As soon as the doctor sends his approval letter, we are
planning to enroll my 10 yr old grandson in WW.
Chris has a metabolic disorder called PKU that prevents him
from breaking down protein. If his levels are not
controlled, over a period of time it will cause brain
damage. So his diet consists of most fruits and veggies, a
special "formula" to drink every day, which is his protein
source, and lo protein pastas. The lo-pro foods and formula
are very high in calories. Basically, with the exception of
the fruit and veggies, most of what he can eat is "junk"
food. As a result, he's always hungry, lives on a lot of
empty calories, and is very overweight (190 lbs).
The PKU clinic he is with has decided they will allow us to
increase his protein intake for the next 5 months (we'll be
monitoring his blood levels very closely, though), and try
WW. They also changed his formula to a pill form, with about
1/4 the calories. While waiting for the letter, we put him
on program, ourselves. 26 points. His "formula" is 2 points.
Biggest change for him is brown rice, and the light whole
grain breads and whole grain pastas. He loves that.
He gained two pounds this week!!!!! I hope this is a fluke,
and he starts losing! He'll be so disappointed if WW
doesn't work.
Sharon