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Emilia B
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 Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:38 am Post subject: JUST BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER IS 308LBS/22ST AT 14 DOESNT MEAN SHES OVERWEIGHT!!? |
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| My daughter, Hannah-Rose Marlia Katy Blue, is 14 years old. She weighs 22st/308lbs/140kg. She has a BMI of 140. This means she is medically "severely obese". This is an outrage.Whenever me and Hannah-Rose go out people point, laugh and make rude comments about us. Hannah-Rose rarely leaves the house now days except for school and doctors/hospital trips.Now, I know that many people will be thinking that I am an incapable parent or that I'm mad. Well I'm not. My daughter has a rare medical condition.Hannah-Rose suffers from an extremely rare medical condition which means she unexplainable gains weight with out over eating. Many people will think that this is just an excuse but it has been medically proved. She goes to a special obesity clinic every sunday morning for check-ups, medication and therapy. She has a specially planned diet, exercise regime, and therapeutic activities.She also relies on a wheelchair for long journeys because her legs cannot carry her huge weight and have started to bow slightly.The reason I have written about this is because I wanted to say that although you may look at me and my daughter and think that I give her everything she wants and that I'm a bad parent, that isn't generally the case. So, next time you see an overweight person down the street don't just jump to conclusions that they just sit and eat all dayI think that my daughter is an inspiration and am so proud of her.sorry, i made a mistake her BMI is 51 not 140.Thankyou very much to everyone who is being supportive, it is very hard on the two of us and I just want people to stop being horrible to the overweight people. The worst thing about it is that she will never lose any of the weight she gains and she only eats 1500 calories a day.But thankyou to everyone. |
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Dane
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| Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:46 am Post subject: |
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| You are obviously doing everything you can for your daughter and more. People are generally not accepting of someone who is overweight, they look at them and think they are lazy and eat a lot of things that are not good for them. Good for you for being such a good parent. Who cares what people think? It is the media images that are shoved down our throats on a daily basis that everyone should be 125 pounds. Everyone's body shape is different, we don't all fit into the same mold. This is why there are thousands of 13 year olds on ANSWERS every day asking how they can lose weight when they are already UNDERWEIGHT which is a great recipe for an eating disorder. |
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Crimson Eyes..
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| Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:48 am Post subject: |
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| Great.. |
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hello
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| Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:49 am Post subject: |
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| im sorry to hear...im 13 and i would love to help your daughter out...maybe extra curricular activites at shcool or a personal trainer can do exercises with her which will help her reduce and eating healthy...not alot of fats or sugars and drink lots of water and if nothing works go back to the donctor |
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Penny B
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| Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:51 am Post subject: |
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| I understand your delima. I am obese also because of medical problems. The only way I can lose weight is to go Low Carb (no more than 80g) and High Protein. Suggest to her doctors that you think she may have a wheat/flour intollerance, and see if they change her diet. Maybe she is like me and has a wheat intollerance. Try no bread, pasta, cakes, and anything made with flour and see if it helps her lose weight. I am not lecturing you. I understand your delima. I will pray for her and that something changes in her life. God Bless the two of you. Don't worry about what other people say or do, how they act toward you. If someone approaches you about it, just tell them "You want her doctors name and number so you can ask them about the condition?" They will shut up in a hurry. Again. God bless the both of you and your family. |
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Alexis [anti-haters]
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| Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:51 am Post subject: |
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I'm so sorry.I wish the best for you and your daughter.High school must be tough.The people there, they are the worst bullies you will ever meet.I think you should take off her full name (not safe.She has a beautiful name by the way:)) and maybe therapy so she can speak her mind about her feelings. I'm sorry about this.She is an insperation to a lot of people, I bet she really is!!Don't worry, she will be fine.Try not giving her anything with the word "white" in the name (white flower,white bread...) and that should help.Little changes like whole grain rice and mulit-grain bread can help:)I will keep you and your daughter in my thoughts.  |
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stilldeveloping
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| Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:52 am Post subject: |
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| Look, I think you're ranting in the wrong place. I am sorry that your daughter has a medical condition that causes her to gain weight. I am glad that you are helping her to exercise, eat healthy, and seek medical advice. I'm sure it's emotionally traumatic for your teenage daughter to have people point and laugh at her wherever she goes - I'm sure high school is h***. Hopefully the doctor's will find a solution to her problem? You would assume that people would understand that it is a medical condition, as the average teen eats, and eats, and eats, and is pretty average with their weight! You've seen the high fat/sugar diets of most teens! BUT - we are not criticizing your daughter, and this isn't the place to rant about your feelings for her. They are legitimate, but perhaps a weight loss forum (or a site dedicated to her condition), or maybe even a little counseling for the two of you would be more appropriate? I don't get online to read about how upset people are about certain things, I just like to ask questions, and receive info. I don't see how you did either. |
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Ob la di ob la da
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| Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:52 am Post subject: |
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| im very sorry to hear about this, it must be really hard for you and her both. im worried however, not as much for her weight, since the doctors are doing best the can with that and you dont need me to interfere, but do you think it is safe to have all you daughters information up on the internet? you put up her full name, her weight, and her age. this is not safe for her and i think you should delete this question ASAP! hope things get better for you and you daughter,xxxoooa Beatles fan |
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