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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 353096" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I strongly urge you to not make your child cut back on calories. THis sounds like exactly what happened to difficult child 1 on Risperdal, when he doubled his weight in six months. he was a teen, went from being skinny (six pack chest) to tubby) a beer keg). Dieting only made him more frantic for food.</p><p></p><p>What we did - we made sure there was only healthy food in the house. We didn't limit food, but we did eliminate all biscuits, cake, fried foods, sweetened foods and stuck to fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and home-cooked casseroles. Cut back on the refined carbs, substitute wholegrain everything and make it in moderation. Protein is good, but two meals out of three need to include the same amount of protein as the palm of the person's hand. Otherwise - fill up on vegetables (not potato). Keep fruit to a minimum - a child can get away with two to three pieces of fruit a day. Juice is out - have the piece of fruit instead, one serve of juice replaces one serve of fruit. Otherwise - low-fat, and low cholesterol (although allow eggs fairly freely, ignore their cholesterol).</p><p></p><p>Strawberries - unlimited. As for whichever fruit & vegetables you choose, try to avoid the ones with high natural levels of sugar. What to avoid - watermelon, banana, grapes. Also avoid yogurt (no sweetened yogurt at all) and no sweetened milk. Substitute artificial sweeteners but also keep those to a minimum, they really aren't much of a substitute.</p><p></p><p>Also what we found with difficult child 1 - when he went off the Risperdal, the weight fell off. No diet needed.</p><p></p><p>So don't sweat it. Just aim to keep her healthy, and please, do NOT put her on a calorie-controlled diet, you set them up for problems for life. Instead, change the lifestyle of the whole family, to healthier eating in general. If she fills up on, say, carrots or cauliflower (plus drink LOTS of water - it really makes you feel fuller) then she is getting the fibre and the vitamins, but not the loads of fast calories. She will also get into good habits for life.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 353096, member: 1991"] I strongly urge you to not make your child cut back on calories. THis sounds like exactly what happened to difficult child 1 on Risperdal, when he doubled his weight in six months. he was a teen, went from being skinny (six pack chest) to tubby) a beer keg). Dieting only made him more frantic for food. What we did - we made sure there was only healthy food in the house. We didn't limit food, but we did eliminate all biscuits, cake, fried foods, sweetened foods and stuck to fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and home-cooked casseroles. Cut back on the refined carbs, substitute wholegrain everything and make it in moderation. Protein is good, but two meals out of three need to include the same amount of protein as the palm of the person's hand. Otherwise - fill up on vegetables (not potato). Keep fruit to a minimum - a child can get away with two to three pieces of fruit a day. Juice is out - have the piece of fruit instead, one serve of juice replaces one serve of fruit. Otherwise - low-fat, and low cholesterol (although allow eggs fairly freely, ignore their cholesterol). Strawberries - unlimited. As for whichever fruit & vegetables you choose, try to avoid the ones with high natural levels of sugar. What to avoid - watermelon, banana, grapes. Also avoid yogurt (no sweetened yogurt at all) and no sweetened milk. Substitute artificial sweeteners but also keep those to a minimum, they really aren't much of a substitute. Also what we found with difficult child 1 - when he went off the Risperdal, the weight fell off. No diet needed. So don't sweat it. Just aim to keep her healthy, and please, do NOT put her on a calorie-controlled diet, you set them up for problems for life. Instead, change the lifestyle of the whole family, to healthier eating in general. If she fills up on, say, carrots or cauliflower (plus drink LOTS of water - it really makes you feel fuller) then she is getting the fibre and the vitamins, but not the loads of fast calories. She will also get into good habits for life. Marg [/QUOTE]
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