My thirteen year old son is concerned about his weight he is 175lbs and 5ft9 what is the correct weight for hi

Answer 1

I would say he would need to lose about 20 pounds.. Now if he is solid and lifts weights and plays sports and it looks good on him. Do nothing. If he is a X-box/PlayStation junkie, send him to the gym or enroll him in outdoor activities at school. The weight will melt away.. (As long as he watches his diet)

Answer 2

I lost 105 pounds in 6 months. Here is how I did it.
1. Every morning get up and walk for 45 minutes. You can start with less time, but you want to get up to 45 minutes, and it must be fast walk. You want your heart rate to go up. It must be in the morning, it kick starts your metabolism.
2. I cut out Red Meat, and fatty foods. Boneless skinnless chicken breast, baked, or grilled, rice and vegetables (steamed).
3. Eat half. Just eat half of what you normally eat. Put 1/2 on your plate, and put the rest away. Cook less. When you go to fast food, get salads only. Or grilled chicken. No fries, only diet soda. Or water.

It will work, once you get into a routine, you will get hooked on the results, and you will keep the routine. It has been over a year for me.

A sight with some really cool diet calculators and interesting calorie counting calculators is here. Check it out.
http://www.caloriesperhour.com/

Check out my before and after pic at my yahoo 360 page
http://profiles.yahoo.com/gorillamyke

Stay motivated, and get up and walk every day. I seriously lost all my weight starting off my day on my walk.

Good LUCK!

Answer 3

depends on his activities and his physique. Is he big boned? Needs to lose atleast 20lbs, however, not too much too fast.. he is or is about to hit puberty and needs his strength.