Hi I joined this and have been following the hflc diet with some success As lost half a stone but after 3 months of this I had expected more. I know I am perimenstral and it’s hard to lose so trying to remain positive. But last night my daughter came to me in floods of tears as she put her age/weight into a bmi calculator and it came up as 98% so heavily overweight. I know it’s puppy fat because she takes after me and I was heavy as a child but went super skinny when a teenager. She is comparing herself to all the other girls in her class who are tiny but many of them started periods 2-3 years ago and others are naturally small. She has only just started her period. Is hflc suitable for her ?
I will start walking / running with her to try and get her metabolism going and look at swimming for her. Also enquiring about local classes like Zumba which might be more fun for her ? She rows at school but it appears that the coaches are only interested in the main squad and leaves the other girls to fend for themselves.
What do you advise ?
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Remember that we aren't qualified to offer dietary advice for a young teenager, so you would be better asking her GP.
For what it's worth, my thoughts would be to aim for fresh, natural food and always cook from scratch. Avoid processed foods, snacking and 'diet' foods.
Being regularly active will help too. You can't go wrong at any age with that.
Thank you. I did go to the doctor about her weight some time ago and doctors told me not to worry about it - but when your child crying, it’s hard not to. I will go again and ask.
She does like pasta but I have been cutting down on that and now buying whole wheat pasta. I try not to have lots of sugar in the house but she does snack more than I think. I am trying her on more protein based meals to fill her up as she does get hungry often and think she eats based on time of day, rather than if she hungry. Have arranged a doctors call and to meet a Cambridge diet consultant who claims his brother lost 4 stone on that diet when 14
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