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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They overweight teens I know have at least overweight parent, usually their mother. They consume way too many calories like their mom.

We went on vacation with two of these families and they were insistent on bringing tons of good. I didn’t because I knew we’d be going to the grocery store soon upon arrival. They were almost constantly eating for the entire week. We’d eat breakfast and go to the beach where they’d pack a day’s worth of food that they ate with 2 hrs of breakfast. Then lunch was an hour or two later and then they’d repack the cooler for the afternoon. There wasn’t a 2 hr period where they weren’t eating. It was incredible but shouldn’t have been surprising because they were all overweight and so were the kids. [/quote]

My little sister ballooned up in weight around 5/6 years old and both of my parents are/were slim. My dad was a string bean until he died, and my mom was really fit until menopause in her 50s. My sister remained big through her teen years, although as an adult she’s now maybe a size 12 so I truly do think she’s now as small as she can get herself, the fat cells from being obese as a child are stronger than our fairly decent genetics.

What happened at 5/6? My parents divorced, and she developed emotional eating and sugar cravings. All of us were diagnosed adhd in adulthood so that’s also something to think about how that manifests in impulsive behavior and sugar aka dopamine seeking [/quote]

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