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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My recently-turned-11-year-old is about 5' and weighs the same thing your daughter does.  She's not even remotely pudgy and is playing an outdoor sport this fall and rides her bike for exercise.  It would never occur to me to worry that 95 lbs. is "fat" at her height, and her doctor has no issues with it either.

If you're concerned about your daughter's lack of activity, focus on that, but don't blame people for making assumptions about your preoccupation with her weight when you lead with how astounded you were by her weight and lamenting that she used to be skinny.  Your initial post is highly focused on her weight, overweight v. skinny, not wanting to give her a complex, and even your desire to get her moving is couched in terms of nipping her "weight problem" in the bud.  [b]It's worth a look at your own perspective on body issues and how you may be conveying those without explicitly saying them to both of your children.[/b][/quote]

I think you are comparing your kids without meaning to, so the younger one is looking overweight to you, since she is 10 lbs heavier and half a foot shorter.

When my ds lost weight on a stimulant, we did everything to get it back. Stopping for shakes while driving home from school, feeding a full breakfast before school and a full meal after school when it wore off, everything. I am suspicious that your dd is not getting the right kind of care from the team you have now.  I can see why you worry about her every day.   [/quote]

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