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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, it would hurt anyone's feelings to hear disparaging comments about one's child, however, I find it very unusual that parents would be talking about another child, with the parent within earshot, so is there a chance you misheard?

HOWEVER, maybe the reason you misheard is that you are unconsciously concerned about this.

[b]The 93% weight needs to be compared to his height percentile[/b]. For example, my DD (16 now) is in the 90% for height and the 80% for weight. Compared together (which is what the BMI attempts to do), she is perfectly proportioned (and a healthy BMI), but if I just looked at her weight percentile, I might think she is overweight. If your son's %s are inverted (i.e., higher weight percentile than height), there is a problem regardless of how much muscle your child has.

Boys DO store fat before a big growth spurt, but only really around the waist. You mentioned large legs, which is not normal for a growth spurt. My 14 year old DS looked "pudgy" around the waist (but no fat rolls) right before he grew 6 inches. His legs, rear and arms looked normal, he just had a belly before he grew. It didn't roll over his speedo, but he definitely had a little belly.

You need to follow the doctor's advice, but you should also take a close look at what you are feeding your children. You don't seem to actually want any of the advice presented, but much of it is good advice. Start by COOKING real food (not reheating processed food like fish sticks) and checking sugar content. This has NOTHING to do with weight and everything to do with developing positive eating habits and a lifelong healthy lifestyle. All of my kids are competitive swimmers and I have to watch out that they don't binge after a particularly hard practice. They come home so hungry that I have to be very diligent about them not eating something out of a box and feeding them real food as soon as I can get it on the table (though my children do splurge with real ice cream).

Forget what those parents said and evaluate your own life. Certainly you have kind, active and healthy boys, but if you can help them develop healthy eating habits now, this will last a lifetime.[/quote]

93% is OP's son's BMI percentile, not his weight percentile. [/quote]

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