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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op - One of my hesitancies is being a good example for my children (who are girls).  They are already worried about "being fat" and gaining weight, especially my oldest, who coincidentally is the smallest and slimmest of my children.  Oldest DD is almost 12 and is only 78 pounds and as slim as you can get.  But she is constantly bombarded with images and talk about being thin and not getting fat, etc.  I wonder what message I am sending her if she finds out I am taking medication to lose weight.  Do I tell her I am doing it to be healthy? How do you frame it so you aren't saying "I am doing this because I don't want to be fat". [/quote]

I think I’m a better role model for my daughter’s now. I don’t restrict food groups. I have ice cream with them. If they have the same hunger issues I have, once they are adults I would support them also taking the meds. [/quote]

OP - got it. I don't restrict food because I am constantly trying to get my oldest to actually gain weight (she was under weight for a while and the ped made us do weight checks).  I do want them to have a healthy relationship with food and exercise.

If your children end up having the similar issues as you but younger will you support them taking the meds under 18? How does that work? My kids are totally different shaped. One is super small, one is larger and one is HUGE (but he is a boy).  I worry about my middle daughter who is way larger than her older sister and wondering if she will need to use GLP1s. [/quote]

I think if my kids really struggled, we’re very much overweight, and we’re very bothered by it, then I would support it for a teen. But I wouldn’t support it for a healthy teen, maybe slightly overweight who just wanted to be smaller. Maybe that’s hypocritical. It’s complicated. I’m hoping they won’t have the massive body image issues I grew up with bc dieting won’t be drilled into them from a young age. We are now in an era where dieting may become obsolete bc you can just take the meds to reach your desired/heathy size. [/quote]

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