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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD was 20 pounds overweight in high school. Her doctor told her she needed to lose the weight, but she wasn't motivated. I got her a gym membership, offered to go with her, invited her to go on walks, etc. It made it worse. She lost 20+ lbs in college during her freshman year. She cut out carbs and ate healthier, plus she joined a not so competitive swim team on campus. She is a college senior and continues to eat healthy and maintain her weight. She did this on her own.[/quote]

I was an overweight teen.  Not obese, but chubby, maybe 20 lbs overweight.

I stayed chubby through college, and then the year after graduating I lost 30 lbs, seemingly effortlessly.  I don't remember dieting; I just remember being happy and busy and my clothes feeling too big.  :-)  I kept the weight off from that time until I hit 40 and had my second child, after which I've been overweight by about 15 lbs.

OP, your DD will handle in her own time and on her own terms.  If I were you, I would focus more on her life (including good/balanced meals to the extent you control that) than on her weight.[/quote]

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