daughter gaining weight rapidly, wants to see a nutritionist

[Anonymous]

You can start with no junk food and sugary drinks. You don’t need to see a nutritionist.

I think it is pretty normal for teens to gain weight.

[Anonymous]

I would get her a physical and labs for PCOS and thyroid problems.

[Anonymous]

I would look at nutritionists affiliated with local colleges like maybe gw? I always had them speak to first year students and it helped alot with managing stress and diet. Good luck op!

[Anonymous]

While I agree that the medical side of this is important, I think there is value for your DD in taking control of planning healthier meals. Perceptions of control can help inoculate against anxiety.

Unfortunately a lot of the nutrition advice available isn’t great. So her request for real professional help should be honored if possible.

The nutritionist I saw when I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes was honestly not that great. So I would want to screen pretty carefully.

Are you looking for insurance to cover? If not, I like Danielle Omar. Her recipes taste good and she isn’t extreme. I don’t know if she works with teens though.

https://instagram.com/food.confidence.dietitian?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

[Anonymous]

She is overeating. You know that, she knows that.

Treat her anxiety for one. Does she have ADHD as well? That can cause impulsive eating.

Check in with her when she is grabbing more food. Ask her to think about if she is actually hungry or just wanting to go eat. If she isn’t actually hungry, help her find a diversion

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A nutritionist is not going to solve her weight gain issues. As you already said, she's aware she's overeating.

What you need to resolve is the reason why she's overeating. You said it's due to the anxiety/depression, so what's triggering that? What's going on?

Also, how overweight is she? Are we talking a BMI of 30? Or just a BMI of 27? If her weight gain is severe enough, they are recommending the semaglutides to treat adolescent obesity these days as well.

+1

[Anonymous]

I’m not local so can’t recommend a particular provider, but I want to disagree with everyone who is saying “just cut out sugar“ or whatever. Your daughter is ASKING for support to me that’s the best indicator that she’s taking this seriously and wants to make some changes. I would absolutely honor her request and get her set up with somebody. Of course, this stuff often isn’t rocket science, especially when it’s clearly associated with eating too much and Eating junk food, but the outside coaching aspect of nutritionist could be really useful for her.

[Anonymous]

How thin or not are the parents?

Not everyone remains a twig.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not local so can’t recommend a particular provider, but I want to disagree with everyone who is saying “just cut out sugar“ or whatever. Your daughter is ASKING for support to me that’s the best indicator that she’s taking this seriously and wants to make some changes. I would absolutely honor her request and get her set up with somebody. Of course, this stuff often isn’t rocket science, especially when it’s clearly associated with eating too much and Eating junk food, but the outside coaching aspect of nutritionist could be really useful for her.

+1

As others have pointed out, of course eating less leads to less weight gain. Since she already knows that but is still asking for help, why would you tell her no?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have her get an app and track what she's eating to help her figure out where the excess is coming from.

Nope. This is a fast track to anorexia.

[Anonymous]

There’s an important distinction between nutritionists and dietitians. Your daughter should see a dietitian, if she’s going to see anyone about a nutritional plan tailored for her needs.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/dietitian-vs-nutritionist/

[Anonymous]

Dr. Daisy in Rockville has a thriving practice and is big on body positivity. Look her up.

And such a bummer all the people criticizing you for trying to get your daughter the help she has, herself, requested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not local so can’t recommend a particular provider, but I want to disagree with everyone who is saying “just cut out sugar“ or whatever. Your daughter is ASKING for support to me that’s the best indicator that she’s taking this seriously and wants to make some changes. I would absolutely honor her request and get her set up with somebody. Of course, this stuff often isn’t rocket science, especially when it’s clearly associated with eating too much and Eating junk food, but the outside coaching aspect of nutritionist could be really useful for her.

+1

As others have pointed out, of course eating less leads to less weight gain. Since she already knows that but is still asking for help, why would you tell her no?

+2. If my teen asked for help to get this under control, I'd also find a registered dietician.

[Anonymous]

My son has allergies and food sensitivities.

We saw this person and it was very helpful.

https://rehab2perform.com/nutrition/

Also it had nothing to do with eating junk etc like the ignorant posters on this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have her get an app and track what she's eating to help her figure out where the excess is coming from.

Nope. This is a fast track to anorexia.

why? this helped my daughter from going for a 1000 cal five guy burger for lunch to 1000 cal or amazing fruits, veggies, avocados and olive oil...plus 1000 more for other healthy foods

sometimes psych ed on calories is good