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<blockquote data-quote="Liahona" data-source="post: 531898"><p>I have heard of people who just can't feel full. Maybe your son has this problem? </p><p></p><p>We had the opposite problem. difficult child 1 wouldn't eat, and yes, it was a control issue. It wasn't one we could let go of though because he would die. What we did was set an amount that he had to eat and times he had to eat. You'd have thought we were torturing him. We had many meltdowns. Believe me it wasn't enough food (people who didn't know the situation thought we were being cruel) to keep his weight up. It was something I was willing to provoke meltdowns for. After a few years (and the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) stay where being able to have 2nds at dinner was envied) we don't have the power struggle anymore. I don't know why. Now he is actually a little bit over weight. I don't know if this helps. I hope it does. </p><p></p><p>If your son feels like food is being restricted his body will hang on to more calories from the food that he eats. That is why he is eating the same and gaining weight. Even people who want to lose weight have a hard time with this. They have to figure out how to restrict calories without the sense of "I'm starving." </p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Liahona, post: 531898"] I have heard of people who just can't feel full. Maybe your son has this problem? We had the opposite problem. difficult child 1 wouldn't eat, and yes, it was a control issue. It wasn't one we could let go of though because he would die. What we did was set an amount that he had to eat and times he had to eat. You'd have thought we were torturing him. We had many meltdowns. Believe me it wasn't enough food (people who didn't know the situation thought we were being cruel) to keep his weight up. It was something I was willing to provoke meltdowns for. After a few years (and the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) stay where being able to have 2nds at dinner was envied) we don't have the power struggle anymore. I don't know why. Now he is actually a little bit over weight. I don't know if this helps. I hope it does. If your son feels like food is being restricted his body will hang on to more calories from the food that he eats. That is why he is eating the same and gaining weight. Even people who want to lose weight have a hard time with this. They have to figure out how to restrict calories without the sense of "I'm starving." Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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