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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've seen this in multiple 11-13yo boys, right before a growth spurt. As long as he's eating healthy and is reasonably active, I wouldn't worry too much.[/quote]

Yep.  Happened to mine.

Was always skinny (slim jeans with the elastic pulled tightly)

Then in 6th-8th grade he got VERY chubby, and had to switch to husky pants depending on the jeans.

Freshman year he started shooting up, and slimmed out to a 29" waist.  This summer, he has grown at least 3 inches and is now in a 28" waist.

I would not stress too much about weight gain between 11-13 years old. That is just the body preparing for puperty.

A lot of the parents who reply to these kinds of puberty weight gain threads are parents of little ones, not teenagers, and they have very unrealistic attitudes of what is normal healthy growty and food intake for teens and kids going through puberty, especially boys.  They think they should eat like toddlers or dieting middle aged woman.

Just make sure he is eating more healthy food than not, and keep him busy and active.

This sounds like classic pre puberty/growth spurt weight gain.  Ask your MIL how your husband was when he went into puberty or look at pictures of your husband from that age.  My husband is very skinny but he had the exact same chub up around 5th-7th grade.
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