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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 161058" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkred">Well, Shari, now that you gave more info on 11gfg, I want to share a story with you. It wasn't easy, but...</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkred">I have a friend whose now 18dd always had trouble with a genetic weight issue. She started with an endriconologist when her daughter was about 11/12. The test results showed all things fairly normal. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkred">Then at about age 15, she took her daughter to a naturopath who suggested a paleolithic diet - caveman diets include all natural raw veggies and fruits, no meats or dairy or white foods. But the enjoyment of eating nuts and seeds, berries, fruits and veggies, while challenging initially, was fun for the daughter. She liked it a lot. She was at an age where she was very concious of her size and weight, so she was amenable to a change of diet and routine. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkred">My friend also got two little pups at the time and so that was an excuse to get her daughter out there every evening walking with the dogs (they walked together). </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkred">She threw out all the junk food in the house and replaced it with all the paleolithic foods - outside of one or two treats, all the other crud went. Like any diet, it was more of a healthful lifestyle change. Her daughter lost a a lot of weight and felt better about herself in the long run. It may be that your difficult child won't get to that point at this time but with perseverence, perhaps she will.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkred">One of the other advantages of seeing the naturopath was that her urine and stool was evaluated and it was determined that the girl was very low on magnesium and other minerals so the DR put her on certain supplements as well. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkred">Now at 18 she still struggles with her weight but she eats better and healthier and she has retained the habit of working out and enjoying it. She works at a health club and has a free membership. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkred">Perhaps tackling this issue from a 'health' standpoint rather than a body shape and size standpoint would be more beneficial. At 11, it's hard to make them understand that sort of thing, however, but maybe worth a shot? Good luck.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 161058, member: 2211"] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkred]Well, Shari, now that you gave more info on 11gfg, I want to share a story with you. It wasn't easy, but...[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkred]I have a friend whose now 18dd always had trouble with a genetic weight issue. She started with an endriconologist when her daughter was about 11/12. The test results showed all things fairly normal. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkred]Then at about age 15, she took her daughter to a naturopath who suggested a paleolithic diet - caveman diets include all natural raw veggies and fruits, no meats or dairy or white foods. But the enjoyment of eating nuts and seeds, berries, fruits and veggies, while challenging initially, was fun for the daughter. She liked it a lot. She was at an age where she was very concious of her size and weight, so she was amenable to a change of diet and routine. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkred]My friend also got two little pups at the time and so that was an excuse to get her daughter out there every evening walking with the dogs (they walked together). [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkred]She threw out all the junk food in the house and replaced it with all the paleolithic foods - outside of one or two treats, all the other crud went. Like any diet, it was more of a healthful lifestyle change. Her daughter lost a a lot of weight and felt better about herself in the long run. It may be that your difficult child won't get to that point at this time but with perseverence, perhaps she will.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkred]One of the other advantages of seeing the naturopath was that her urine and stool was evaluated and it was determined that the girl was very low on magnesium and other minerals so the DR put her on certain supplements as well. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkred]Now at 18 she still struggles with her weight but she eats better and healthier and she has retained the habit of working out and enjoying it. She works at a health club and has a free membership. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkred]Perhaps tackling this issue from a 'health' standpoint rather than a body shape and size standpoint would be more beneficial. At 11, it's hard to make them understand that sort of thing, however, but maybe worth a shot? Good luck.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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