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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I gained a lot of weight after getting my period at 12.5. By 14, I was 5’5” and 145.

My mom never commented or pushed me toward losing weight. However, she started Weight Watchers that year and saw her lose 40+ pounds, making healthy food choices, taking lots of walks. I asked if I could follow along. That, plus joining an athletic conditioning class (to prepare for tryouts for a high school sport) helped me lose 20 lbs over the course of maybe 4 months. [/quote]

I'm basically living this right now with my 14 year old. In the past 8 months, I've started an exercise program and changed my eating habits and lost about 15 pounds + gained a ton of strength. My daughter now joins me to exercise about once a week and is actively interested in the idea that building strength/physical condition is an important part of health. She has a long way to go to be in actually good shape, but I am really glad she's taking the first steps. In addition, she's cut out a lot of snacking and desserts. TBH, I am so attuned to disordered eating/calorie restricting in girls that I'm monitoring the eating stuff closely. I don't care what she weighs, I care that her body is strong and healthy and doesn't get in the way of doing fun things.[/quote]

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