Grrrrr my DS

jpwhittle

sorry but my boys 5 and would eat more than that. its good your trying to help him but i think theres better ways of doing it, just because its in a book doesnt make it right. get him out doing more excercise, find him a club or something. His portion controll shouldnt be down to him it should be down to you as his mother. That tea sounds good except its missing something to fill him, like some potatoes or rice. Give him carbs but dont let him dictate what portion he has you dish it up for him. ill bet you find he's fuller after that.
weightwatchers is great for kids as nothing is forbiden, like someone above said, youl be suprised at the amount he could eat. it simply makes him fill up on fruit and veg rather than carbs. Dont get me wrong i know carbs can be awefull, i struggl alot with my weight when im eating them but he does still need some

gingin_2

Are you sure he's not sneaking extra food from somewhere else to have put on the weight? His previous diet sounds normal and pretty on par with what my 11 year old eats and we are not a family who can eat what we want and still remain thin.

mrs_marty

Have you thought about adding jelly, I often make it with lemonade for a bit of fizz, served with a meringue nest, nice and sweet but not high on fat.

Either that try the weight watchers desserts. A sweet treat a couple of times a week might help him stick to it.

As for him losing his Oyster card, I would have gone daft too lol

tweets

Are you sure its not puppy fat. If he starting new school next month you may probably find he starts growing taller and the weight wont be so much of an issue. Regarding oyster card i would be annoyed too. I have been there with my son losing bus passes , dinner cards front door keys. I think its a lads thing because my mum said my bro was just the same.

jpwhittle

oh the above is delishious, one of my favourite deserats onn weightwatchers, suger free jelly is an eat all you want and mirangues are suprisingly low in points, mixed with fruit it really is a delcious pudding or snack and filling to

claire16c

I dont think the menu sounds that bad apart from perhaps there could be some carbs like a few new potatoes to go with the chicken?

The main thing that has stood out to me is when you say he cant control his portions. Why is he having access to huge portions?
Surely if you are cooking you are putting the food onto the plates?

Snack wise, if hes really hungry after eating everything else, what about fruit, yoghurt, raw veg?

With the Oyster card - I thought if you lost it you could phone and get it cancelled and get a refund? I could be wrong though.

escortg3

Perhaps you could look at slimming world or weight watchers and get a more balanced diet.

Here is the slimming world 7 day meal plan.
http://www.slimmingworld.com/healthy-eating/non-vegetarian-menu.aspx

nzmegs

Please don't take this the wrong way - your son may addicted to sugar (most of us are and I include myself in this category too). He is desperately missing the high he gets from sugar intake in all its forms. Every small amount of easily absorbed carbohydrate he gets is fuelling this addiction. So the milkshake, the muffin, the fruit (berries are ok), the bread are all making it harder to break this addiction.

I am sure you know this but he really needs fewer carbs and those he does eat should be the whole variety. The carbs should be replaced with good quality protein and I guarantee his appetite will reduce. The carbs he can eat should be brown rice, beans (not baked beans - too much sugar) wholemeal cous cous, millet, oats, barley, quinoa.

I know it is scary to introduce these food to a 12 year old. I have a son that age myself. But topping him up with the protein foods he likes will help until he gets used to it.

Try not to worry about quantities as he will naturally stop eating these types of foods when he is full. it is hard to overdose on chicken breast or eggs, but oh so easy to eat half a loaf of white bread.

the only way to stop a sugar addiction is to stop all sugars and this means those hidden in foods and all white carbs.

Some people may think this is extreme for a child, but he may be heading towards diabetes, so acting now is important. Once those sugar highs and lows have disappeared he will naturally become more active. Right now he is exhuasted from all the carbs his body is dealing with and the insulin coursing through his body.

Too much sugar also makes you a bit muddle headed - so it might be to blame for the lost oyster card too:)

escortg3

Children need carbs.

A healthy balanced diet for children over 2 years should include 50% to 60% of the calories consumed coming from carbohydrates. You must to make sure that the majority of carbs kids eat are from good sources and to limit the amount of added sugar in their diet.


What an 11 year old should be doing is then burning those carbs off. Pleanty of active sports and he then should be able to eat pretty much anything.

the_cat

Have you actually been told by a doctor that he should lose weight? Had nutritional information about what sort of diet he should have? Or is it something that you have taken on yourself?

Just because he wants food it doesn't mean he is hungry. There are many reasons for eating as we all know. However, I do find it a bit concerning that his diet I know for a fact wouldn't fill me up! And I'm not growing:eek: (i'm a size 8 just so you know I'm not greedy/eating for comfort etc:D)

You need some proper advice on how is the best way to adjust his weight whilst is is growing. It will be very different advice to that which is given to an adult