Is there a way to tactfully tell 17 year old DS that he needs to lose weight?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS, 17, has gained over 30 lbs in the past year. The main reason behind the weight gain ( besides eating more calories than he’s burning, obviously) is that he isn’t playing sports nearly as much as he did in years prior. He realized that he isn’t playing at a level that’ll get him recruited for college and has focused on other, non athletic extra curricular activities . He’s also taking on a very rigorous course load at school, so a lot of his time is spent sitting at a desk.
I am worried about the health ramifications as diabetes runs on both sides of our family.

Is there a tactful way to approach this topic with him?

TIA

why do you have to be tactful? just tell him he is overweight and that you are worried.

Yeah I agree with this. It's not said with judgment and you cant harp on it because that wont help, but telling him as a fact is not a bad thing. I cant understand why people are saying to tip toe and change the whole house diet and pretend its about something else. He has gained weight and might need guidance to lose it.

[Anonymous]

Has he had an annual physical .. Let that be the starting point

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can’t out run the fork. I assume you’re the one cooking so change what the family is eating. And take family walks. You do need to teach him how to be active without sports because he likely won’t have sports for the rest of his life. Walking, biking, running, playing tennis- whatever he’d like. What do you and dh do for exercise?

PLEASE tell me how old your kids are. Because 17 year olds are not "taking family walks." Please be for real right now.