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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm from a thin family, so probably not fit to give advice on the subject. But I do notice that when thicker kids come for playdates they eat larger portion sizes. Like the whole blueberry container. Or a bag of grapes that might keep my family for a week is gone in one playdate.

My guess is it's a combo of larger portion sizes plus being genetically prone to a larger body. I would serve smaller portions at meals as well as put snacks in pre-portioned sizes for her to grab.[/quote]

My 13 year old kid is like this. He is also 5’10” and 140#. He has been 140# for 3 years and has grown 6 inches in that timeframe. So what you might have seen as thick at 10 is now very lean at 13 with a lot of muscle due to being an very physically active child .

[b]Some “thick” kids lean out once they hit puberty[/b]. My kid ate an entire watermelon today. He goes through a half gallon of milk a day. He eats 4 full meals as day as well. He also biked to the pool not once , but twice today and then went to football practice. [/quote]

The bolded could be part of the story. I have a friend whose son was overweight at 13 and underweight by 16. He grew by a foot in under two years. In OP's case, while 7 is too early for puberty, it is possible her daughter is going to hit puberty early (a few children do at 9), and some of the weight gain is due to that.

However,  some of it is definitely overeating. This child weighs the same as my 10 year old daughter who is muscular, 5 feet tall and has a large frame. It's too much weight for a 7 year old. Gaining 20 pounds in a year at less than 4.5 feet is a crisis. I am 5'8" with a large frame and 20 extra pounds is a big change for my body. I cannot imagine what that is like for a 7 year old.

OP should definitely watch for portion size. I am overweight, and I eat healthy. My portion size is the problem. I have had this problem from since I can remember even though I only became overweight in my 30s after having 2 children. I believe I have a fighting chance because I was not overweight as a child. I was on the bigger side of a healthy weight as a child. I was observant as a child and started noticing how much people around me were eating. I think many people confuse hunger with appetite, especially children. I have a huge appetite. But it's not hunger. It's pleasure seeking. Eating feels good.

Just as others are hooked on alcohol or drugs, I am hooked on food. I know this, and I exercise portion control. If I let loose and let my "natural" urge figure it out, I will be obese.

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Yes this.  I have one child that will eat half a piece of cake and run off to go play or do something else.  My other will want a second piece and lick the plate.  Both are heathy weights, but with the second child, I have to help moderate portions. If left to eat however much they wanted we would have a weight issue, no doubt.  I realize I can only do this so long, but the longer you go not being overweight the better.  Hopefully with age and maturity they will be able to have more cognitive thought behind what and how much they are eating [/quote]

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