Weight Management: Older Child

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Need Advice on Weight Loss. Advise on Losing a Large Amount of Weight?

I have Multiple Sclerosis. It sometimes limits the amount of exercise I can do. Also, the medications often make me gain. I would like to lose about 70-100 pounds. It is alot of weight and I just don't know where to start. I would love to hear from people who have successfully lost a large amount of weight. Gastic Bypass is not an option for me. I want to lose it without surgery. Edited to add: I rarely drink Soda, I bring a SmartOne every day to work for lunch, and I drink alot of water. A few years ago I had lost a...

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Help-my 8 Year Old Is Very Picky About Her Food.

I have an 8 year old that is very picky about food. She either wants something different from what i've made and if not, she won't eat. I can't get her to eat veggies or healthy food. It all started one day that we were at my in laws house, and she almost vomited, ever since then, she is always saying that if she tries something new she's going to throw up. I've tried telling her to try something first, before saying she doesn't like it, I've tried the mother and daughter cook day, where we make somthing together, i've tried to hide the...

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When to Exercise?

I am about 20 pounds overweight, due to having 3 kids and lack of self...

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Help-my 8 Year Old Is Very Picky About Her Food.

I have an 8 year old that is very picky about food. She either wants something different from what i've made and if not, she won't eat. I can't get her to eat veggies or healthy food. It all started one day that we were at my in laws house, and she almost vomited, ever since then, she is always saying that if she tries something new she's going to throw up. I've tried telling her to try something first, before saying she doesn't like it, I've tried the mother and daughter cook day, where we make somthing together, i've tried to hide the...

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No Weight Gain

It has been a while since I have been on mamasource but I need as much advice as I can get now!! My son, almost 17 months, is not gaining weight. At his 12 month check up he was a little more than 19 lbs. At his 15 month check up he had not even gain a full lbs. His weight put him in 7th percentile. He was 8lbs 7oz at birth, so he should be around 24-26 lbs or so. The dr said that if he had not gained a full lbs at least by his 18th month check up they were going to start doing tests. Now i am at a loss. He eats, he snacks and between...