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Anonymous wrote:No big deal. I don't even understand why you are freaking out.

Because according to her doctor, she is officially overweight. I shouldn't be concerned about having an overweight child?

I think this depends. Is this the first time she has measured as overweight? If yes, then watch and wait. She could be gaining weight for a big growth spurt. I did at that age. Not to mention, BMI isn't very accurate for children.

If she continues a trend of being overweight for several years then you have a problem. But, does she LOOK overweight? She dances a lot - could that weight be muscle?

Have you checked her body fat percentage? Some people really do have larger bones or carry more muscle which weighs more. She sounds pretty active, so I would be cautious about jumping to conclusions from a chart.

OP is right to be concerned, what is her weight percentile? OP, I suggest watching Plant Nation documentary, as well as Forks Over Knives, Hungry for Change and Fed Up. I am by no means suggesting you change your DD's diet based on documentaries, but I find that they are very educational and they might help you understand that sometimes we think we are feeding our kids healthy but are not, and we have no clue. If you know all this info already, sorry to bug you.

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Anonymous wrote:Pre puberty weight gain. Leave her alone.

Except add a fruit and veg to her lunch and delete the granola bar and yogurt if it is flavored.

OP- When did you get your period? I am assuming this is her mom posting. I got mine right after I turned 11 and in the 9 months leading up to it, I chunked up a bit.

I got my period at 11. She doesn't appear to be anywhere close to getting her period.

Maybe not.

http://www.health24.com/Lifestyle/Woman/Menstruation/Overweight-girls-get-their-periods-sooner-20120721

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Anonymous wrote:Pre puberty weight gain. Leave her alone.

Except add a fruit and veg to her lunch and delete the granola bar and yogurt if it is flavored.

OP- When did you get your period? I am assuming this is her mom posting. I got mine right after I turned 11 and in the 9 months leading up to it, I chunked up a bit.

I got my period at 11. She doesn't appear to be anywhere close to getting her period.

Anonymous[b wrote:]Please don't do this to her.[/b] If she is eating well and exercising just let nature take it's course. She is going to grow up and out several times in the next few years. She could also be developing more muscle mass at this age - especially if she is dancing rigorously. Just continue help her develop good lifetime habits and eating choices and don't push your body image concerns ("I don't understand how this happened") onto her.

Do what to her?

Anonymous wrote:No big deal. I don't even understand why you are freaking out.

Because according to her doctor, she is officially overweight. I shouldn't be concerned about having an overweight child?

Anonymous wrote:Pre puberty weight gain. Leave her alone.

Except add a fruit and veg to her lunch and delete the granola bar and yogurt if it is flavored.

OP- When did you get your period? I am assuming this is her mom posting. I got mine right after I turned 11 and in the 9 months leading up to it, I chunked up a bit.

why can't we have a talk about healthy eating with our kids? why must our kids be scarred for life because of that talk?

Leave her alone. She is active and eats healthily. I gained weight when I was 10 and my parents had a talk with me about it and put me on a diet, made comments about what I was eating constantly. I cried for days, attempted to starve myself, it was horrible. A few months later I had a growth spurt and shot up several inches. I was tall and skinny the rest of my childhood

Pre puberty weight gain. Leave her alone.

Except add a fruit and veg to her lunch and delete the granola bar and yogurt if it is flavored.

How is she tracking on her growth curves for height/weight? That is what you should consider, not BMI. My pediatrician doesn't even use BMI because it's not really designed to assess an individual. If she's exercising as much as you say, she likely has a lot of muscle plus the usual pre-puberty weight gain and she sounds quite normal for an active 9 year old.

Something is not adding up here. How did she gain weight while eating so little? I wouldn't be concerned but BMI is too high. Very simply child is overweight according to dr. If she is eating that little have you checked her thyroid? It could be normal weight gain prior to growth spurt, but she didn't get that BMI just from 9 pounds, she was obviously heavier before as well, hence OP's panic.

"let her gain"? What one earth does that mean? You cannot control what another human being puts in their mouth. You can maybe influence it while you are the parent. Maybe. Don't freak out about this. It does not end well. Trust me.

I don't see how a kid who exercises that much and eats so little could possibly be unhealthy. Leave it alone, OP.