Table 3 Quotes from parents on treatment outcomes

Weight
Q1	“I mean, it was, the big huge jump in weight had sort of stopped, which is what we wanted and as she will grow into it, and	2
	that is about as much as we could have hoped for”
Q2	“Because she is still gaining weight, I don’t know why. She’s had tests again for thyroid and diabetes, but they’ve come back	2
	negative and she’s still gaining weight”
Q3	“Well, she kept that weight that she originally had, but when she stretched up she slimmed down rather then loosing it all at	1
	the same time, she kept it the same”
Q4	“Overall I think he has just put on slightly compared to what he started at. Which again wouldn’t be too bad over the year,	2
	what I mean, because if he hadnae been doing it, he’d have probably put on a lot more I would say”
Self-esteem
Q5	“He used to wear jogging bottoms for comfort, but we managed to get him to dress [in] trousers for school. He was saying its	2
	really good isn’t it, it has been really good for him.”
Q6	“I think it was good for her self-esteem, she was really starting to feel good about herself. Which is more important,	1
	she has really taken it on”
Q7	“She used to be embarrassed at school ‘cause there were things she couldn’t do in PE that she can now do”	1
Q8	“To actually put the thought in her head of what she wanted to do and achieve, and set her own goals. It has been	1
	much better than what I expected”