My girl is in Sec 3 and she's already 46 Kg. She's not very tall - about 4 ft 3inces. What every mother fears, has become my constant nightmare! I'm very worried that her weight problem could lead to an esteem problem, or worse, some disease like high blood pressure or diabetes.
I've checked the BMI indexes in the Weblinks section of this website. Hers is 27.4 - definitely in the overweight category.
I tried putting her on a very restricted diet but that lasted only 3 weeks. She gave up completely and started eating more food - making me even more upset.
I've ready that children normally need a certain number of calories each day that their bodies use as energy for normal daily activities - about 2200 calories for someone her age. In fact, she's taking about that much - but still her weight can't be kept down.
Perhaps she needs more exercise - I'm thinking of sending her to ballet class - although I realise its kinda late for that now. My hope is one day, my princess will grow up to be tall and slim. If anyone can offer me some help/advice, I would be so grateful.
- Haslinda
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