weight loss cardiff answers:

You need to stop giving him all the greasy fast foods/junk foods that you have been catering to him. You never should have let him get to that weight. You are not a bad parent, it’s just that you let him make bad choices.

For now, do what you’re doing with him walking 10 minutes at a time, do 2-3 times 10 minutes a day, 7 days a week, then when he’s able, have him walk/jog 30 minutes, and once he’s able to do that, have him jog/run longer, up to an hour or hour and a half. Be an encouragement to him and do not give in to his cravings for fast food/junk food. Make all your meals at home, and incorporate at least one fruit and vegetable in each meal. Have him help you make meals so he can find out how he can make healthy choices for himself. Explore many healthy options, as he may not like a certain food. Cut out all junk food, no exceptions. It will be extremely hard at first and he’ll beg and cry for that junk food, but you can not give in, if you truly want your son to lose the 250+ pounds he needs to lose to be healthy.

Don’t have him play in sports until he’s lost about 100 pounds because people might make fun of him, which would be horrifying, trust me.

Have your husband throw a football outside with him, and maybe hit a few baseballs. Have your whole family get active and healthy, it will motivate him more when he’s living with people who are active with him, especially your husband.

weight loss cardiff answers:

Talk to your son. Explain to him his problems, and severe future risks. Make a great diet plan and schedule, and make a deal with him. If he follows the schedule each week, he can get a little “treat” in recompense.

His diet should consist of 40% protein, 40% complex carbs and 20% healthy fats. Have him eat between 5-6 SMALLER meal portions each day. His protein should come from lean meats, such as chicken breast or turkey breast, white fish, eggs, cottage cheese, or protein shakes. His carbohydrates should come mostly from fruits and veggies, with plain instant oatmeal. His fats should come from avocados, nuts, nutbutters, and extra virgin olive oil. Have these in moderation. Also, be sure he only consumes around 1,600 calories (considering he is at a very young age and very over weight). Only allow him to drink green tea (without sugar), and water since these are zero calorie drinks. Be sure he stocks up on his vitamins as well. His end of the week treat should be a low fat frozen yogurt, or baked cinnamon apples. These are a sweet dessert and makes it seem like you are cheating your diet, even though it’s healthy and tastes great! Be sure he is doing cardiovascular training exercise 5 day out of the seven days of the week. He must be running, using the elliptical, and jumping rope for a solid 40-60 minutes each of his workout days.

Don’t feel bad! He needs a quick and immediate change in his health! He is at a very young age, and an extreme amount of weight.. This could potentially be a dangerous future situations.
Follow my plan, and I’ll guarentee he will shed those excess pounds quickly. Weight him each week! If he is losing about 2 pounds per week, then keep up the great work and keep going! If he is not losing anything, hire a personal training and go to a nutritionist. If everything fails, he might have an overactive thyroid, so go to the doctor and check. Nothing but surgery can fix that!

Best of luck for you and your family 🙂

weight loss cardiff answers:

Eat more frequently and in smaller portions, also stick with healthy foods. A good snack is carrot sticks or triscuits rather than cookies, or cheese and crackers 😉

I feel your pain. Goodluck.