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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here-- to specify the things I've noticed: DD will cut and count calories for a week or so, and then eat normally for awhile, weighs herself daily, and dances at least 2 hours a day. This has been going on for about a year and a half or so, and she's actually gained 13 pounds over that time. So she's at a healthy weight and height but seems to be flickering between healthy eating habits and "fasting." She does eat a TON of sugar imo, which I constantly bug her about. It's not like she doesn't eat because I see her eat. [/quote]

108 at 5'7" is quite thin. Some teen girls are naturally that size, so her weight in itself doesn't concern me, but everything else in your post is just a sea of red flags!  Your very thin daughter weighs herself every day! She diets regularly while burning a large amount of calories through dance! She may be eating so much sugar because she isn't getting enough calories overall and suddenly finds herself starving. And you are hassling her about the calories she does consume when she is very thin and restricting! I really encourage you to follow up with a professional who can help you and your daughter through all this.[/quote]

A decade or two ago, a tween or teen that size wouldn't be "quite thin".

Dance may be a problem but her size alone isn't.[/quote]

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