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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is her body size and shape drastically different from everyone in your family? Some people put on weight as adults through lifestyle factors and hormonal changes, but other people are just born into bigger bodies and will always be larger than other people.

The fact that she is also 97% for height implies she has a large frame. Even for heavier kids, isn’t the goal to keep them roughly on their growth curve? If her weight % keeps increasing relative to her height, that would seem more concerning than her height and weight increasing in the same proportion as her prior growth. [/quote]

Height and weight have both moved higher than the curve recently to 98th and 99th. DH's family has weight and diabetes struggles and she basically looks like him in a wig. [/quote]

I would find a new doctor. A family history of obesity & diabetes should be important to the doctor.

At the same time, I grew up with an obese sister. My brother and I ate the same things as she did and have no weight issues. My sister takes after my dad's side of the family. My dad is the only one in his family who isn't overweight or obese (probably because he's also the tallest on his side of the family at 6'4" so he carries his weight well). Everyone on my dad's side of the family, including my dad, has T2D.

You really can't fight genetics. I watched my sister and parents try for years and it caused so many issues.

If she really is eating healthy foods and staying active, I'd focus on that and also focus on learning ways to keep her confident in her body as it is since it may not change with puberty, and we all know that the tween girl years are terrible af. [/quote]

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