Could you try taking the focus of food been the major issue and put the focus more on exercise. Start organising bike rides or bushwalks, see if there is a sport he wants to do.
If food is to hard for him to not focus on, can you do a meal plan with him?
Could you take the scales away so he can't always weigh himself and stick to once a month. Give him a realistic goal to reach for, 500g maybe since he is a growing boy.
Personally I don't own scales and never will. Been healthy is so much more then how much you weigh. I hope you get someone else to help, I don't really have any experience.
Hide the scales. You don't need them to measure fitness.
Work on increasing fitness; can he improve his speed running around the closest oval, how many laps of the pool can he do in 10 minutes?
If he's not fat then there is nothing to worry about - he has the build for shot put and weight lifting not gymnastics.
My DH has a strange relationship with food. He often talks about weight and I've noticed my sons doing the same
I bought scales as my husband and I wanted to see how much we had gained :/. They were just on the table as I hadn't put them away yet. He is quite active and loves football, bike riding, scootering ect ect. He doesn't often just sit and we told him he is a lovely healthy weight and not to worry but just said instead of going back for a second helping at dinner time to go have a shower and a glass of water and see if he is still hungry after
I'm putting the scales away where he can't see them
I hope you get someone else to help, I don't really have any experience.
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