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[quote=Anonymous]You said that you're not skinny people yourselves, so it seems like you're projecting your desire to not be skinny onto your son.  You try to limit his food intake so he's not overweight like you are.  Except it doesn't work like that because his environment is probably full of delicious, fattening foods and he's probably surrounded by others who get to eat those foods without restrictions.

I think it's awesome you want to help your son make better choices, but that's not just limiting the amount of food.  Especially because he's coming up on the age of bottomless pit-ness.

We had a cookout on Saturday with some neighbors and my 14 yo DS ate 2 hamburgers and a hot dog along with the other traditional cookout foods.  He routinely eats a small dinner when he gets home from school before soccer practice, then regular dinner after practice, and will eat a pretty substantial snack before bed.  The key isn't so much limiting his amount, but the types of foods he eats.  We keep very little junk in the house and have taught our kids to make wise food decisions.

My suggestion would be for the entire family to get some help.  You can't force one person to be healthy when the others aren't.  You don't even have to limit eating out to be healthy.      [/quote]

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