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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are fat, she will be fat. Just facts of genetics and environment. You have to be healthy together.[/quote]

This. It is rare to see an overweight kid and thin parents. [/quote]

This is OP - DH and I are in very good shape but we work hard for it because we are not naturally thin people. We eat extremely healthy 95% of the time (lean meat, fruits and veggies - rarely any carbs or starch or sugar) but do indulge when there is a reason to. DH is a marathon runner and runs 5 days a week. He constantly asks DD to go with him and I try to get her to do yoga with me but she is not interested in either. She is a fairly lazy kid so we do take walks and hikes but she complains the whole way. [/quote]

Again, this is genetic and she doesn't have the personalities you and your DH do so the end result is being overweight. Find something she likes to do instead of making her do what you like to do. I hate running and yoga doesn't burn many calories anyway. My son loathed exercise until he found fencing. Talk about good exercise! I tried it a year or two ago and I was dripping in sweat after 10 minutes. [/quote]

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