14 years old dd piling on weight

[ArseInTheCoOpWindow]

And l don’t know what to do.

She’s always loved her grub. As a child she was always hungry and asking for food. And I’d be really confused as she would have had a big meal then say she was hungry 15 minutes later.

I could control it to some extent when she was little. We’ve got 3 others who are older and aren’t like this.

At Christmas, DH and l chucked out all Christmas goodies day after Boxibg Day as she was just eating them non stop. But she just carried on and on. She has piled on about a stone and a half.

We don’t have crap in, but she just eats endless toast and cereal. We’ve now only got porridge. So she eats toast constantly. I’ve had to get rid of the peanut butter, but there’s still butter. We have to have some basic foods in the house like bread and cereal.

She eats a good breakfast, lunch and tea. Plenty of protein. But this isn’t really the issue, it’s the non stop eating between meals. Is it possible to be this hungry? She’ll eat fruit too, but it’s just non stop.

She refuses point blank to do any exercise. I’ve offered to do couch to 5k or buy her a trampoline or dance class subscription. But she refuses.

Last night she was on her 4th round of toast and DS said ‘That’s enough’ Now she won’t talk to him.

What do we do? Ignore it and watch it happen? Speak to her? It’s getting out of control

[Christmasfairy2020]

@bluebluezoo they said she is over weight
If you go on NHS bmi for children she is over weight. She goes swimming and is stage 7 however we are in lockdown at mo obviously. I have bought her a bike and now we have reduced fat cheese and whole meal bread and I've started getting the 10 cal jellies rather than yoghurt.she has a further appointment with the dietician on Tuesday

[pensivepigeon]

My mother would comment if either me or my sibling were getting a 'bit fat'. Her answer was not to eat sweets or biscuits which did work for us. Unfortunately, not very pleasant as main meals were not always that enjoyable but we certainly did know the link between sweet things and putting on weight. I have put on weight during later life but also lost it again. I don't think we were particularly scarred but I do appreciate my parents were/are concerned about appearance/looks more than is fashionable now.

[tanoshii]

Facing similar difficulties with one of my children, who was constantly hungry and addicted to cereal and bread, I completely overhauled the food I was buying. So instead of Weetabix for breakfast I started making porridge for everyone, topped with full fat Greek yoghurt and nuts. Whilst instead of bread for sandwiches, I started offering soups and smoothies, and nori wraps with omlette fillings and raw vegetables. I also stopped making pasta dishes and replaced with courgetti, and reduced the quantity of potatoes and brown rice I was giving everyone. I generally added more good fats to meals to help with feelings of satiety, whilst upped the variety of vegetables in our meals. By eliminating as much processed food from our family's diet as possible I've noticed big differences in our general health and mood. The children rarely snack now, and when they do, it's on full fat Greek yoghurt and nuts. Is this something you could try? It might help to promote feelings of satiety in your daughter, and help stabilize her blood sugar levels.

[mscjmscj]

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[Thomasina2021]

Yes focus on high fat natural foods and reduce carbs to reduce her appetite

I second Greek yogurt and make hummus with veg sticks to snack on . Three meals a day.

[Gwenhwyfar]

I don't think there's anything wrong with Weetabix for breakfast.

[shrunkenhead]

Does the weight gain bother her?