Need some help helping my cousin get in shape

[deg5589]

My cousin, who is 16 year old girl, 5'11, 192pounds has been wanting to lose weight. I have told her to eat right and given her a workout routine yet she claims she still has problems for the following reasons- #1 her grandmother controls what they eat, and they normally eat junk food for dinner or tv dinners, and she is forced to eat these. #2- her grandmother will not let her join a gym or acquire the necessary equipment to work out, and wont let her go with me to the gym either. #3- she doesnt have a place to do the cardio i told her to do. #4- although she has a weight set in her basement, she is missing some plates but has 2 20kg (44lb) and 2 15kg (33lb) weight plates, 1 5kg (11lb) plate, and 1 10kg (22lb) plate and a barbell and a bench.

Sunday:
Flat Bench: 2x10 Wide, 2x10 Medium, 2x10 close-grip
Incline bench- 4 sets of 6-10
Bench/Chair Dips- 5 sets of as many reps as she can do with her own bodyweight

Monday: Squats: 4 sets 8-12 Wide, 4 sets 8-12 Medium, 4 sets 8-12 Normal
Lunges: 4 sets 8-12 All burnouts

Wednesday: Deadlifts: 5 sets of 5 reps,
Rows: 3 sets 8-12 reps pronated grip; 3 sets 8-12 reps suppinated grip

Thursday: Military Press: 5 sets of 5-10 reps
Upright Rows: 3 sets of 10 reps
Clean and pres- 5 sets of 5


Friday- off
Saturday= repeat all over again
etc

I told her to do 30 minutes of cardio after each workout and have 1 scoop of whey protein (I got her to order Bioplex Pure WPI with her allowance) and a banana and some milk after each workout.

I've advised her on starting steps to eating healthy and making better choices when she can, although her grandma controls this.

Cliffs-
-Cousin wants to lose weight, around 50 pounds (16yr old girl, 5'11"; 192lbs)
-Her grandmother wont let her join a gym
-Her grandmother wont consider buying healthy foods or letting her go to the grocery to buy her own food and forces her to eat junk such as tv dinners and such
-Has weight set in her basement with a bench, barbell, and 2 20kg (44lb) and 2 15kg, 1 5kg (11lb) plate, and 1 10kg (22lb) plates
-Currently doesnt have a place to do her cardio due to heavy snow outside of her house where she lives
-Is afraid of being kicked out and sent to foster home if she doesnt do what her grandma says

Any ideas? I'd really like to help my cousins here but I'm sort of out of ideas.

She also wants to try a weightloss supplement but I think she can lose the weight if she stops letting her grandma boss her around

Thanks for any helpful responses and will rep

[Eileen]

Good cardio for a teenager is dancing to rock music. If she does this in the basement, she could work up a good sweat and burn plenty of calories without going outside. Throw in a skipping rope and a box for a step, and she is good to go. Once the snow clears, tell her to get on her bike. She'll get cardio and save bus money.

50lb is too much for her to lose. I'm almost the same height and my right weight is about 175lb. Losing a stone (14lb) is much easier to get your mind around than losing 50lb.

Your routine looks good, but it's probably too intense for someone starting out. 12 sets of squats is a lot. I'd cut that right back, and throw in some stiffleg deadlifts to work the glutes and hams. Actually, she might be better off with three full body workouts a week, but it depends on how she feels about lifting weights.

The grandma is a tough one. I find it hard to believe that there are people who insist on feeding junk to kids, but obviously there are. Is it possible to get a doctor or dietician involved, who can put the official stamp of approval on fresh whole foods? When my middle daughter had a dairy allergy, it cut out an amazing amount of junk food. Everything had to be cooked from scratch, and without the weird ingredients.

[hamrogers]

www.bodyrock.tv has new workout programs every 2 or 3 days that look decent for somebody without any equipment, they are almost all aerobic in nature, the woman who presents them uses a space no larger than a living room.

Maybe the school nurse or counselor should call the grandmother to try and coax her to stock a healthier kitchen. If all she's eating is fast food and TV dinners all her work will be for naught.

Does she go to school? Are there not sports teams or clubs she could join? What about gym class? I know gym class is usaully fat and skinny kids riding the bench while watching the basketball team play basketball for 35 minutes but maybe she could find a gym teacher next fall that will let her swim or run or cycle.