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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]his breakfast is always a hard boiled egg + either cereals or toast w/ sun butter. so there's definitely room there to be more healthful. tks for the suggestion.

i just did on a calculator online to get his BMI - 21, which is 95%-tile and considered obese. and yes he's big and tall but also 'fat' with tummy sticking out and jiggles.

we check his weight every week and when on the weeks he didn't lose any/much weight i usually told him he's still getting stronger and faster and his waist is getting smaller to keep him motivated and the sense of accomplishment. i can't say that anymore since his waist has been growing ever so slightly recently...[/quote]

Dear God. Are you actually putting him on a scale?!?! I can only imagine what you have said in front of him/to him about his stomach. You are completely setting him up for an eating disorder. He is young so his weight problem is completely something you have done to him and you need to fix it for him. Stop buying junk. Switch him to skim milk and help him make healthy choice without him knowing what you are doing.

Food issues can be life long and sadly it sounds like you probably have them and now he will too. [/quote]

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