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Submitted by Last-Wife on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 1:41pm

My bio-son Gibby has many of my bad habits. Frankly, it is not in our genetic code to drive past the Golden Arches. and we look it!

I started WW in August and have lost 5% of my starting body weight- about 8 pounds.

3 weeks later, Gibby and I started a health class for kids at our local hospital. In 7 weeks, Gibby has grown 1/2 inch taller; lost 3 pounds, dropped his blood pressure, lost 2 inches off his belly and dropped his BMI down 2 levels.

We exercise daily together, and make much better food choices. We still have meals at the Golden Arches, but now we share a ten piece nugget and fries, rather than each getting our own. And we only do that about once every two weeks, not 3-4 times a week, as we had been before.

He's 9, and about 20 pounds over weight. The skids tease him for being chubby. But they are blown away that he can do all those sit-ups and push-ups now. He loves hiking and yoga. Sure he still complains, but I know he feels better, and is starting to see the benefits to the choices he is making. In class, the kids learn to read food labels, and we even had a field trip to the grocery store. Now he and Loghead shop together, and Gibby tells him which choices are best!

I'm really proud of him!

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Submitted by caregiver1127 on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 2:07pm

I think it is so important for children to exercise and remain fit. My daughter sees me going to the gym 4 -5 times a week and she knows it is so important to be healthy. Good for you for helping your son with this. When I was younger we use to run - all 12 of us - we did not video games much TV or many movies - we were outside playing from the time we got home from school till my mom called us in when it got dark. Keep up the good work and congrats on the weight loss -

PS - I was reading your previous blog and if your hubby will not make plans then you need to - DH and I go out every other week and I make the plans - the thing about this is that he has to do whatever I plan no matter what it is - sometimes when I get mad that he does not plan I have a very expensive night and then when the next time comes he tries to help me -lol If you want the night plan it and then maybe have a talk with him and tell him he has to plan 1 out of every 3 date nights that you have - they are so important!

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Submitted by Stick on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 4:15pm

This is great Last-Wife! I think Gibby is doing so well because you are great at motivating him by going with him, etc etc.

I need to get my butt in gear from SD here. She is only 5-10 pounds overweight, but she is tiny (5'1" and it's all in her hips). Sometimes those are the hardest pounds to lose, and I am having trouble getting us both motivated! I am looking into Zumba for the Wii, but it doesn't come out until November!

Congratulations on your success, and on Gibby's success... That's great how well he is doing. Is he enjoying it more now that he is seeing the fruits of his labor?

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Submitted by Last-Wife on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 8:17pm

I think so. He was happy when we went to buy some new pants that he didn't have to buy the husky size. His goal is to lose 2 more pounds and get a new shirt... he still complains, but that's kids and we adults complain about exercise too!

And adding in activity was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Kids need an hour of activity each day and at least 40 minutes of exercise daily. BUT it doesn't have to be consecutive time. Today, at every commercial break on my TV (I had papers to grade for end of term) I ran into the kitchen and yelled at him in living room to get up and do 10 jumping jacks. We've done about 100 today!