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Losing weight is often tough for children – much more so than for
adults. There are a number of factors at play which adds to the
difficulty…
Firstly, consider the examples set by their role models: Are you as a parent perhaps the cause of your child being overweight? Do you indulge in irregular eating, or do you allow your child to do so? Do you allow your child to indulge in long periods of low or no physical activity? If so, you might very well be part of the problem.
Secondly, consider their nature: After all, it is only a child, so why would he or she have to exercise self discipline to the point of eating less? Kids are supposed to have fun, and not have to stress about diets, food groups or counting calories or kilojoules.
Thirdly, consider the motivation – or lack of it. Sure, your overweight son might want to be able to keep up with his friends – but is it bad enough that he will stick to a tough weight loss program for a few months in order to do so?
Fourthly, consider that your child moves among other kids at school who are indulging in sweets and chocolates, making it more and more difficult for him or her to resist the temptation. To make things worse, children are more susceptible to impression, so they are less likely to resist the temptations created by advertising.
Fifthly, keep in mind that children have faster metabolisms than we as adults do. As such, a child who has to do a diet is likely to run out of energy a lot sooner than you would, making it even harder for them to resist temptation. Keep in mind that the average school day is rather physical, and demands a good amount of energy.
Lastly – thanks to their faster metabolic rates, most overweight kids do not really need to diet in order to lose weight. Most of them can be helped by just making some sensible adjustments to their eating habits. There is no need for your child to go hungry – all he or she needs is to cut down on the fatty substances, and to become a little more active to keep the metabolism up.
The rest usually takes care of itself.
Firstly, consider the examples set by their role models: Are you as a parent perhaps the cause of your child being overweight? Do you indulge in irregular eating, or do you allow your child to do so? Do you allow your child to indulge in long periods of low or no physical activity? If so, you might very well be part of the problem.
Secondly, consider their nature: After all, it is only a child, so why would he or she have to exercise self discipline to the point of eating less? Kids are supposed to have fun, and not have to stress about diets, food groups or counting calories or kilojoules.
Thirdly, consider the motivation – or lack of it. Sure, your overweight son might want to be able to keep up with his friends – but is it bad enough that he will stick to a tough weight loss program for a few months in order to do so?
Fourthly, consider that your child moves among other kids at school who are indulging in sweets and chocolates, making it more and more difficult for him or her to resist the temptation. To make things worse, children are more susceptible to impression, so they are less likely to resist the temptations created by advertising.
Fifthly, keep in mind that children have faster metabolisms than we as adults do. As such, a child who has to do a diet is likely to run out of energy a lot sooner than you would, making it even harder for them to resist temptation. Keep in mind that the average school day is rather physical, and demands a good amount of energy.
Lastly – thanks to their faster metabolic rates, most overweight kids do not really need to diet in order to lose weight. Most of them can be helped by just making some sensible adjustments to their eating habits. There is no need for your child to go hungry – all he or she needs is to cut down on the fatty substances, and to become a little more active to keep the metabolism up.
The rest usually takes care of itself.
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