DD’s weight

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my DD has always been a comfort eater and she puts on weight easily.
I’ve always been conscious of her diet and tried to feed her as much unprocessed healthy food as possible
what hasn’t helped is that her DF has the complete opposite approach and as I said, she comfort eats.
she’s not hugely overweight, she’s about 5’7’’ and a uk size 14. But at 13 that can be bigger than your peers
she was really distressed last night as someone at school had called her a lump and said she was in the way.
she feels fat and ugly

I’d like to know how to how to help her. What to say, what not to say

if any of you have experienced anything like this or weight issues when younger can you advise me please?

I plan on spending a bit more quality time with her and maybe some of that will be activity but I don’t want that to focus on weight. So will also be time just doing things she enjoys

thnaks 😊

Don’t say anything … just start up swap out snacks and meals for healthier alternatives. Plenty of fruit & veg around, and start doing more exercise (even if it 10,000 steps walking round the shops)

I was an obese child. I'm sorry but a size 14 at age 13 is very over weight. She's going to get bigger. I'd stop buying junk food. She doesn't need it at all. It would really help her. Just tell her you want to be more healthy. Just have a well stocked fruit bowl and plenty of cereals and yoghurts. The weight will drop off her in.no time. This is what I did to.lose the weight. Just eating 3 meals a day with fruit/yoghurt meant I slimmed down to a size 10 in my teens. It only took 6 months. I didn't need to go on a diet or excerise. Cut out the junk food for your daughter's sake, she'll be so.much happier when she's lighter.

I was a fat child. No one helped me or told me.

I then became a fat adult.

I can't blame anyone but myself for the weight I am now but maybe early intervention would have helped me?

Really? I’m 5’9’’ and with a bmi of 23 I was a size 14.

I’m 5 ft 7 and a size 16. My BMI is in the overweight range. When I was a 14 my BMI was normal.

Sizes by themselves mean nothing. WEIGH her. Get a proper BMI and plan from there.