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[quote=Anonymous]I was a fat child.  By 6th grade I remember shopping at Ann Taylor with my mom and buying a 10P (I was short).  I remember the day I came home from a pizza party and had 5 slices of pizza and told my mom and she got really upset.  Not angry but did not know why I had eaten so much, I was complaining my stomach hurt so thats how she knew.  I was not fed poorly by my parents but I over ate and ate alot.

My parents were VERY supportive but also realistic about my body.  I was miserbale and got teased.  My mom finally suggested I see a personal trainor and I did.  It was awesome and made a huge difference.  They helped me exercise and eat right and I started dropping weight.  I needed to drive and structure and when I had it I lost weight was skinny and very happy.

I think you need to be supportive but also somewhat tough at the same time.  Its hard for a kid to want to make a real change, or for me it was because I was depressed and just wanted to sulk.  My mom made it a positive situtation by taking me to a couple places and finding me the right fit with a trainor and then I got into it.

Goodluck!  Its hard being fat as a kid but when you start seeing results you gain your confidence back.[/quote]

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