Teenage weight gain

[Croatia17]

Does anyone have any advice on how to address my DD's weight gain? She's 19, should it even be anything to do with me? She's put on over a stone in the last four months in lockdown at university. I know it has to be sensitively handled obviously, but when my best friend's DD had the same issue, she was cross her mum didn't tell it like it was? She said 'mum, you should have just told me I was fat!
She's home for the summer and I'm thinking provide healthy food when she's here, encourage to move etc, and hope for the best!! Or actually address it? I'm ultimately thinking of her long term health.

The question you need to ask yourself is how overweight is your DD? Is it just by 1 stone or was she already in the overweight category before she put on that extra stone during lockdown... You need to take into account her height, body build, exercise (if any), diet and general metabolism before you come up with a plan together... that's even if she thinks she should be involved or not!

Is she overweight for it? It is pretty common to gain weight at uni sadly with all the cheap food and drinking with your mates! She wont be the only one. I think your plan to cook well and encourage some family exercise is a good one.

She wasn't overweight before, has always had a love of pizza and chips but always did a lot of exercise! It's the inactivity that has compounded the rubbish diet. She definitely won't be the only one, I know that. She looks very uncomfortable and most of her clothes don't fit 😢. However, she's happy and otherwise healthy so I feel bad for even mentioning it to anyone really.

How big is she? She will know she has gained weight. She is an adult.

Have you put on any weight too, OP? I'm letting DD get her exams out of the way (stressful time) then I'm going to announce that we've both put on weight over lockdown and we're going to spend the summer shifting it with healthy eating and trying new recipes.

I'm also signing us up for a 3 month gym membership.

I think parents need to tackle this head on but with kindness and a solution to hand.