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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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
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why do you have to be tactful? just tell him he is overweight and that you are worried. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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