Weight And See | Children's Health and Fitness

From The Anniston Star?..

Gabriel Omans wants to run faster, play harder, make the teammates in his youth baseball league proud. The 8-year-old Anniston boy has high hopes for next season: racing around the bases, running faster than people who used to leave him in the dust.

But at 4-foot-4 and 130 pounds, Gabriel is obese. His weight slows him down, his mother Lisa Omans says. It keeps him from running fast, Gabriel says.

?It keeps him back ? and I know it?s not healthy for him,? Lisa Omans, 47, said as she and Gabriel sat in the living room of their Anniston trailer on a recent morning. ?But he?ll eat and 10 minutes later, he?s like, ?I?m hungry! I?m hungry!??

It?s a struggle for Omans ? trying keep the pounds off her growing, omnivorous son. But she?s hoping that an Anniston pediatrician?s plans for a local children?s obesity clinic will help Gabriel get back to a healthier weight ? and help her learn techniques for keeping Gabriel fit in the process.

?I would love for my baseball players to see me be skinnier than last year,? Gabriel agreed. ?I would like to be shortstop.?

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