Until January 2014 my son was a 6ft 1", 17 stone prop forward....following the birth of his first son the rugby took a back seat and his exercise levels dropped off. He'd always trained both at the rugby club and the gym so was very fit. During a routine check up at the docs they discovered that his blood pressure was slightly raised and perhaps he should look at losing some weight. He has lost 6stone in a year and looks quite unwell. He is as thin as a rake with sticking out collar bones, concave stomach and large staring eyes. He's been eating 1800 calories a day with absolutely no treats whatsoever for a year and is now finding it difficult to stop. He also took up running and is covering up to 14km every second day. He has now admitted that he's taken the weight loss too far but is finding it very, very hard to eat a more normal diet and push his weight up a little. He says he feels guilty if he eats something he thinks he 'shouldn't' and is afraid that if he breaks his diet he'll be on the slippy slope to becoming heavier again. They do eat extremely healthily I have to say, we should take lessons from then, and my son loves to cook. He is trying to increase his intake but is struggling. I know that admitting to a problem is the first step to a resolution but we are all very worried about him. His father and I have offered to help out financially if he feels that a dietitian/counsellor/trainer would help him back onto the right track, but don't want to antagonise him by constantly asking about what he's eaten. His BMI is around 22 so in the middle/low end of healthy but he looks dreadful. There's a new baby due in next 4 weeks as well and little one is only 20 months, so he needs to be as fit/healthy as he can be to help out with the children and work full time. We are 100 miles away so can't offer practical help with the chikdren. Has anyone else had any experience of this situation?
