DC gained 5+ lbs last week at sleep away camp

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Op if he did actually eat a lot at camp it may be that he feels restricted or criticized at home for his eating. Check out Ellen satter's excellent books on this topic.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the posters who claim chicken wings are a good source of fat and protein . No wonder so many kids are obese.

Fitness pro here. There's nothing wrong with chicken wings if you prepare them in a non-fast food way, that is to say, not deep fried in unhealthy oils and covered in salt/sugar or chemical flavorings. You can also make a perfectly healthy blue cheese dressing. They're just chicken.

Are you one of those people still believing fat is bad for you?

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the posters who claim chicken wings are a good source of fat and protein . No wonder so many kids are obese.

Fitness pro here. There's nothing wrong with chicken wings if you prepare them in a non-fast food way, that is to say, not deep fried in unhealthy oils and covered in salt/sugar or chemical flavorings. You can also make a perfectly healthy blue cheese dressing. They're just chicken.

Are you one of those people still believing fat is bad for you?

I think she's one of those people who believe food is bad for you.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the posters who claim chicken wings are a good source of fat and protein . No wonder so many kids are obese.

Fitness pro here. There's nothing wrong with chicken wings if you prepare them in a non-fast food way, that is to say, not deep fried in unhealthy oils and covered in salt/sugar or chemical flavorings. You can also make a perfectly healthy blue cheese dressing. They're just chicken.

Are you one of those people still believing fat is bad for you?

I think she's one of those people who believe food is bad for you.

LOL Bitches strike again. No, I am "one of those people" who thinks fat is not only necessary for health but also one of the things that makes life worth living. i love food, all kinds of it. I also think it's asinine to call chicken wings a good source of protein or fat. They're almost all skin and bones, so not a good source of protein, and they're fried in oils meant to withstand multiple fryings all day long and likely rancid long before it's thrown out. Let's be real here, folks. I eat more than my fair share of poison, but let's be honest about chicken wings. Poor choice for a protein, poor choice for fat.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread had been taken over by the mean moms. I'm sorry OP. Not everyone reading your posts thinks you have issues. You sound like a good mom.

Obviously you haven't read her other crazy judgemental posts.

Who cares? I don't understand why that gives people the right to ram a rail up her ass. Really atrocious posters on this thread. OP is looking for advice. Insulting her is way out of line.

She asked for advice, and she's getting it. Some agree with her. Others say she has the issue, not her son. (I said that without swearing or hyperbolic language).

I don't see where OP asked for her advice in this and her other thread she is just complaining about her son not conforming to her food consumption and weight standards.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, your other thread plus this one make it seem like you don't understand what is normal for an active tween to eat.
Kids that age can burn and consume a lot of food.

The OP isn't complaining about the amount of food he ate -- she's concerned about the weight he gained. It makes no sense to say normal tweens can burn a lot of calories because this particular kid aint' burning enough. He's overweight and the OP is concerned. That's called parenting. Parents should be keeping track of their DC's weight and their eating habits. That's their job.

We don't know that he is overweight b/c we don't know how tall he is.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread had been taken over by the mean moms. I'm sorry OP. Not everyone reading your posts thinks you have issues. You sound like a good mom.

Obviously you haven't read her other crazy judgemental posts.

Who cares? I don't understand why that gives people the right to ram a rail up her ass. Really atrocious posters on this thread. OP is looking for advice. Insulting her is way out of line.

She asked for advice, and she's getting it. Some agree with her. Others say she has the issue, not her son. (I said that without swearing or hyperbolic language).

I think the fact that so many people are being mean to the OP just proves what a hot-button issue food is to everyone, mean PPs included. Otherwise they would not be responding as they are, they would be responding calmly, with genuine advice. So stop acting like OP has a food issue. Everyone on this thread seems to a food issue.

OP and her "defenders" are being for "meaner" in this thred than anyone offering a differing opinion- I'm sure there must be sock puppets afoot.

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OP's son will be saying "F you, mom" with every huge spoonful of ice cream he crams in his mouth at that next camp. Poor kid.

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Anonymous wrote:You sound controlling. I'd binge at camp, if all my food was restricted at home and my mom was weighing me all of the time.

This. He decides tp binge when he gets away from you. Keep on doing what you are doing and you will have a very fat adult son.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the posters who claim chicken wings are a good source of fat and protein . No wonder so many kids are obese.

Fitness pro here. There's nothing wrong with chicken wings if you prepare them in a non-fast food way, that is to say, not deep fried in unhealthy oils and covered in salt/sugar or chemical flavorings. You can also make a perfectly healthy blue cheese dressing. They're just chicken.

Are you one of those people still believing fat is bad for you?

I think she's one of those people who believe food is bad for you.

LOL Bitches strike again. No, I am "one of those people" who thinks fat is not only necessary for health but also one of the things that makes life worth living. i love food, all kinds of it. I also think it's asinine to call chicken wings a good source of protein or fat. They're almost all skin and bones, so not a good source of protein, and they're fried in oils meant to withstand multiple fryings all day long and likely rancid long before it's thrown out. Let's be real here, folks. I eat more than my fair share of poison, but let's be honest about chicken wings. Poor choice for a protein, poor choice for fat.

I wouldn't call wings a "good" source of protein and fat, but they are still better than other options. Way better than any candy he might eat. I doubt they were fried at a camp.

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Anonymous wrote:OP back. Yes I'm the field trip/$18 lunch mom. Maybe I so have control issues but I do love him very much and want the best for him. He's ten weighs 116 lbs about two weeks ago, today he's well over 122.

The 'unlimited ice cream' camp is a great camp and I'm not gonna ban it just because the ice cream.

He is 10 and weighs 122 lbs! My 11 year old weighs half that. Where is he on the growth chart?

Your 11 yo is teeny tiny.

My 10 yo son is 5'4 and about 125 pounds, and healthy. There is a huge range of normal at this age.

That is HUGE. Surely you realize that, right? The fact that your DS is massive has absolutely nothing to do with "normal" size and weight.

Seriously, he's the size of an adult.....

Not PP, but there is a large range of normal. The 5'4" kid is not his adult size even though there are adults that size. The 61 pound 11 year old is small. There are 6 year olds that weigh 60 pounds and they are not ovetweight. Is that 11 year old on the growth chart?

I think you are confusing "normal" with "healthy." Normal means, the norm. It is not the norm to be the size of a small adult at the age of 10, even though it may be healthy for that particular ten year old. See? That makes it sort of irrelevant to say, "Hey, my 10 year old is even bigger, so that must mean OP is overreacting." Seriously, I have not seen a 10 year old that size yet.

You must not be around many 4th-5th grade boys then.

My ten year old is under/around sixty lbs and he is TINY compared to his classmates.

Most of the other boys his age are around eight to twelve inches taller than him and weigh aroun 100 lbs +/-.

Quite frankly, the only boys his age close in height and weight to him are a few of the asian kids, some of the hispanic kids (height only, weight is heavier) and white kids on adhd medication that suppresses appetite. All the other (healthy active) boys are around 100 lbs at ten/eleven.

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Anonymous wrote:OP back. Yes I'm the field trip/$18 lunch mom. Maybe I so have control issues but I do love him very much and want the best for him. He's ten weighs 116 lbs about two weeks ago, today he's well over 122.

The 'unlimited ice cream' camp is a great camp and I'm not gonna ban it just because the ice cream.

He is 10 and weighs 122 lbs! My 11 year old weighs half that. Where is he on the growth chart?

Your 11 yo is teeny tiny.

My 10 yo son is 5'4 and about 125 pounds, and healthy. There is a huge range of normal at this age.

That is HUGE. Surely you realize that, right? The fact that your DS is massive has absolutely nothing to do with "normal" size and weight.

Seriously, he's the size of an adult.....

Not PP, but there is a large range of normal. The 5'4" kid is not his adult size even though there are adults that size. The 61 pound 11 year old is small. There are 6 year olds that weigh 60 pounds and they are not ovetweight. Is that 11 year old on the growth chart?

I think you are confusing "normal" with "healthy." Normal means, the norm. It is not the norm to be the size of a small adult at the age of 10, even though it may be healthy for that particular ten year old. See? That makes it sort of irrelevant to say, "Hey, my 10 year old is even bigger, so that must mean OP is overreacting." Seriously, I have not seen a 10 year old that size yet.

You must not be around many 4th-5th grade boys then.

My ten year old is under/around sixty lbs and he is TINY compared to his classmates.

Most of the other boys his age are around eight to twelve inches taller than him and weigh aroun 100 lbs +/-.

Quite frankly, the only boys his age close in height and weight to him are a few of the asian kids, some of the hispanic kids (height only, weight is heavier) and white kids on adhd medication that suppresses appetite. All the other (healthy active) boys are around 100 lbs at ten/eleven.

I have boys and i"m around boys on a regular basis. A ten year old who weighs 125 pounds is LARGE. Admit it.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the posters who claim chicken wings are a good source of fat and protein . No wonder so many kids are obese.

Fitness pro here. There's nothing wrong with chicken wings if you prepare them in a non-fast food way, that is to say, not deep fried in unhealthy oils and covered in salt/sugar or chemical flavorings. You can also make a perfectly healthy blue cheese dressing. They're just chicken.

Are you one of those people still believing fat is bad for you?

I think she's one of those people who believe food is bad for you.

LOL Bitches strike again. No, I am "one of those people" who thinks fat is not only necessary for health but also one of the things that makes life worth living. i love food, all kinds of it. I also think it's asinine to call chicken wings a good source of protein or fat. They're almost all skin and bones, so not a good source of protein, and they're fried in oils meant to withstand multiple fryings all day long and likely rancid long before it's thrown out. Let's be real here, folks. I eat more than my fair share of poison, but let's be honest about chicken wings. Poor choice for a protein, poor choice for fat.

I wouldn't call wings a "good" source of protein and fat, but they are still better than other options. Way better than any candy he might eat. I doubt they were fried at a camp.

So "better than candy" is what you consider healthy? And you're giving the OP advice?

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Anonymous wrote:OP back. Yes I'm the field trip/$18 lunch mom. Maybe I so have control issues but I do love him very much and want the best for him. He's ten weighs 116 lbs about two weeks ago, today he's well over 122.

The 'unlimited ice cream' camp is a great camp and I'm not gonna ban it just because the ice cream.

He is 10 and weighs 122 lbs! My 11 year old weighs half that. Where is he on the growth chart?

Your 11 yo is teeny tiny.

My 10 yo son is 5'4 and about 125 pounds, and healthy. There is a huge range of normal at this age.

That is HUGE. Surely you realize that, right? The fact that your DS is massive has absolutely nothing to do with "normal" size and weight.

Seriously, he's the size of an adult.....

Not PP, but there is a large range of normal. The 5'4" kid is not his adult size even though there are adults that size. The 61 pound 11 year old is small. There are 6 year olds that weigh 60 pounds and they are not ovetweight. Is that 11 year old on the growth chart?

I think you are confusing "normal" with "healthy." Normal means, the norm. It is not the norm to be the size of a small adult at the age of 10, even though it may be healthy for that particular ten year old. See? That makes it sort of irrelevant to say, "Hey, my 10 year old is even bigger, so that must mean OP is overreacting." Seriously, I have not seen a 10 year old that size yet.

You must not be around many 4th-5th grade boys then.

My ten year old is under/around sixty lbs and he is TINY compared to his classmates.

Most of the other boys his age are around eight to twelve inches taller than him and weigh aroun 100 lbs +/-.

Quite frankly, the only boys his age close in height and weight to him are a few of the asian kids, some of the hispanic kids (height only, weight is heavier) and white kids on adhd medication that suppresses appetite. All the other (healthy active) boys are around 100 lbs at ten/eleven.

I have boys and i"m around boys on a regular basis. A ten year old who weighs 125 pounds is LARGE. Admit it.

I googled average weight of a 10 year old boy: Boys tend to weigh about 68 pounds (31kg) on average; normal range is anything from 57 to 100 pounds.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread had been taken over by the mean moms. I'm sorry OP. Not everyone reading your posts thinks you have issues. You sound like a good mom.

Obviously you haven't read her other crazy judgemental posts.

Who cares? I don't understand why that gives people the right to ram a rail up her ass. Really atrocious posters on this thread. OP is looking for advice. Insulting her is way out of line.

She asked for advice, and she's getting it. Some agree with her. Others say she has the issue, not her son. (I said that without swearing or hyperbolic language).

I think the fact that so many people are being mean to the OP just proves what a hot-button issue food is to everyone, mean PPs included. Otherwise they would not be responding as they are, they would be responding calmly, with genuine advice. So stop acting like OP has a food issue. Everyone on this thread seems to a food issue.

OP has admitted in at least one past thread that she has food issues.