Re: over wieght kids

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My daughter is 10 and she weighs 140 and is in a size 16 jeans (I buy her

the petite because of her height, 5'0 " ). She carries her weight really well

although she definetly looks overweight, she doesnt' look like she's 140.

The pediatrician told me according to the " charts " she needs to loose 60

lbs. Yeah, right! I, ashamedly, do mention her weight and her choices.

It's like my mother all over! yikes!! I just tell her that that is not a

healthy choice. She comes home and says that she is teased at school by

certain kids and it does break your heart. But when she wants to put two

big spoon fuls of peanut butter in her vanilla ice cream (a trick her skinny

dad told her!!!) then I mention that the kids make fun of her and that it's

not a healthy choice. Who knows. She said that she can always have surgery!

what a thing to look forward to.

Margaret

>>>Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 13:12:15 -0500

>>>

>>>Well, now I guess we'll start to discuss our childrens weight problems!

>)

>>>My little Jake, at 6 1/2 weeks old, is now 13lbs! Considering that the

>>>pediatrician wanted to see him because he was below his birth weight at 2

>>>weeks old! now 13lbs! yikes. He was born at 7lbs 9oz. Kris, how big is

>>>Isaac. (that is his name, right??) I'm just curious! He's geting to be

a

>>>real load!

>>>Love,

>>>Margaret

>>>

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Wow! Her name is Jenna? That's too cool! Well, I try not to deem my

daughter's eating habits as bad, but she loves junk food and I try to offer

better things than the junk she wants. I just don't know what to do and she

doesn't like to go outside for a long time. I need to start enrolling her

in some classes like Karate or dance. It's just so darn time consuming for

us and now I'm pregnant with #2 and I'm nauseated all the time. I try to

walk around the block with her (1 mile) sometimes, but I am so tired lately.

I pray that they perfect this surgery even more so that she can have it

done when she's a teenager. I'll take out a loan for her or do whatever it

takes. My poor baby.

Jenna

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>To: <OSSG-pregnantonelist>

>Subject: over wieght kids

>Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 12:38:14 -0600

>

>Jenna,

>I can relate. My daughter is 6 1/2 and she weighs 70 pounds. She is not

>noticeably overweight, but she is quite bigger than the other kids. She is

>in Kindergarten and last year in preschool there was a kid that said

>something to her about her weight. I cried for a week. It just broke my

>heart. People (adults) also feel the need to comment on her. It just makes

>me crazy. I was slightly heavy as a child but not until I was teenager. I,

>too, hope that it is even more perfected down he road. I try to make food

>an

>non-issue, but it is hard. I think she picked up a lot of my bad eating

>habits pre-WLS. I totally blame myself. I try to keep her active in

>softball, dance class, anything that is exercise to minimize the weight

>gain. However, I never mention her weight or her food choices as being BAD.

>It is so hard not to make those same mistakes that are parents made for us.

>I was on diets as a child, made fun of as a way to get me to eat less. I

>will not allow anyone to say anything like that to her. It really is hard

>sometimes! By the way, my daughters name is Jenna!!

>

>donna

>

> >>Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 13:12:15 -0500

> >>

> >>Well, now I guess we'll start to discuss our childrens weight problems!

>)

> >>My little Jake, at 6 1/2 weeks old, is now 13lbs! Considering that the

> >>pediatrician wanted to see him because he was below his birth weight at

>2

> >>weeks old! now 13lbs! yikes. He was born at 7lbs 9oz. Kris, how big is

> >>Isaac. (that is his name, right??) I'm just curious! He's geting to be

>a

> >>real load!

> >>Love,

> >>Margaret

> >>

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I am so glad that there are people out there that understand what I'm going

through with my daughter. One day she'll have surgery and she'll be okay.

Hopefully her children won't have the same problem.

Jenna

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>To: <OSSG-pregnantonelist>

>Subject: Re: over wieght kids

>Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 14:16:23 -0500

>

>My daughter is 10 and she weighs 140 and is in a size 16 jeans (I buy her

>the petite because of her height, 5'0 " ). She carries her weight really

>well

>although she definetly looks overweight, she doesnt' look like she's 140.

>The pediatrician told me according to the " charts " she needs to loose 60

>lbs. Yeah, right! I, ashamedly, do mention her weight and her choices.

>It's like my mother all over! yikes!! I just tell her that that is not a

>healthy choice. She comes home and says that she is teased at school by

>certain kids and it does break your heart. But when she wants to put two

>big spoon fuls of peanut butter in her vanilla ice cream (a trick her

>skinny

>dad told her!!!) then I mention that the kids make fun of her and that it's

>not a healthy choice. Who knows. She said that she can always have

>surgery!

>what a thing to look forward to.

>Margaret

>

> >>>Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 13:12:15 -0500

> >>>

> >>>Well, now I guess we'll start to discuss our childrens weight problems!

> >)

> >>>My little Jake, at 6 1/2 weeks old, is now 13lbs! Considering that the

> >>>pediatrician wanted to see him because he was below his birth weight at

>2

> >>>weeks old! now 13lbs! yikes. He was born at 7lbs 9oz. Kris, how big

>is

> >>>Isaac. (that is his name, right??) I'm just curious! He's geting to

>be

>a

> >>>real load!

> >>>Love,

> >>>Margaret

> >>>

> >>

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