, go to a Horse show you will see beautifully well covered animals, not glue factory nags.
2006-12-12 12:38:23 · answer #3 · answered by Faerie loue 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Figure out what the real Problem is.......
Depending on Age, What has brought this on?
She she putting food in place of something else?
Is she just eating every thing she can find?
Talk with her... Find what the real Problem is and work on that with her. Even if she plays some kind of sport, exersize with her and talk about the right foods and don't let her skip meals will cause more problem's...
Good Question... Be involved Ask questions....
2006-12-12 12:29:08 · answer #4 · answered by Spinner...428 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
always keep healthy alternatives around like her favorite fruit or vegetable, eg apples, carrots, celery sticks. you can cook high fiber low fat meals which taste good epicurious.com is a good site that can help.
try talking to her to see if she is eating because she's bored, has a problem or someone convinced her that being fat is better for her ( it happened to girls i know )
encourage her to excercise, join a gym together , jog or walk every day. choose fun activities which you both will enjoy.
most importantly you and other adults at home should be good role models and avoid what you don't want children and teenagers to do. your daughter won't listen if she sees you with a chocolate bar in your hand :).
2006-12-12 12:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by sweet tooth 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First trow out ALL junk food and buy healthy food. If she doesn't want to eat it make her go hungry then she will realize that she is hungry and she will eat the healthy food. Or you can plan out a schedule and she needs to follow it. You need to help her stick with it. Encourage her when she eats something healthy. Tell her to keep going.
2006-12-12 12:34:00 · answer #6 · answered by xXSugaDaddy'sGurlXx 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Whatever you do, don't push her to eat the way you want to eat, you will only make her eat more.
Maybe she needs healthier foods around her to encourage her to eat the right kind of foods without pressure. Or see how healthy someone else eats.
It's really hard to say suggest what to do.
2006-12-12 12:30:53 · answer #7 · answered by cherry-o 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well if shes' hungry, I mean she's gotta eat.
Try not to buy anything fatty - no chips, cookies, candy - garbage food.
Make her eat fruits, veggies for snacks.
Make her school lunch - salads, fruit, nuts, healthy stuff.
No pop - water or juice.
Hope this helps.
2006-12-12 12:28:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
think about why she might be over eating. Is she upset about something? Is she using food for comfort? Be sure not to hurt her feelings or nag her about food...it will just make her rebel and eat more. Focus on health and stock your fridge with fruit and veggies...they're hard to over eat.
2006-12-12 12:29:16 · answer #9 · answered by Sara 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you buy junk food she will eat junk food. If she makes her own money nothing you can do.
If her weight gain is not bothering her and it is not all that much, do not worry about it. At this age they are there own people. If you complain etc. they are going to rebel more and more.
Two teens and I was gray before they got there :0(
2006-12-12 12:30:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋