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[quote=Anonymous]You should try a local nutritionist or dietician.  WW is good but it’s also difficult to manage with the points counting and their yearly program change.  I’ve been doing the program on and off for about 20 years (lose/gain/lose/gain).  I obviously have a self control issue.  Unless you think he can keep the weight off with the program, he may be stuck in a yo-yo dieting situation that long term is unhealthy and messes up metabolism.  I hate to sound like a Debbie downer.  Overeating is an emotional trigger.  You may want to get to the underlying reason why he overeats as that will help change his behavior.  Also with WW, you can still eat junk within your points and that can continue the bad eating habits.   I applaud your son for taking action to help himself and really wish him success.  Jim sharing my personal struggles as additional information to help with the process rather than being discouraging.  I was very thin as a child/teenager and been struggling with my weight and eating habits since college [/quote]

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