Help me with my daughters weight!?

Question

Hi im a mother to a young teenage girl. She is 5 ft 3.5 inches and weighs 140 pounds. Her doctor says shes not overweight but she thinks she is. Her doctor then said losing about 10 pounds would be good for her.

She has her heart set on it but she still eats junk food. How do i help her!?

Answer 1

take all the junk food out of the house and feel it with healthy tasty food. look on the internet and have her read about health and nutriton she might want to loose weight but she wont if she doesnt know about serving sizes and all of that you might not know if she knows alot about nutrition or evan any at all because shes only a teen. ask her if she would like to go on walks with you.that can be part of her excersize.or ask if she wants to go into any sports like dance or basketball.

Answer 2

Don't buy the junk food. If she wants it, she needs to walk to the nearest grocery and buy it with her money.

Prepare healthy meals, not tons of change, just little tidbits here and there. Like butter instead of lard, like in a cake substituting 1/3 of the shortening for applesauce.

And be a good role model by encouraging her to come out and walk with you or help in the garden or help with mowing the lawn. Exercise.

TX Mom

Answer 3

don't buy junk food
you can motivate her by bringing her to the grocery store and help her pick out healthier alternatives

for example, instead of munching on chips for a snack, try picking out different nuts
a serving of nuts has lots of protein, and will fill her up quickly

instead of buying soda, try having her drink sparkling water or just plain water, or if she must, diet soda
water is the healthiest thing to drink though

breakfast is an important meal
have her pick out a "healthy" cereal.
you can bring her to the fruits section and have her pick out fruits that you normally don't buy... like kiwi for example
same with vegetables

go on walks with her after school, or ride bikes. it's a chance for mother-daughter bonding time, and a good outlet for exercise .

it's great that you want to help her! keep her motivated! and good luck to your daughter!

Answer 4

Don't buy any junk food,ever.
buy alot of healthy snacks.
oh and make her eat an apple 20 min before lunch or dinner, it is scientifically proven that if you eat an apple 20 min before a main course meal, that the intake of calories is 180 points less.

Answer 5

Remember that knowledge is power. First, educate yourself about what constitutes healthy nutrition. The website below is a good place to start. If you know what's healthy, then you can make sure that when you shop for groceries, you can avoid the pitfalls. Most foods now have nutritional labels on them. Know what they mean and check before you buy.

Then, sit down with your daughter and make sure she understands the basics. While you can control what she eats in the home, you can't control what she eats in school or when out with friends. If she really wants to control her weight, then understanding what causes weight gain is vital. That way, she can begin to eat more healthily all the time, not just when you're around.

Stress healthy eating over "diets." Diets are often self-defeating and after initial weight loss, there's often a "bounce-back" effect. Healthy eating doesn't mean starving oneself, it means eating smarter nor less.

Prepare smaller meals with plenty of fruits and vegetables. Make sure that lots of different fruits and vegetables are always available. Don't have candy, sugary snacks, cookies, chips or soda in the house. Replace full fat dairy (butter, full fat milk) with low or no fat alternatives ("smart" spreads, fat free milk). Replace carbs and fats with lean protein. Protein reduces carb cravings. Replace white bread/rice/pasta with wholegrain varieties and limit potatoes (and no, potatoes don't count as veggies). Try and avoid pre-packaged meals (which tend to be high in fat and in sodium).

Have the entire family join in with the healthy eating changes. There's nothing worse than seeing a sibling or parent eating foods you crave (believe me, my mom always had me on diets as a kid while my brother - who was naturally skinny - stuffed down cookies and candy as much as he liked. It made me "sneak eat" whenever I was out of her control)

Use positive reinforcement. If your daughter loses weight, make sure you praise her, maybe give her some reward (but not candy!) When she slips, however, don't be overly critical. It happens. Patiently and calmly make sure she knows what she ate wasn't a good idea, and encourage her to do better.

Allow treats. If she likes cookies, look for low-fat/low-cal alternatives. If she liked ice-cream, try frozen yogurt, Breyer's fat free ice-cream or glaces. If she likes chocolate (and frankly, who doesn't), encourage her to have a small amount of good chocolate regularly (I have a couple of lumps of Green and Black's everyday) instead of a full chocolate bar.

Try and make it fun. Good luck

Answer 6

How is your daughters metabolism? If it is slow this is the reason why she is not loosing weight. Try adding psyllium to your daughters diet, this will speed up her metabolism and in time help her loose weight gradually and safley. Psyllium can be bought at any organic store or bulk food store.

Answer 7

throw away the junk food and cook helthier low fat foods. sign her up for a martial arts class, school sports, or have her run two miles. this should work and soon you would be seeing some changes.

Answer 8

Buy sunflower nuts, peanuts, fresh or dried fruit, veggies, and other snacks for her to nibble on. Encourage snacking, as it staves off the bigger hunger that comes when we don't eat as often.