My daughter is 10 and very very over weight. Her and I share clothes. We are an active family. My daughter does swimming and netball twice per week. We get out and about daily in summer but winter we do tend to hibernate a little . But instead we play the Wii fit. I have two children, a year apart in age. My eldest is quite lean and no issues with weight. There is just the 3 of us. I’m self employed so when they’re at home so am I. I never and I mean never have soft drinks, sweets, chips, biscuits or anything that I’d consider sugary ect in the house for the pure reason. If It’s not there, it can’t be eaten .. She does visit her dad every second weekend and I know there are no food boundaries there. But it’s only 2 days a fortnight. I’ve seen 3 different crappy GP’s that say limit food, limit sugar.. I am! We’ve done the government program Go for fun. It was great, but not mind blowing. Still highly recommended. GP’s have no idea. I want specialists or people who actually can help . Does anyone know where you can get real actual help for child hood obesity. I’ve called the children’s Hospital. Every clinic they had is now closed. I’m Desperate good or bad please suggest. Yes I had her thyroid checked a couple of years ago. The only recent health issues I haven’t checked out is that she doubles over in pain after milk and yoghurt . Thanks mummy’s
Seriously overweight 10 year old
Seriously overweight 10 year old
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Go and see an APD (accredited practicing dietitian) :)
Your gp shouldbe able to refer you to allied health professionals including an APD and a psychologist or counsellor. Start there. Good luck
No judgement. Some people are different than others. I was worried about my daughter. Started my son on a grain free low carb diet to help his adhd and my daughter has dropped weight. She loves chia pudding sweetened with stevia, made on almond milk and flavoured with strawberry or cocoa. Filling, healthy and good for weight. Once I cut out bread and potato (we ate pretty healthy too) it was unbelievable. Their are heaps of kid friendly recipes available. Maybe give it a go. I try to limit to 1 fruit per day but often allow 2. Also, running with the dogs helps but illness stops that from being regular for us.
Totally agree! Grains and hidden sugar cause havoc , I’ve been grain free for 12 months lost weight as well as many other positive effects. Research dr noakes x
If your daughter has allergies or intolerances then this could be the reason she’s unable to lose weight. Sounds like she can’t tolerate dairy. You could try not having it for a couple of weeks and see how she feels? Dairy free milks have enough calcium added to them. Personally, I’d go dairy free rather than lactose free as casein is a huge problem for people just as much as lactose.
I think a good nutritionist could be good too. A lot do Skype if your local ones are not helpful.
See an integrative GP or naturopath. Thorough testing, look at gut health, allergies, immune system etc
If your internal system is out of whack, no amount of diet and exercise will change your weight.