how do over wight kids lose weight?

Answer 1

Now, in addition to educational efforts to get parents to teach their children to eat well and exercise more, kids are turning to adult obesity treatments. These include the use of weight control drugs, like Meridia, and gastric bypass surgery.

As in adults, there is no quick and easy way for kids to lose weight. Instead, many overweight kids end up becoming overweight adults.

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Weight Loss Goals
The first goal in getting kids to a more healthy weight should actually not be weight loss. Instead, the usual recommendation is for kids to just stop gaining weight, and then, as they get taller, they can 'grow into' their weight.

An even more realistic goal might be to just not gain weight so fast though. For example, a 12 year old boy should usually gain about 10 pounds a year during the early teen years. If he gains much more, say 15-20 pounds, then he will quickly become overweight. If he limits himself to the usual healthy weight gain for a teenager, then he might become less overweight and will at the very least, not become more overweight. Although that doesn't sound like much, it is an important accomplishment and first goal.

If your child is very overweight, then the next goal should usually be to stop gaining weight or gain less weight each year, say perhaps only 3-5 pounds a year. If necessary, your child could then move towards losing weight, especially if he is very overweight, in which case he may need to restrict his calories somewhat under the guidance of a Registered Dietician or your Pediatrician.

Parents, and many weight loss centers, like Weight Watchers, often ask what weight a child should be to be more healthy. This is a tricky question, as a child's BMI and healthy weight changes each year as he gets taller. It can be important to figure out what a healthy weight would be though, as it can be an important concrete goal to reach for.

Although the body mass index calculation is usually used to figure out if a person is at a healthy weight, you can also use it to find a target healthy weight for your child. For example, a 12 year old boy who is 4'11" and 150 pounds, has a BMI of 28 and would be considered overweight. A more healthy BMI would be about 24, which would put his weight at only 119 pounds. But it is very unreasonable (and unhealthy) to expect a child to lose 31 pounds.

You should instead look at what his height and weight should be in a year or two to reach a healthy BMI. For example, for this child, in a year you can expect him to grow about 3 inches. And at age 13, a more healthy BMI for a boy would be 25 (which is about a 10% loss in a year). If you enter those numbers in this reverse BMI calculator, you will calculate a target weight of 137, which is a little more reasonable and about a 1 pound loss a month.

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Answer 3

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Answer 5

Well....i was overweight when i was a kid....it was not fun and I hated every minute of it. It wasnt until my sophmore year of HS that i figured out what to do. And to be honest....it was my moms fault that i was the way i was...she bought the junk food...she cooked the fatty foods...she brought home the fast food....and she was heavy so i guess i thought it was ok. I didnt understand. But when i figured it out...I gave up soda completley...and literally in 2 weeks I lost 10 pounds...no joke!!! And i just started playing sports and going to the gym...watched what i ate etc. But the best advise for young kids....For the parents....cook healthy meals and pack a school lunch...buy lean meat.....have healthy snacks....granola bars....apples...cheese sticks...oranges...strawberries etc. Instead of after dinner playing video games or watching tv....go outside...take a family walk....play basketball outside...something...kids need to be active. Have them join a sports team...karate etc. And it will all fall into place after that. Limit TV and video games...more excercise and eating healthy....AND NO SODA. I dont think parents understand how bad soda is...More water...low fat milk and no sugar added all natural juice...But just watch...before you know it....all the weight will fall off....

Answer 6

distracted dining will get you in trouble avoid eating in front of a television or in a movie theater as you re bound to consume more calories

Answer 7

The same way that overweight adults do, only easier.

Play, exercise, run, ride bikes, and healthy meals and snacks.

If I could get outside and ride my bike with my friends and play frisbee and have fun all day, I'd be skinny.

Answer 8

Stop eating take out meals and mc donalds
Eat healthy foods
And go biking,running and swimming.
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Answer 9

swap out brown rice or quinoa yes even the new super food which both add up to about 220 calories per cup for cauliflower or roasted peppers that are only about 30 calories per cup

Answer 10

Its all about diet and excersize.

Cut out the junk food, limit the intake, and make sure they go outside and play rather than staying inside watching TV and playing Video games.