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[quote=Anonymous]Don't do this! I was a thin/normally developing kid who began to gain weight at about 14 or so. I went through puberty and my (loving caring) parents began to freak out about the weight I was putting on. My response wasn't to feel terrible and have low self esteem - I just accepted that I was "fat" and that it didn't bother me. The issue: I wasn't fat! I had a BMI of 23! Of course, I gained and gained and gained for about 10 years and now I am fat. It took until I was 27 to decide to lose the weight and it's slowly going down. Basically, focusing on the weight WILL backfire. Focus on fun exercise and good habits. If the weight doesn't drop, still don't mention it.

I don't blame my parents but I literally look back and I am ASTONISHED at how skinny I was. I was like a size 4, most of it in brand new boobs, and my parents began nagging about my weight. Even when I was in college my parents would look so worried/sad when I would come home and have gained more weight: I was a size 8 with DD boobs. They weren't being mean, and they were right to be concerned but honestly, instilling better habits and encouraging me even forcing me to join a sports team when I gained weight would have helped more than looking concerned and sighing heavily whenever I ate a slice of cheese. [/quote]

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