How to help my brother get skinny.

[Cuddle_Muffin]

Ok, so I have a 10 y.o baby brother who is 4'5" and weights 145 pounds.

He is obese. But I can't help him at all. I don't know how. I try taking him to the park to play tag with his peers..but usually he gets tired and plays beyblades or whatever with his friends. He is a complete couch potato and he loves video games and etc. I do try to workout with him by dancing..but he hates dancing so...i even tried to play sports..which he hates as well. Only thing he likes is when we wrestle..but I almost killed him once and he started to cry and yeah. He hates sweating or being out of breath and eating the right foods. He likes to eat meats and candy. If I give him a salad with no grilled chicken or roast beef he won't eat it. And he will starve until he eats want he wants. His doctor said we should force him and we have...we even told him the dangers..but he doesn't care. He isn't healthy and I am just lucky he doesn't have diseases yet. My mother told me he will grow out of it when his peers begin to call him fat. Which they already do...but he doesn't care. His diet isn't that horrible...but I'm worried about his exercise...most kids his age are highly active..he just eats and sleeps.

[xzinax2]

he hates being active cause it's probably hard for him to move around with all that weight,change his eating habits first,and do a lot of walking,so he loses some weight before getting active. you can have him eat healthy without him knowing.

-get soy or almond chocolate milk,it has less calories than the regular stuff,but it tastes the same-even better.

-instead of pudding and similar stuff,blend bananas and add unsweetened cocoa to it,cool it off,and there-basically the same thing.

-instead of regular pizza-take a tortilla wrap,and put mushrooms,corn and other veggies on it,and just a bit of mozzarella

-make your own fries,don't add salt or oil,just cut potatoes and bake them.

okay,you get the picture-but the most important thing is-DON'T tell him what you're doing.

[madmisskelly]

What about trampolining? Try exercises that don't really feel like exercise,

Going for a walk every day.

When we were kids, my brother and I began to play a ton of video games and my parents sold our gaming system which forced us to go outside and play.

Quite frankly, you mom needs to take some more control. She is the parent and needs to be in charge. Take away the damn gaming system. What is he gonna do? Get mad? Oh well. Lock the baby up. He can earn it back when he isn't dependent on it. Better yet, he can have it for an hour a day. The rest of the time he needs to be outside and playing.

Your mom can take him grocery shopping so he's walking more.

Both of you go to the pool and go swimming.

[krazzyfour36]

Make him jog, go with him far in a vehicle, tell him to get off and leave him there, let him come walking. do this regularly,Reward him for his long jog.. cut out anything sweet, every food processed in oil, just baked, roasted or grilled. if he wants non vegetarian, give him grilled fish, and occasionally some chicken. put his favorite song on the list and tell him to listen to it and get motivated and see himself in future with six pack abs .this is the best way to cut fat believe me. ( this procedure lost me 20 pounds in 2 and half months.

[-QNX-]

I want to indicate that I was sorry. However, very spoiled. I recommend that you remove and throw away the pocket to give precise and games. Think that because you're sick disease obesity. And we know that excess fat can cause heart rhythm disruption or vascular occlusion. Do not compromise. What are you spending money to play computer games. But the sport as a reward when you could tell him, for example.

[-QNX-]

Crazy things I loved it, 81 years :)

[MyThoughts]

Sign him up on a athletic community team for for kids or send him to a camp...hell get all the exercise he needs. He can say no to you cause your his sis but it will harder for him to say no to an adult figure.

[handsomejackk]

There's not much you can do. It has to be up to him. Maybe things will change when he hits puberty and the girls aren't into him.

[Anonymous]

You just need to old fashioned whip him til he listens to you!

What I'm saying is, who cares if he's lazy, get him to the park.