Hi Denise,

I had spoken to our doctor when our daughter was about 14 and also
needed to lose some weight and he was all for it. I had also been quite
successful with low carb eating and losing weight and figured it would
work for her as well.  We ended following more the South Beach routine
than the Atkins route, but both work depending on your preferences, be
it for more meat and less veggies or the other way around.

She lost 60 lbs, and is now quite slim and still eats reasonably
healthy at 19, but like all kids her age she still likes her junk food
too.  A healthy diet is never a bad thing for anyone and low carb is
simply another healthy way of eating.  Just make sure she's getting
enough calcium and it wouldn't hurt to double check with your won
doctor as well.  It also helped me lower my cholesterol and my
daughters also came down as she lost the weight.
Good luck,
Todd
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It sounds like a pretty wonderful experience may be in store for both of
you.

I would read with her one of the classic low carb books, such as Atkins,
Protein Power or so.

So, now you get to put reading to work doing good for yourselves.
Excellent educational experience, perhaps.

I would be very strict about adding suppliments and following the
suggestions of whichever diet expert you choose to read.

And the exercise ..... Something the two of you can do.

And avoid the temptation of the "sugar free" candies and "energy bars"
or any of that stuff.

Do some research on the use of rutabaga and olive oil and flavorings to
make substitute baked "french fries" to balance out that void in a
youthful diet.

There are some fun foods that long time experts here may suggest which
would appeal to the really young child.

I like cold water beaten into unsugared "Hot Chocolate" mix. Only about
1/3 to 1/2 of the water in the recipe on the back of the box.

However, on Atkins, you should probably wait till after the induction
phase to include this treat.

Go for it.

No, nor do I. Really, a moderately low-carb diet is a lot more like people
used to eat... before the epidemics of obesity and T2 in childhood hit. Your
daughter's tastes in food should make this a cinch for you both.

I think the general consensus would be to NOT put your daughter into a
definitely ketotic-level diet, but to keep her right at the cusp, which
would be around 100 grams a day. Enough for plenty of vegetables, a serving
of fruit, and maybe a serving or so of a starchy vegetable or whole grain
bread or cereal. Actually, a lot of adults will lose just fine at that
level, so long as they aren't pigging out on fats and/or calories. There's
nothing showing ketosis from low-carbohydrate dieting to be dangerous, other
than it is slightly dehydrating. However, most experts advise pregnant or
nursing mothers to stay out of ketosis, just to be on the safe side, and the
same thing should probably hold true for a young, growing child.

And really, the very low carb levels (induction for instance) are most
important for people who have become significantly insulin resistant, and
most kids won't need that. Keeping carbs at around 100 g/day should provide
her with plenty of appetite suppression and keep the excess insulin down,
enabling good weight loss.

I'd also try to avoid too many artificial sweeteners. I know it can be
hard - kids love their sweets. But minimizing them to the extent practicable
seems wise.

HG

Hi Denise,
I think your daughter will love the LC diet - and the weight will
probably fall off in no time!
Ten years ago on this day I had just finished losing 25 lbs. on the
low-carb Scarsdale Medical Diet, which I began on June 14th. I finished
the summer by losing 10 more pounds. I also used Denise Austin's
workout videos in conjunction with the diet. I was a new woman!
The problem for me is that the weight crept back on and now the
Scarsdale Diet has no effect when I go on it these days. Very
frustrating! Has anyone else had this happen?
I'm even skipping my 20th H.S. Reunion next month because I'm so
self-conscious. It's been a real drag. I've never tried Atkins but a
gal I worked with went on it and lost 30 lbs.
Until I figure out which diet I'm going to try next, I will keep
working out with the Denise Austin videos (I just bought a bunch more)
and I also just got this new e-book on how to get rid of cellulite and
it's been a real eye-opener so far! Here's the link:
https://paydotcom.com/r/1689/katprice397/298504/
Katrina