I need help on how to get my 7 year old daughter to a healthy weight. She is very noticeably overweight - she ways 33kg and is around 118cm I think. She fits into age 10 clothes generally but it always looks so long on her.
I just feel like she's always hungry and can't possibly actually be as starving as she says - I think that it is sometimes just a desire for food. I offer her healthy foods for snacks but when she's at a party without me or whatever, she will be snacking on whatever junk food is there and a parent once told me she ate nearly a full bowl of wotsits!! I think I need to portion size more regarding meals at home but she always wants more and acts like she's properly starved.
My eldest son also went through a chubby phase but this was in his teens and he just started becoming more athletic as his diet wasn't too bad and he's healthy now. My middle daughter is in her teens and is really slim and always has been so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong with my youngest!
Someone in her class made fun of her when they were changing for dance class and another boy said he'd never date her because she was fat (she wasn't even asking him out; he just felt the need to say that!!). It really damages her self esteem and I know she hates her body and it breaks my heart.
She is fairly active tbh - she does gymnastics and dance in school as well as extra dance classes outside of school. She also does swimming lessons and goes swimming with us a lot and she does ice skating lessons too. She also goes cycling regularly and is always running about and playing. She's a good runner apparently because she came 3rd out of all the girls in her class on Sports Day which I was surprised with tbh. But that was short distance and she starts gasping if she goes running for even a little longer.
I would really appreciate some help as I feel it is my fault and want to solve this issue before she grows older.