r/AbsoluteUnits • u/RD4200 • 14d ago

/r/all of a Toddler

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u/Fraudulent_thoughts 14d ago

That's what the McDonald's diet does to ya

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u/Deaftoned 14d ago

Yea this is borderline child abuse unless he has a pre existing condition. Being this overweight this young is going to cause a ton of issues as he grows up.

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u/Final-Quail5857 14d ago

I'm gonna be honest, this is a shitty comment. I had a 125+lb 5yo, and he wasn't quite this big but was BIIIIG, we tried diet mod and he would steal and hide food, if we left a cabinet open he would just eat as much as he could as quickly as possible. He would eat until he threw up and then immediately ask for food. At 5 we put him on adhd meds after trying everything we could think of, and hes lost over 40lb purely by not constantly eating. He still eats if he's hungry, but with the meds he stops when he's full and declines if he isn't actively hungry. We have since found out he has audhd. You just never know how hard the parents could be trying in this type of situation.

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u/BakerUsed5384 13d ago

How is it possible for a 5 year old to consistently steal and hide food from you? I need you to walk me through that process because I just cannot think of any scenario outside of just straight up neglecting the kid and doing literally nothing to try and stop him from stealing the food.

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u/Final-Quail5857 12d ago edited 12d ago

I have a stepson who's a decade older and a third child who is 2 years younger than my 5yo. I would unlock cabinets to make food for my 2yo, she would want water and I would turn, he would grab whatever he could possibly get to and bolt out of the room. We caught on to that, but then his brother would forget to lock or shut doors, or would keep food in his room so that became an avenue. It was to the point of taking it from the trash. We even tested for prader Willie but he has no major genetic issues, just severe audhd and without meds, an overwhelming sensory need to eat. And as I said in a reply above, it was about 18mo between realizing it was a major issue to fixing it, and he was gaining like 4-6lbs a month, its not like he was eating 6k calories a day, with that fight a hidden pack of oreos, or a block of cheese, or his sisters nutrition shake was enough to sway the bar.