@BPrincess if I do join the gym, and pay for the jabs, it'll cost me £500 a month!! Makes me want to cry a bit. But I honestly cannot find a single pool near me, open at the right time, where I can also take DD.
Speaking of DD, I too have teens. DS1 is 17, DS2 is 13 and DD is 11, nearly 12. DS1 still has the a ridiculous metabolism, a very physical job and walks 40k steps a day. The boy eats more than I ever could, and is a completely healthy size. He's got himself a gym membership and goes regularly after work. I don't know how we've achieved that tbh because DH is not skinny either!! Though he was at that age.
DS2 is chubby, and eats even more than his big brother, but is very sedentary. He has ASD, so some issues regarding satiety recognition and a ridiculously sweet tooth. I never, ever mention his weight. We encourage healthy eating, and this one is a complete fruit and veg fiend. His favourite food is tomatoes! But also cheese, which isn't quite as healthy. He will be fine as he grows into it, the big spurt hasn't happened yet.
DD is obviously hitting puberty because her appetite has gone through the roof this year. Still a completely healthy weight and she is also very active. She rides, plays netball, goes to scouts, swims as much as humanly possible. She's also a fussy, beige eating child - complete opposite to her brothers. That worries me more than the amount of food!
I try very, very hard to never place a moral value on food and I'm constantly telling them to just eat until they're full. Never any of the 'starving children in Africa' stuff DH and I used to be told. I haven't actually told anyone, except MN, that I'm taking the jab. Not even DH, who will be endlessly supportive. I'm not sure why I haven't, I'm just not ready yet.