Poor Eating and Weight Loss

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Hi All,

My 6 year old started the Daytrana Patch last May. She was

overweight at 75 lbs. The purpose of the Daytrana was to help her

focus and slow down and we saw great results! She's still on the

initial dose and academically thriving. Social too.

Here's my concern -- she's lost about 13 lbs, which we are very

excited about. Her weight loss was the result of decreased

appetite. She's very self limiting what she will eat, but she

continued to enjoy the small variety of foods she allows herself.

At the start of the school year,she started refusing lunch at

school. Same foods as at home, which she ate with gusto. I

attributed that to being in the cafeteria for the first time and it

must be overwhelming for her. She's not verbal enough to actually

tell me what the problem is.

About a month ago she began refusing many of her favorite foods and

her appetite is still decreased. She's now put herself on

the " beige diet " eating only white food -- mostly mashed potatoes.

She will request applesauce or baby food bananas to earn mashed

potatos. She says she wants X,Y,Z for dinner and then refuses to

eat it. Hours later she asks for chips or popcorn. I can sometimes

negotiate a pancake into her.

We have an appointment with a nutritionist in Feb. (the soonest she

could get in) that our insurance will not cover.

Any insight here would be very appreciated! Has anyone encountered

this problem, what helped? Delia needs to stay on the Daytrana

patch, she will not take anything orally and on the rare occasion

she gets sick, I have to hide her meds in her juice.

Thank You,