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[quote=Anonymous]I'm so sorry OP. I'm blown away by the responses, wow.  I would absolutely be concerned because:

1.Society views overweight people negatively and people can be really horrible.

2. Physical health.  I would be concerned about diabetes and heart disease.  Overweight people also have issues with their joints (soft tissue damage) in the long run.

3. Mental health. Is she happy?  How does she feel when she looks at herself?  When someone makes a comment?  This is what would break my heart the most for my child. My BF in HS was a bit overweight.  She was stunningly beautiful and such a kind fun person.  But kids could be so nasty and I sometimes heard comments (and noises) toward her. She was always so sad about her weight and felt embarrassed when we had to change for PE. She would not eat all day and then overeat at night.  We went to different colleges and drifted apart, but we still chat on FB.  She has become very overweight and has a lot of health issues.

Is having such a heavy school workload worth it?  My DD is a sophomore who plays multiple sports. Her homework load as a freshman was way too much because she took all honors and had very little time to do homework with all the sports and activities.  She managed to get very good grades, but was so damn stressed.  When it came to choosing classes for this year, we looked at a more realistic plan.  She's taking one AP class and one honors, and the rest are regular.  It has been so much better.  She breezes through her regular classes and her GPA + extracurriculars will be good enough to get her into a very good college when she graduates.  With a lower school workload she'll be less stressed and maybe will enjoy an activity? It doesn't have to be a travel sport (so demanding).  I get people that don't like to exercise (gym, jogging, HIIT), but love sports.  I HATE the gym, but I could play volleyball with my beach league for 5 hours straight.  Maybe there is an adult rec league in a sport that interests her?  She is obviously athletic, so she could pick any sport up.   [/quote]

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