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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you[b] one of those women[/b] who keep their weight under control by restricting the food in the house (gluten free, or no white sugar, or etc)?[/quote]

NP here. I find the tone of your response ignorant and DCUM-rude.    OP is correct in being concerned about a 5 lb. weight gain in a week.  It has obviously not been gained from eating carrots and kale!   People should restrict junk food everywhere not just home,  especially things like white sugar. Do you even realize how obese and ill people are in this country?

Now, the only people I know who go gluten-free are those that are allergic to it - especially those with Celiac disease.  I know of several mom's who have kids with Celiac and the discipline they and their kids show in avoiding food with gluten is commendable.  [/quote]

You CAN NOT gain 5lbs of fat in one week. 1-2lbs at most and that is probably because he went ape-shit overboard while she wasn't around.  His other 3-4lbs is water retention from processed salty food, the body making itself retain because it is hot and he is sweating, and because the body is absorbing the water, he is probably constipated.  This can resolve in one week of normal diet, TONS of water, and maybe some MiraLax if needed.  There is no reason on this earth to weigh your kid after a week of camp.

And you are insane if you think the only people going gluten-free are those with celiac.  It is the newest craze just like Atkins, Reduced-Fat, Sugar-Free etc... 
And yes there is an obesity epidemic but shaming him is not going to help him.  No one is saying load up on junk but micromanaging a tween is shameful.  [/quote]

I don't understand why the idea of weighing a kid makes you go ape-sh** . It's not that big of a deal. It's a scale. Nothing to be afraid of, PP.[/quote]

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