Hi my just turned 17 ds has always had an issue with food. From age 10 to 14 he would binge eat and hated his body. From 14 he restricted his calories and lost a lot of weight. I left his dad when he was 13 and he lives with me. He is not anorexic but probably is on the borderline of some type of eating disorder. I have tried to talk to him about this but he insists he is fine and is just trying to get a 6 pack. I know he needs some kind of therapy but I have asked him would he like to speak to someone and he says no, I'm being over protective. He is very head strong and can not exactly be frog marched down to the GP (although I would obviously do that if I thought his health was in danger). He has suddenly lost a lot of weight in the last couple of weeks, it seems to coincide with visiting his controlling dad in Cyprus. Unfortunately I cannot get his father to help as I fear he will do more harm than good.
He is a good kid apart from the usual teenage smoking issues,, he did well in his GCSEs last year and has a reasonably good social life. He doesn't appear depressed. It is so hard to get teenage boys to open up.
Anyone going/gone through the same with any suggestions? I make sure there are things like nuts and snacks in the house and cook every night. I find letting him eat in his room actually helps as he tends to finish more meals as he is distracted by TV, he will only eat half his dinner when we eat together.