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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She sounds like a complusive eater. I was one as a child but did;t recognize it until I was an adult. I used to sneak food all the time as a kid and I was never ever hungry. Grew up in an upper middle class house.  I was using food to deal with emotions too. In so many ways I still compusivly eat as a 45 year old.  Making trip after trip to the pantry,to eat entire bags of food etc.  But only after my kid and DH have gone to bed.  I have tried hypnosis and therapy with little luck. Intensive exercise has helped some. I am not more than 15lbs overweight but its such an internal nightmare petiole have no idea.  You might want to talk to a professional. This may get a lot worse as she hits 12 or 13.[/quote]

I would guess this is more of the issue then her actually being hungry. It's also possible she is carb sensitive and she is just the kind of person who will have to limit carbs or overeat.

As far as playing 3 sports, I have seen kids sports at age 9 and they are not that intensive.  I wouldn't really count them as exercise unless during practice the kids are continually running or moving around and not waiting in a line for a turn or standing on the side lines. Girls on the Run is nice but honestly I saw many girls who complained they were tired to walked most of the practices, complained and sat down for quite a bit of time and needed very long water breaks so again unless you really see her running the whole time, don't count on it being that intensive.[/quote]

Are you suggesting that she should be making the 9-year old engage in more "intensive" exercise?  Should she be making her run laps or something?  Use an elliptical machine?

Yes, she might not be engaged in super intensive sports at that age but I'm not sure what a reasonable alternative is.[/quote]

You clearly have never seen kids sports practices at that age or the games. What I am suggesting is saying that she plays [b]3 sports a week might really translate to very little physical activity in the end. [/b]There is a lot of standing around, sitting around and whining involved in kids sports :-)

Unless it's more of the competitive level like travel, then just going to the practice isn't going to really be enough physical activity for kids like the OPs who are eating more calories then they are expending.

I am not suggesting intensive exercise what I am suggesting is a reality check on just how much physical activity is really going on. It might mean that there needs to be more family walks or bike rides each week in addition to the sports and walking to school.[/quote]

Agree with this, especially if a child has time to play three sports she probably isn't doing any of them at a high level.  I know my 10 yr old DS doesn't get that much exercise playing rec soccer (he usually plays defense so he's not running the whole time like others on the team) while my 11 yr old DD fences 3 times a week and practices include intense physical conditioning so she's drenched in sweat when I pick her up.  DD is a big girl -- tall and muscular and was tending toward pudgy before she got into fencing at 9 yrs old.  It has really made a difference for her.[/quote]

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