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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would declare a "Healthy Family" initiative. You tell everyone that the family needs to eat more healthy and exercise more.

1. For nutirtion: No more chips, candy, cookies, or soda in the house. Juice is limited to 1 small glass a day. Water and skim milk or tea the rest of the time. Meals are focused on small servings of protein and large servings of fruits and vegetables. Limit or [b]eliminate breads and potatoes and rice.[/b] No fast food. No pizza. No processed  or microwave entrees. (Microwave vegetables are fine.)  I'd allow treats twice a week (say Wednesday and Saturday or Sunday) -- a small serving of ice cream would be my family's first choice. If he wants to snack, veggies and dip or air-popped popcorn.

2. Exercise -- kids need 1 hour of exercise per day, every day.  You can help him get this by committing to a 1/2 hour family walk every day. You can also help him find a sport or a physical activity that he likes to do -- swimming, basketball, dance, parkour, running, soccer, karate, whatever. Start experimenting with classes and see what he likes. When he finds something he likes, encourage him to do it every day. Practice makes perfect![/quote]

Whole grain breads, potatoes, and rice are relatively healthy.

Also, for everyone who is saying "eliminate" and "no more" processed foods, sweets that this is ridiculous.  Unless someone has a health issue like diabetes, things in moderation is a much healthier and realistic approach.[/quote]

People who overeat frequently overeat on white rice and bread and bagels and pastry and fried potatoes.  They binge on that stuff. Safer to eliminate it while getting the weight under control and then add it slowly in healthy ways.

This kid has a health issue and will have diabetes as an adult if they don't get his under control. No more processed foods. Sweets twice a week. It is absolutely a realistic approach. My family eats this way all the time. [/quote]

You have no idea what you are talking about. And you certainly don't know if the child has a health issue. [/quote]

An average size 10 year old with a 32 inch waist is overweight and probably obese. He has a health problem. He is being set up for a lifetime of other problems -- hypertension, diabetes, joint problems, infertility, stroke, heart disease, early death.  [/quote]

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