My daughter needs help

I had weight loss surgery in 2001. I had the DS. My daughter is 10 years old and she weighs 173 pounds. I am so scared because she has the same problem that I have but only she suffers from obesity alot earlier. I am so scared that she will be like 400 lbs by the time she is 18. I try to buy healthy stuff 100 calorie snacks and because she is in a prepatory academy she gets out of school late they only have gym once a week. We don't have lot of money and by the time homework is done and she eats dinner at around 730p she goes to bed at 830 there is not time to work out except on weekends. I don't know what to do for her. She eats cereal at breakfast whole grain, lunch at school which is nothing big mostly it is nasty so she skips it and she eats her 100 calorie snack,  fat free fruit snacks, water and a piece of fruit and then Dinner. I am so worried because she has asthma. The doctor sent her to the obesity clinic at childrens national medical center in Wasington DC but she is on the 9 to 12 month wait list. She will be 200 lbs by then at 11 years old.  Any suggestions? 

First, I want you to know that in order for her to gain as much weight as you are scared of, it would take a heck of a lot of eating. Second, stop doing the 100 calorie snacks, they are not healthy nor are they helping your daughter's weight.

Eating balanced meals with fat, protein, and carbohydrates is the first order of business. Your daughter skipping meals may be contributing to gaining weight instead of the opposite. The reason is complicated but comes down to the body breaking muscle down to gain energy because it doesn't have carbohydrates for energy. Just because something is fat free doesn't make it healthy, make sure she is getting enough healthy fats (unsaturated & polyunsaturated fats), protein, and carbohydrates so that her mind and body can be healthy.

Further, what are you fixing for dinner? Make sure it's healthy, there are tons of recipes that actually taste good. Eating healthy is usually the hardest thing to do, especially with kids.

Second, what is she doing for that hour between 730 & 830? Decreasing sedentary activities (TV or computer for example) and increasing active activities for that hour will benefit not only her weight, but her overall health as well.

Hope that helps!

I am interested to see the replies to this.  I am concerned about my DD also who is 9.  When you have been overweight like you & I have, it is SO hard to watch our children struggle.  I just wi**** could be different.  Stupid genetics LOL.