My cousin, who is 13 and is named Riley, is a loveable girl. She's very active and wants to join the soccer team. I mean, she's so active that she dances in her room every day!
Riley has bit of a weight problem. She's 140 pounds. Well, her weight keeps on changing from 141 to 140 and today it was 139. She's trying to eat better and she doesn't have more than one helping after dinner. I'm afraid that her weight will not make her grow up.
Is this normal? For a cousin, i am very worried.
Riley has bit of a weight problem. She's 140 pounds. Well, her weight keeps on changing from 141 to 140 and today it was 139. She's trying to eat better and she doesn't have more than one helping after dinner. I'm afraid that her weight will not make her grow up.
Is this normal? For a cousin, i am very worried.
It's definitely not something she would need to stress about, so please don't let her become obsessed with her weight. The world already has far too many teenage girls who are totally preoccupied with getting thinner.
Encourage her to eat better and stay active, but make sure she's still being healthy - not just in terms of her body but her attitude as well.
i still wouldn't worry too much as she may be about to have a growth spurt (a lot of girls that age get a little chunky before growing taller), or it may be mostly muscle (does she look overweight, or does she look athletic/well-toned?). just keep an eye on it, but as one of the previous commentors said, you don't want to give the poor girl an eating disorder.
if she gains 20lbs or something (without growing any taller) i'd talk to her about it then. for now, you can just try to influence her to eat better/more healthful foods by saying things like "this will give you more energy and help you be better at sports than that fast-food" or something along those lines.
Believe me, she has told me that she needs to lose weight and that this is not the right weight for her age. Riley has been eating better and has been excersisng (sorry for misspell) and is losing weight. But she have been eating right. She also told me that she can have one bad day but not load up on the fatty sugary foods.