The extra weight made it difficult for her to breathe and move around. The California girl soon became a target for bullies. \u201cEverybody at school would call me names,\u201d she said. \u201cThey would call me fatty, they would call me fat head.\u201d<\/p>\n
Breanna\u2019s weight gain began when she was a baby, reaching 100 pounds by the time she got to kindergarten. She couldn\u2019t keep up with the friends who were running while they played.<\/p>\n
\u201cHer pediatrician always said that she\u2019d grow into her body and then, after a while, we went and got other doctors\u2019 opinions,\u201d Breanna\u2019s mother, Heidi Bond of Clovis, Calif., said today on \u201d Good Morning America.\u201d \u201cWe had her tested for everything from thyroid to diabetes \u2013 her endocrinology got tested \u2013 allergies, and everything came out fine so we knew at that point we had to step things up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bond and Breanna\u2019s father, Dan Bond, decided to take matters into their own hands. Heidi Bond designed an exercise routine for her daughter and the entire family. They began to walk the 4-mile trail near their home.
\n\u201cThere was nothing that stopped us,\u201d Heidi Bond said. \u201cWe went at night, in the rain, in the hail, in the fog, nothing. We had a zero-tolerance policy. We\u2019re doing the walk, no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to following a diet that limits fat to 20 grams per day, Breanna also began using her home treadmill for an hour and 15 minutes each day. She also started to play basketball and joined the swim team.<\/p>\n
\u201c[That] I can be involved in sports and I can keep up with my friends when we\u2019re playing,\u201d Breanna said on \u201cGMA\u201d of her favorite aspect of her weight loss. \u201cI can just move more.\u201d<\/p>\n
Heidi Bond said Breanna inspires her every day.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe is an inspiration to the world and all children who are having weight issues across America, that you can do it with a pair of tennis shoes and motivation,\u201d Bond said.<\/p>\n
The Bonds offered three tips for other parents who are looking to keep their children healthy: start as soon as possible, exercise and enforce healthy eating habits.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid to do the tough love,\u201d Dan Bond said on \u201cGMA.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s worth it in the long run. It\u2019s their life that\u2019s at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n
Obese Girl, Breanna Bond Loses 66 Pounds, Maintains Healthy Diet Breanna Bond weighed 186 pounds by the time she was 9 years old. The extra weight made it difficult for her to breathe and move around. The California girl soon became a target for bullies. \u201cEverybody at school would call me names,\u201d she said. \u201cThey […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":530,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,7,12,24,13],"tags":[25,26],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beyonce-knowles","category-kim-kardashian","category-mike-brown","category-mitt-romney","category-president-obama","tag-breanna-bond","tag-recent-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/otep79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/otep79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/otep79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/otep79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/530"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/otep79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/otep79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/otep79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions\/88"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/otep79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/otep79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/otep79\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}