are there any pre-teen to teens out there

Rocking_Robin

Hi

My friend has a 12 yr old daughter who is trying to lose weight. I am trying to encourage her to have her start using MFP, I am wondering if any pre-teens or teens out there?
Thanks Robin

ajbeans

MFP really isn't set up for children. Their needs are different. I would have her talk to her doctor to find out what her goals should be before joining MFP, because the site's recommendations are right for adults, but not for kids.

strivingfor130

I'm not sure if you want to use this site...it's more like a forum type site though for pre-teens and teens. It is called blubberbuster.com (weird name I know).

funkyspunky871

Hi there! I'm 16-years-old! I think MFP is great idea for your friend's daughter to use, but ajweekley is right. A pre-teen especially needs more calories than an adult, so you might want to suggest sparkteens instead. It's like MFP, but specifically set up to meet nutrition needs for pre-teens and teens. If anything, she could just find out her recommended calorie intake there, and then use the "custom" setting to change her calorie goals on MFP.

Dencrossgirl

There is a spark teen site.

Rocking_Robin

Thanks everyone, I will pass on Spark teen
Robin