My oldest son will turn 13 next month and over the last few months we've noticed he's been gaining weight. I checked out his BMI today and was shocked to discover he is in the 89th centile which is classed as overweight. When he was weighed last year at the end of year 6, we got a letter to say he was in the normal range.
I don't know what to do to help him. He is a sporty boy and is out training for rugby, swimming and football three nights a week and playing saturdays and sundays. My husband and I are health conscious and I've always been careful about the kind of food my children eat. I really can't think what tweaks we can make in our lifestyle so my husband wants to get draconian and put my son on a calorie controlled diet.
Has anyone ever been in this situation - tried to encourage a healthy lifestyle but their child still ended up obese? Is it possible given my son is about to turn 13, that he's about to have a growth spurt? I really want to help my son because I worry if he's heavier and therefore slower it will affect his sports, which he really loves.