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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd like to revive this thread, as we are dealing with something similar with our tween daughter now.  She complains about her pot belly and feeling "fat" but then she will eat to the point of making herself feel sick (tummy ache or nausea).  Also discovered she was recently buying chocolate milk, pudding and chips/other carb filled snack in addition to the main entree at school on the days that she was buying lunch.  (It's unclear to me if she ate the entree.)  I can't understand eating to the point of feeling uncomfortable - have never done it myself except for the occasional Thanksgiving meal.  We can manage her eating at dinner and breakfast, but we won't be with her for every meal of her life....we have her put her fork down between me at dinner and I try to have a contest to see who can eat the slowest.  Also we aren't allowing seconds for carbs (bread/rice/pasta), but allow it for protein and veggies.  I'd love to hear how things went the OP from this thread and any other genuinely helpful advice from folks who have been through this with a tween/teen.  [/quote]

I see this as well with my own kid. I think it's just part of the transition period from little kid to teen and this is when kids realize that you can actually eat too much and that the food you eat impacts your weight and health and that from now on they basically will have to curb how much they eat to maintain a healthy weight.  I also think kids don't really get the connection between exercise and calorie burn because we don't discuss this with them.

So, how are you managing this?  Also, she is being mocked/teased by mean girls who are supposedly friends...

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