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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, anonymous nurse here!  You have a totally valid reason to be concerned.  I hated going to the doctor while I was struggling with my weight because I always left feeling worse about myself.  Go in because I twisted my ankle at practice?  Get told if I lost weight I wouldn't be putting so much stress on my body.  Yes, because when I fell in a ditch and jerked my ankle around, that was totally caused by the extra 20 pounds I'm carrying.  Even in college I hated the Dr. Because I felt like I'd be judged the second I stepped on the scale.  It definitely impacted my seeing a doctor when I needed to.

Is your daughter close to 17?  If she is more adult than child,I'd recommend getting her out of pediatrics.   I had a much easier time when I made the switch at 21, although at that point I was only borderline overweight.

And yes, nurses can be the worst patients.   I drive DH insane when I self diagnosis instead of going to a doctor!   
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OP - you are in denial of how bad the situation is.

Your DD is fat. The doctors aren't lying and can't make her feel "fat" because she just is. It's a fact not an emotional or value judgement.

You said she isn't huge. Compared to someone who might  be 400 lbs you are right she would look  fine but compared to someone of normal size she is huge. The top weight to be in the normal range for someone 5'4 is 145.  I once weighed more than your DD. I feel for her but one way I kept getting bigger was not facing the reality of how truly big I had become. Also a size 14??? Come on I did that too. You have one item of clothing in that size that is all stretched out and fits so you convince yourself that is still your size making it easier to avoid reality.
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