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[quote=Anonymous]Your spouse, OP, if trying to correct a serious problem, and you're getting in the way.

So you both have to sit down and brainstorm options to help all the overweight people in the house.

My teen daughter is overweight, her pediatrician has remarked upon it, and we try to educate her on healthy nutrition vs empty calories, and calories consumed vs calories spent. In practice it means a lot of reminders about portion control and making healthy choices, since we have junk food in the house (no thanks to my husband, who can inhale a ton of chips and never gain an ounce).

So what you perceive to be nagging can be necessary reminders. We can't tell from here!

Some people on this board think that any mention of controlling weight is fat-shaming and bad for one's mental health and self-esteem. Not so. It's very important to teach kids how to stay healthy and not eat too much, so they don't increase their chances of chronic illness later in life. The self-esteem part you can work on as well, concurrently.

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