My 14yr old daughters weight loss and obbession with exercise.

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My 14yr old daughter has changed a lot in the past year.. She went for 8 and a half stone a size 10 to 7 stone a size 6/8 and kids clothes. I am very worried about her as she has lost a stone and a half in 12 months and now exercises 4 days a week which may not sound to much but she is so thin and has a body fat percentage of 10 percent which just seems not enough. She is very sporty but I fear that she is slipping into some sort of eating disorder or mental illness. She avoids inviting friends around for tea as she knows I'll make them eat pizza and popcorn ect. She gets very upset when she is made to eat a slice of cake or a packet of crisps which obviously isn't often but she gets very upset. Should I be seeking help or stopping her from exercising??

my DD is same age as yours and I'd be very worried about the behaviour and weight loss and would be going to GP for advice. It's not so much the actual weight, but the behaviour around food. My DD is 5ft7 and just over 7 stone (size 6-8), but she eats a lot & has no food issues.

I think you need to seek out a doctor referral or counselling for her. Whilst she may not be seriously underweight yet her calorie counting, junk food avoiding, meat avoidance and quick weight loss whilst she is still growing would worry me. She is also the prime age for anorexia. Exercising that much is totally normal for sport - football, gym or for fun - rollerskating, ice skating etc. But if she is exercising alone in a gym and her room for weight loss with no other sporting goal then I think that is worrying. I think you need to seek expert advice before intervening with forcing more Kcals, less sport etc.

Would definitely seek some professional help.

I started out like this, in the end, I stopped eating altogether, literally would have the tiniest thing to stave off the pangs/sickness.

Would spend most of the time filled up on copious amounts of water.

Took my DGM crying at me to make me see sense.

Watching with interest OP, well done for being so proactive.

This may be a really far out suggestion and not possible but if you have any big names near you such as athletes, could you try to get in contact with them and perhaps ask them to speak with your DD about the balance of eating and training? Eg. I'm not a million miles away from Jessica Ennis Hill - Even a seriously good local personal trainer? She may need a mentor who is "on her side".

Sorry if I'm speaking out of turn but I'm trying to think along the lines of a 14yo.