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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I would be concerned as well. Tread delicately.

The sad truth is that in this country many parents and doctors see so many chubby children running around that their scale of reference is completely flawed. So you are up against a whole culture.

The other sad truth is that your teen daughter will resent you for years if you harp on this. I remember not caring when my pro-ana mother nagged me as a teen (my weight was normal, but that was "fat" for my mother). I exercised seriously only after the birth of my first child at 25. Now I am happy about my body, although I wish I did more cardio.

Is there a way you can talk to the doctor before the next appointment so that s/he can sneak in a little conversation on exercising?

Have patience. Maybe she is a little immature and has no developed self-image yet.

Can you bring her with you to yoga, which can be pretty demanding but is perceived as easy? Then you can do girl stuff together, like shopping or nails or just Starbucks as a yoga reward. 
Or get a Wii and do the exercises during the winter.

Otherwise, wait it out. She might just astonish you in a few years!
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