Weight loss help
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tiffanylazo1 wrote: »My daughter is almost 15 and her height has remained the same for over a year now and she has had her periods for over a year now as well. The doctors think she is at her adult height. I am sure the calculations have to be wrong somewhere. I just can’t figure out where as she really eats the same things almost every day and exercises regularly. For example today she ran and hour on the treadmill and has a 2 hour practice this evening. She had the same thing yesterday.
Are her doctors aware of her weight loss goals? Gaining weight at 15 is normal and completely desirable, even for athletes! A fifteen-year-old's goal shouldn't necessarily be to avoid all weight gain.9 -
collectingblues wrote: »Are you *sure* that she is not eating things that you don't know about?
You've put her on a fairly restrictive diet for an active, growing teen. I know I certainly snuck food at that age, and I wouldn't be surprised if she were doing the same.
I thought about this a few minutes ago. Good call.0 -
I just want to throw out there that you should not track the caloric expenditure from exercise. The way that calorie goals are set up, they take exercise into account. Just a thought.
That is true of TDEE. Myfitnesspal uses NEAT, in which activity level and exercise above the selected activity level are logged.0 -
tiffanylazo1 wrote: »We do measure things out like almond milk, vegan butter, cereal, veggies etc with measuring cups and spoons. I do not have a scale so maybe that’s the issue. What sort of things do you use a scale for? She does not eat meat.
Liquids are great in measuring cups, but other things are really poor (cereal for example). Fruit is another example where you want to use a scale.....what is a medium banana? Rice, pasta & flour can become packed down.tiffanylazo1 wrote: »What is the best kind of scale to get?
I got my digital food scale a Wal-Mart. Any scale with a tare function will be helpful.0 -
collectingblues wrote: »Are you *sure* that she is not eating things that you don't know about?
You've put her on a fairly restrictive diet for an active, growing teen. I know I certainly snuck food at that age, and I wouldn't be surprised if she were doing the same.
This is the most likely answer.
At the end of the day, if she is truly taking in less calories than she burns she will lose weight. Sounds like she's eating at maintenance.2 -
Aren’t flyers like 100 pounds or less? She probably just has teenage hormones at work & can no longer stay underweight7
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How old is your daughter? What is her height and weight?
As others have said - she's probably eating more than she thinks and not burning as much as she thinks. But please be kind! She's a growing girl, and this is how bad relationships with food is formed!3 -
She isn’t really on a diet she just doesn’t drink sodas, doesn’t eat a lot of snacks, and loves animals so she is vegetarian. If you ask her what her favorite food is she will say a salad lol!!! She is very into her sport and always wanted to be in her best shape. She has been doing this since she was 7 and it’s a huge deal for her. They have been very big on letting these kids know they need to be physically fit and eat healthy. She had been very muscular and had abs etc prior to injury cause she was always working and loved what she did. Very active hyper kid. She also has a bladder condition where there are certain types of foods that cause her to burn. Either way she’s been super stressed since injury and she doesn’t like the weight gain. She is short at only 5”1 and is just hoping to be back to pre injury weight.0
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I had really hoped she would leave the sport after what happened with her back but she did everything she could to heal. She said it’s who she is and she wasn’t ready to give it up. I have been one stressed momma!0
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Active37, when did you stop growing? Do you remember? I know I didn't stop growing until my twenties! I'm 5'4" now (52) and was 5'2" at 17.2
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I was my full height at 13, about a year after I started my cycle.0
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lucerorojo wrote: »
I don't think you are -- I didn't reach my full height until I was in college (18/19). Came home from college at the end of the first semester, went to put on my formal/dressy winter coat, and saw that it was too short in the arms, and a few inches too short.1 -
I think I must have missed this in the thread, but how much does your daughter weigh? At 5' 1" she will not have a lot of wriggle room in terms of CICO if she is wanting to lose weight. 15 years old is very young for someone to be watching their calorie intake, especially when she is obviously extremely active and I suspect she falls within normal weight levels. I'm sure she is likely to still be growing/developing and she really needs to make sure her active lifestyle is properly fuelled.3
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I was my full height at 13, about a year after I started my cycle.
Same here. I grew 5 inches between 12 and 13 and never grew any taller after that.
I would second that she may be eating something at school or practice that you don't see. With so little wiggle room even one additional snack a day could be slowing her down.0 -
She has been in homeschool last few months due to bullying issues that caused me to pull her. But yeah kids at school and at her gym started telling her she is big and has thick legs/butt. So it’s been a bit rough.0
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tracybear86 wrote: »I was my full height at 13, about a year after I started my cycle.
Same here. I grew 5 inches between 12 and 13 and never grew any taller after that.
I would second that she may be eating something at school or practice that you don't see. With so little wiggle room even one additional snack a day could be slowing her down.
I was also at my adult height by 15, cycle started at 10. But my body still changed. I filled out and became more curvy in my late teens and early 20s. As a result my weight changed and how I carry it. I may still be that height but at 38 it would not be healthy for me to weigh what I did then. It could be that your daughters body is maturing even if she isn’t getting taller1
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