TL;DR: I’m heavily built and at 247 lb (112kg) at a height of 5’11” (180cm). I’ve been overweight my whole life and need a solid approach to dieting and exercise. One of my divorced parents doesn’t think I need to change anything, the other doesn’t seem to understand nutrition and doesn’t take my thoughts into account. I have multiple breathing difficulties when it comes to exercise, and mainly need to do it indoors but can’t get equipment. A lot of weight loss apps aren’t geared toward my age either
Hello, as the title reads I am a 16 year old boy and currently weigh about 247 lb or 112 kg. (I’m only like 5’11” or about 180 cm tall.) I am built pretty big, with broad shoulders and the like. I know I need to change the way I eat but I am not really sure how to go about it, and I don’t think my parents are approaching it accurately. (To clear up possible confusion, my parents are divorced with equal custody.)
Some problems I have encountered:
•One parent is too positive, and doesn’t think I need to diet or lose much weight. While I personally think the suggested BMI weight for me is a little under what someone of my build and height should weigh, I am definitely not in the clear like they think.
•The other parent is taking an extreme approach to dieting. They went with a low carb approach, except they didn’t really research what I should be having. They have told me repeatedly that their SO knows a lot more about this then me, yet their SO has literally said, “I wonder if there is a minimum amount of carbs you can have.” I have tracked what I eat when I’m with them, and I was mostly getting under the minimum (Not extremely, but more than I’m comfortable with.) for kids my age, and tend to be tired as a result. (I still manage to not lose weight though.) Attempts to broach this have been met with, “We know better than you,” even when I have showed them the guidelines from MAYO. They also say it is probably healthy for me to have less than the minimum requirement anyway. I think they way I describe it may make it seem worse than it is, or it could just be me overthinking this.
•As far as exercise goes I have several breathing problems on top of being overweight, making it difficult to begin with. Beyond this, most of the year it is too cold to exercise outside, and I only have exercise to a treadmill half the time. Other than the treadmill I have no exercise equipment, and no room for any were I to buy some.
•A lot of the popularly recommended apps for weight-loss don’t seem to cater to teens under 18.
I’ve also been overweight literally my entire life if that’s important.
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