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milliemonster

Hi everyone, I'm after some advice, I am a bit of a SW devotee (used to be a consultant) I am at my wits end about my daughter, she is 9 years old 4 ft 8 and weighs 7st 2lbs, the crunch came tonight when I have bought her some M&S school skirts age 12 and they are TOO TIGHT!!

Now I am always doing SW but at home rather than going to class and I wondered if I can put my DD on it, I know at class kids can't go until they're 11 but she is a very big 9 anyway and surely its just a healthy diet, perhaps if I gave her more milk allowance so she gets the extra calcium. I just don't want her going through her teens like I did constantly upset at being overweight.

I know what a healthy diet is (done SW for long enough) but she eats adult size portions and this is her downfall I think

Burlesque_Babe

I decided to buy some 'different' cereals this time to try to get into. I usually get fruit and fibre, but I decided to get some weetabix and some individual sachets of porridge-y type stuff where there is no weighing and they count as b choices.

I've just had 2 weetabix with a bit of skimmed milk, sweetener and a banana. I really enjoyed it, years since I had weetabix! I don't like them (or other cereals) when they go soggy which weetabix tends to do, but with the other flavours was lovely!

northernlass_2

Hi Milliemonster and welcome.
it must be really hard for you seeing your daughter like that, i know how you feel, my daughter is 9 and in age 11 clothes, though she is really tall too. i know you cant take her to class but do you really have to, i think if you introduce these things to a child to early they can become obsessed as they grow older, whatever you do, dont get her weighed go by her clothes if she starts to lose weight, that way she wont become reliant on the scales, have you looked on the SW website, there is a section especially for students, now i know she is only 9 but teaching her healthy eating from a young age can only be a good thing and the good thing about following the student plan is that they can have anything they want, i would give it a look, besides like i always say SW isnt a diet its a way of life isnt it and why shouldnt kids learn young.
Does she like cooking or helping with meals, if so get her involved in making the food she is going to eat she will learn to appreciate it more and will be more likely to eat it if she has made it, this is great for children who will only eat junk or unhealthy foods (DSLOL).
Good luck with it and i honestly cant see a problem to her eating the SW way my children do and they are 6 and 9.

milliemonster

thanks northern lass, no I don;t want to take her to class really and she does get involved in cooking, we also have a veg patch that she has got really involved in aswell, she loves salad too, in fact she loves all food, always has!!! but she has a BIG appetite which is why I think SW will work for her so she can fill up on all the healthy stuff:p

northernlass_2

That sounds great to me MM and i cant see it not working for her, its grate about the veg patch i wish i had the room.

sammy115

Burlesque_Babe wrote: »

I decided to buy some 'different' cereals this time to try to get into. I usually get fruit and fibre, but I decided to get some weetabix and some individual sachets of porridge-y type stuff where there is no weighing and they count as b choices.

I've just had 2 weetabix with a bit of skimmed milk, sweetener and a banana. I really enjoyed it, years since I had weetabix! I don't like them (or other cereals) when they go soggy which weetabix tends to do, but with the other flavours was lovely!

At last nights meeting the consultant 'marjorie dawes' recommended somthing called puffed wheat - I think? memory like a goldfish.. They looked like sugar puffs but without the sugar. You could have loads of those in a morning as a b choice.

I also love for breakfast - two slices of warburtons wholemeal bread (400g loaf) with loads of bacon on and red onions......Lush.....(obviously red day)

Cleosmum

Millie I would be tempted to dish up SW meals etc without telling her, if you put too much emphasis on food it will become an issue, last thing you both need.

Herewegoagain

Cleosmum wrote: »

Millie I would be tempted to dish up SW meals etc without telling her, if you put too much emphasis on food it will become an issue, last thing you both need.

I agree, kids will get hung up on things early enough anyway don't you think.
I fed my kids on a food plan very simalar to SW just cause I wanted them healthy. Getting her involved in lots of sport/exercise is also the way to go.
These are not the things kids should worry about, SW is just a healthy eatting plan for everyone and I don't feed the family dif meals to me and they don't think it's anything other than food then do they. Although OH won't eat quarn, say's it's not natural

mickey_mouse

Cleosmum wrote: »

Millie I would be tempted to dish up SW meals etc without telling her, if you put too much emphasis on food it will become an issue, last thing you both need.

I agree-she would be enjoying tasty food which is gooooooood for her.

Wasn't as bad as I thought at weigh in last night - I stayed the same:D

northernlass_2

as long as you are ok with that then it is half the battle Mickey Mouse.
i agree with CM about kids getting hung up on food thats what i was trying to say in my post but couldnt find the words to use LOL.