20 stone 13-yr-old

[JanH]

Daily Mail .

"I've repeatedly taken her to the doctor's, to slimming classes and I've even hired her a personal trainer," said Mrs Cox, a care worker who spends £90 a week on her daughter's food. "I have tried not buying so much but she finds other ways of getting it."

How on earth would she find other ways of getting £90 worth of food?

lord knows

Good god should she not be hospitalised? That is awful. She must have some medical problem, no-one could eat that much surely?

Natalie has been referred to several specialist dieticians but Mrs Cox, who weighs 18-stone, says diets are not the answer

so what is? a risky operastion which could leave her dead on the operating table, and she'll probably try and eat what she usually does afterwards anyway?
the girl needs food conselling and a diet to follow.

She was on GMTV this morning. When her mum tries to limit the food she eats she steals money to go and buy more.

spending pocket money on crisps/chocolate etc? sounds like behavioural/psychological issues to me - i.e. an extreme case of comfort eating. she needs to be referred to some form of specialist support - at a guess a CBT psychologist or specialist in eating disorders

it does sound tho as if her mother also struggles with attitudes to food

do ever feel like giving people a good shake?

... one would ask how did she get into these habits? - a typical case of 'after the horse has bolted'!

I can sort of sympathise with Mrs Cox to a certain degree, though if she's 18 stone, maybe the whole household has to change their eating habits?

when I hit puberty my weight went up and up and up due to comfort eating, though not as badly as Natalie. My parents did try and limit but I did manage to find ways of endulging in my chocolates binges etc. So it is tough. I suppose counselling would have helped me, but we're talking 20 years ago here... I also went on and develop an eating disorder (bullemia) so I hope gets the help she needs!

Ohhh, I missed that her mother weighs 18 stone. I wonder what the husband and son weigh? It sounds as if the whole family needs a good shake.

Does she do any exercise at all? Perhaps if the food controlling doesn't work, then getting a fitnes type hobby may be a better approach initially. I can't believe she is a happy child.

OMG, is she happy at that weight???

They should put her on Lighterlife, that only costs £45 a week.

If she's spending all of her pocket money on food then her mum and dad should put it straight into a bank account that she can't get at till she's 18 or 21. One of the reasons I'm finally sorting my weight issues out is that I don't want it to rub off on my dd. My mum was always dieting and is still always dieting when I grew up so it rubbed off on me. My life has been a constsnt battle with weight, a battle which I am finally winning. But if I can avoid my dd going through this then I will!!!!