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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My teens eat about the same, one is skinny no matter what and the other puts on weight.
Parented the same way, fed the same way, etc. it’s hormones and metabolism and some people get the short end of the stick. All you can do is choose healthy foods at home, single serve desserts like Trader Joe’s hold the cones instead of gallons of ice cream you scoop into a bowl can help with portion control. [/quote]

Agree. I have twin teens. So much of this is outside her control. Just like some people gain a lot in pregnancy and others just don’t. I can’t believe people still think the skinny teens have more willpower. They are eating crap too. Their bodies just process it differently and feel different hunger. [/quote]

It isn’t that the skinny teen has more willpower.  It’s that they don’t have the mechanisms that control cravings, hunger, and satiation are working properly.  The skinny teen isn’t prone to overeating- they are able to effortlessly eat what their body needs and stop when they have had enough.  [/quote]

This.  It's literally the science behind the success of GLP-1.

I am amazed at the number of people who still don't get this.  I do think it's out of people's control but it's not some people can just eat more.

I have a skinny teen boy and he doesn't eat large quantities at the end of the day.  He eats junk but his quantity is never out of control.  He is the type of person who forgets to eat.  He doesn't think about food all that often.  My other child is less wired this way and I see the difference.[/quote]

I think the fact that OP mentioned that the other girls are eating the same foods but they’re not finishing entire portions is really key here. I would focus on providing more filling, higher protein and fiber filled foods at home. I’m also surprised that she has so much time and money for dunkin and Starbucks everyday. I think you also have to teach her the value of money. If she’s spending so much on food how does she have money for clothes, movies, etc? Does she have a job like babysitting?[/quote]

I was also wondering where she is getting the $. It sounds like she is spending over $50/wk on junk food? And that may be a low estimate, depending. Does she have a job or is this just her allowance $? [/quote]

OP again. She gets $25 per week to spend on food but the reality is that sometimes she spends her babysitting money on extras or another parent treats the kids. For example, she carpools with a friend to her dance class and the mom often takes them to Starbucks and I don’t think I should tell her she can’t get anything (I tell my DD to only get one thing since the other mom is treating but apparently her friend usually gets food and a drink). We live not too far from both Starbucks and Dunkin so they are big hang out places for kids her age. 
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