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Anonymous wrote:Here is the way I look at it. My Daughter, 12, is 5'3", and about 115 lbs. That is a healthy weight. She is very concerned about getting fat. To the point where she wonders if she should skip meals.

People like OP are reinforcing the idea that she needs to lose weight. That will not be good for her. Anorexia is actually more serous than underweight.

Nobody is talking about your 115lb daughter and you know it. Stop being obtuse.

My daughter thinks she is fat! that is my point.

Look, the expectation is that we all get chubbier as we age. If you start as a young adult heavy, what do you think comes next? Many adults who are heavy now were not heavy as kids or teens.

Anonymous wrote:I know it seems insane to blame one huge issue on one very specific thing but I really think it has a lot to do with Starbucks. From 13 on all the girls have to stop and get their drink daily. Its a status thing, a social thing, and Im sure the caffeine becomes addicting too. And these girls aren't getting black coffee with a splash of milk... they are getting drinks that have the caloric count of a milkshake. I work in middle and high schools and it is unbelievable how many starbucks cups you see. It is definitely a predominately female hobby too. I truly think its directly correlated with the abdominal fat that is almost becoming the norm.

Ohhhh...agree!! I'm shocked by the number of kids getting Frappucinos in the morning - some elementary school-aged with their parents.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know why people are so offended by this thread? Maybe if people weren't so afraid to discuss this topic there would be more push to put physical education back into our schools. It is obviously needed.

Seriously? You don't see why people might be offended by a thread that literally laments the fact that the bodies of 15 year old girls aren't sufficiently sexually attractive enough to adorn our culture?

No one is saying that? Being overweight is unhealthy. This isn't about "attractiveness".

From the OP:

When I was young, teens had flat stomachs and cute hips. We looked good in tight jeans and bikinis.

And the fact that we're only talking about teen girls is revealing (no pun intended). Yes, it's only the girls who are obligated to be pleasing to society's eye at all times. We're talking about muffin tops and Daisy Dukes as if that has anything to do with health.

There are ways to discuss childhood obesity without objectifying young women. This thread ain't it.

PP here. Point taken.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know why people are so offended by this thread? Maybe if people weren't so afraid to discuss this topic there would be more push to put physical education back into our schools. It is obviously needed.

Obesity is a problem across all age groups. It is rising across all age groups. Targeting teen-agers as having a particular problem is not based on evidence.

There's a whole lot of smugness in this thread about how hot PPs were when they were 15. There's a whole lot of delusion in this thread about how hot PPs are now, compared against 15 year olds. There's a whole lot of misogyny as 15 year old girls are being singled out, while 15 year old boys are (mostly) ignored.

Boys doing poorly in school relative to girls is also ignored. If there are bad things happening with boys it's not considered that big of a deal

Patriarchy harms everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know why people are so offended by this thread? Maybe if people weren't so afraid to discuss this topic there would be more push to put physical education back into our schools. It is obviously needed.

Obesity is a problem across all age groups. It is rising across all age groups. Targeting teen-agers as having a particular problem is not based on evidence.

There's a whole lot of smugness in this thread about how hot PPs were when they were 15. There's a whole lot of delusion in this thread about how hot PPs are now, compared against 15 year olds. There's a whole lot of misogyny as 15 year old girls are being singled out, while 15 year old boys are (mostly) ignored.

Boys doing poorly in school relative to girls is also ignored. If there are bad things happening with boys it's not considered that big of a deal

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know why people are so offended by this thread? Maybe if people weren't so afraid to discuss this topic there would be more push to put physical education back into our schools. It is obviously needed.

Seriously? You don't see why people might be offended by a thread that literally laments the fact that the bodies of 15 year old girls aren't sufficiently sexually attractive enough to adorn our culture?

No one is saying that? Being overweight is unhealthy. This isn't about "attractiveness".

From the OP:

When I was young, teens had flat stomachs and cute hips. We looked good in tight jeans and bikinis.

And the fact that we're only talking about teen girls is revealing (no pun intended). Yes, it's only the girls who are obligated to be pleasing to society's eye at all times. We're talking about muffin tops and Daisy Dukes as if that has anything to do with health.

There are ways to discuss childhood obesity without objectifying young women. This thread ain't it.

Anonymous wrote:I don't know why people are so offended by this thread? Maybe if people weren't so afraid to discuss this topic there would be more push to put physical education back into our schools. It is obviously needed.

Obesity is a problem across all age groups. It is rising across all age groups. Targeting teen-agers as having a particular problem is not based on evidence.

There's a whole lot of smugness in this thread about how hot PPs were when they were 15. There's a whole lot of delusion in this thread about how hot PPs are now, compared against 15 year olds. There's a whole lot of misogyny as 15 year old girls are being singled out, while 15 year old boys are (mostly) ignored.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know why people are so offended by this thread? Maybe if people weren't so afraid to discuss this topic there would be more push to put physical education back into our schools. It is obviously needed.

Seriously? You don't see why people might be offended by a thread that literally laments the fact that the bodies of 15 year old girls aren't sufficiently sexually attractive enough to adorn our culture?

No one is saying that? Being overweight is unhealthy. This isn't about "attractiveness".

Anonymous wrote:Here is the way I look at it. My Daughter, 12, is 5'3", and about 115 lbs. That is a healthy weight. She is very concerned about getting fat. To the point where she wonders if she should skip meals.

People like OP are reinforcing the idea that she needs to lose weight. That will not be good for her. Anorexia is actually more serous than underweight.

Nobody is talking about your 115lb daughter and you know it. Stop being obtuse.

Anonymous wrote:I don't know why people are so offended by this thread? Maybe if people weren't so afraid to discuss this topic there would be more push to put physical education back into our schools. It is obviously needed.

Seriously? You don't see why people might be offended by a thread that literally laments the fact that the bodies of 15 year old girls aren't sufficiently sexually attractive enough to adorn our culture?

I'm 25 and I was overweight in high school and looking back I think it had a lot to do with how much stress I was under and how little sleep I got. High school was the most stressful time of my life and I think that is how it is for a lot of kids these days. For the most part I ate pretty healthy, but the lack of sleep and stress caused me to start using food to help cope. When I was up until 2 in the morning doing homework I would have a bowl of cereal or other crap to help me feel better. I was also a varsity swimmer, and even though I was in the pool for an average of 5 hours a day I still held onto the weight and even gained.

Then I went to college and lost 30 pounds in my freshman year. I was just so much happier, I got more than enough sleep and my stress level became manageable. Now at 25 I look great and have no problems keeping the weight off, so I really think in high school it was the lack of sleep and stress that caused the weight gain.

I don't know why people are so offended by this thread? Maybe if people weren't so afraid to discuss this topic there would be more push to put physical education back into our schools. It is obviously needed.

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Anonymous wrote:The last few bunch of teen girls I saw in their Daisy Dukes were all very yummy.

It is a good thing I did not see you ogling my DD. If I saw a grown man doing that, they would be sorry.

-- Retired NFL linebacker.

Your DD dresses like that because she wants attention. You should speak to her first. No laws broken for ogling.

Nah. I'm female and the number of pudgy kids and teens is appalling. Boys and girls both: read the old baby books from the 50s that are concerned about kids not eating enough---not so now! Processed junk everywhere and kids kept in because both parents work all day.