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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need to find a way to get him to realise how fat he actually is without hurting his feelings. Does he not find it suspicious how he wears age 11-12 clothing or can't button up shirts even if they're husky. Unfortunately he's going to have to work it off and it's sort of down to you to arrange that. Get him on the scales and get him to do excercise and diet and back on the scales to see how much weight he's lost (or put on) - that way you can really see what's working and what isn't because if he's a regular swimmer and still has a belly that not only overlaps but covers up his speedos then clearly something needs to change.[/quote]

Gah, NO!  An 8 year-old does NOT need to "realize how fat he actually is" nor does he need to lose weight.  OP, at that age, he is still growing.  I think the advice is to MAINTAIN his weight as his height continues to increase.  I think it would be the very rare (morbidly obese) 8 year-old that a doctor would advise actual weight loss.

Get the junk food out of the house.  Don't overdo it with carbs and always use whole grains.  Try to sneak in more activity.  Park further away form the entrance, walk to school if possible a couple days a week, get a dog--my kids love walking our dog.[/quote]

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