Probably the key to weight loss for you all is lots of moderate exercise--that burns the fat the best.
Hiking trips and long walks. wear pedometers during the day and get up to 15,000 steps a day from wherever you are now.
KELLY_SP 9/17/07 12:21 P
Hi Anne,
It sounds like you have a lot on your plate right now. Sometimes people who feel pressured to change lifestyle habits can ultimately backfire and make things worse instead of better. I would suggest making small changes in your house/schedule if you can. I would purge all the food items in your house that may be tempting to your family and replace them with healthier snacks and treats. If you haven't done so already, start serving water with meals at home and try to minimize the soda intake when you can for your family. After dinner through the week, suggest a family walk. It's a great way to burn calories and have an opportuntity to catch up with your son/husband. SparkPeople has recently created a site specifically designed for teens and you could suggest that your son check it out for himself at www.sparkteens.com
Healthy Habits pay off for the whole family. Hang in there!
Kelly
BOWNHLADYBUG 9/13/07 9:34 A
Hi, My son is 15. He doesn not play any sports. He has done them all and is picked on terribly so he quits. He is very good when he does play. He loves baseball but won't try out for the team. The big problem is he won't exercise. the other problem is me... I do not have time to push him 24/7. I have tried and tried. I even bought a treadmill and had him help pay for it so he would feel he needed to use it. That doesn't work. the doctor is now getting concerned. He is 190ish. He is only 5'4". Way too much. But I have so much going on in my life and am very, very stressed. I have sat down with him one on one and he still over eats. I put portions on his plate and I catch him eating and hiding it. He is bored. I know that. He has no friends and I have asked him what he wants to do and he says nothing interests him. He was seeing a therapist but she left. He has not liked any he has seen. I am so frustrated because he gets the whole family fighting because he doesn't do what he is told and I don't have time to be on him 24/7. I am self employed and if I don't work.... you know how it is. My children came before anything else for the past 18 years. It's time to make him realize he needs to do this for himself. I am so upset, I am angry, I am stressed over many issues I have going on in my life. What the hell am I to do? It has to stop. I have to take care of my MIL, whom has dementia, I have the family, the cooking, cleaning, laundry, I have 4 dogs to take care of, I am a volunteer EMT for the town I live in, I am a landscaper and yes, at my age I still go out and physically work as well as ALL the paperwork, My daughter is now in college and hates it so I am trying to lead her in the right direction constantly so she doesn't quit, I have a house that had an addition put on three years ago and it's falling apart and we are being sued by the builder if you can imagine that so I am busy putting pictures and letters in order for the court. My life sucks but I feel my sons is worse. How can I help him?? Anne
Anne
