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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter (7) has always been in the 97+ percentile for height and weight. Right now she's 53.5 inches and 86 pounds. I've always served healthy food and followed her hunger cues. Dessert is a once in a while treat and we don't have junk food in the house. She does soccer, dance, and swimming. We go on walks. But her BMI is in the range for obesity and she's definitely visibly overweight. At every doctor's visit, I privately ask if we need to be worried and the doctor just says to serve healthy food and make sure she's active. I feel like they aren't taking this seriously. I don't know what to do and I feel like I've failed as a parent for letting her get to an unhealthy weight. [/quote]

This may be useful, the resources were helpful to my family

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/portions.html
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/children/

We used to have oversized dinnerware, I bought something smaller and the younger kids use salad plates and smaller bowls. Without meaning to, I was using the dinnerware as a guide and serving adult+ portion sizes. I stopped cooking more than the needed number of servings, esp of starches. If I did it went right in the freezer. Some of my kids regulate satiety well, one did not and would just eat and eat, sometimes until she felt unwell. Since she likes volume, I tried to incorporate more volumetrics ideas into meals, salads, etc. Hopefully over time not feeling "stuffed" will feel like her normal. We also eat out less than before and don't eat using screens or in the car.

We go for family walks and bike rides and moved the stationary bike and a rebounder by the tv and encourage the kids using them. We play fitness video games together and just all try to be more active and have fun together. We got much more sedentary over covid and screens became a bigger go to habit. We walk or bike when possible on weekends or go to the pool. I figure these habits will be good for all of us for a lifetime. I've lost 5 pounds myself and sleep better without after dinner eating and with being more active.

Good luck, OP! What you have been doing may be healthy for some but it is not a good fit for your daughter's metabolism and the status quo has led to obesity. My kiddo's weight stabilized with changes above and she has "grown" out of obesity and is at an overweight BMI, with the next growth spurt she should be back in the normal weight category. The ped is very happy, esp with the family history of diabetes. She will always need to be more aware than sibs who are less interested in food, but now she has tools and experience with what works for her body. It's good you are on top of things, best to you both![/quote]

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