Fat Parents = Fat Kids

I have to disagree with this. BOth of my parents are overweight and have been since I was born. While all of us kids (5 total) where living at home, we actually were on the lower end of average weight. I think weight gain corralates more to the number of years you have been married. LOL.

I think that all of this is true what i read just stared to make a hole lot of sence.............. but what do i do to not be an over weight kid anymore

i think it shouldld be like the good old days were kids were alwasy outside running not inside on there computer and gameboys they have now and all the pop they drink and the food they eat alway fast food ...why dont the mother make the food i guess its with this high tech high stress world now days.anyways all i have to say is stay healthy !!!!!

i was an overweight adolescent, as were my parents, but that had more to do with watching my mother eat massive quantities of ice cream, doritos, chocolate and popcorn covered with a whole stick of butter every night...So, until i was 18, i just assumed that was NORMAL *sudders*

Like Lana, I grew up in a family with overweight parents/relatives. I thought it was normal to eat a box of Little Debbie cakes at one sitting (my mom always did), or eat quarterback-sized portions at dinner (that's what we were served). Not to mention my parents never wanted to go DO anything with us, like bike or walk or anything like that. So those things could definitely be factors.

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I really don't even understand the problem. A lot of girls are constantly saying that they are having problems with their bodies and they are fat. It's really psychological because people have to make you feel fat to make you buy their magazines, diet books, and diet pills. Just do everything in moderation and try not to over do things. Love who you are and stop looking to friends and family members to validate you. Do you honestly think because you weigh five more pounds now than you weigh last week, your friends and family are going to stop loving you? Honestly, there's poverty and crimes happening in the world and here in the United States. We all need to step outside of ourselves and realize that it's not about us. We need to be more concerned about those people out there that don't even have a voice. We need to educate ourselves and worry about changing the world rather than what we weigh. Honestly, no one's going to care about how much we weighed when we die. I’ve red and watched a lot biographies about people’s lives and I didn’t hear them talking about how much they weighed. It’s really about what they did with their lives. So the question is, what are we going to spend our lives doing? So get out there and educate yourself and stop worrying about being fat. Fat doesn't exist. We are people and we are beautiful in our own way despite what a scale says. A scale can’t measure how much I love and care for others. It can only give me number that won't matter to me when I die. If you truly love a person with all your heart and soul, it really doesn’t matter what they weigh. Take care and may God be will you all. Thanks

OMW OKay. SO I used to be anorexic but then I discovered-It's not the guys who want us skinny-it's the media. After talking with a bunch of guys they said they don't really like the skinny chicks-the only reason they date them is because the skinny chicks happen to be wearing tight clothes AKA they might be able to 'get some'. Shallow, I know, yet this comforted me-the shallow guys and the non both said that skinny girls didn't neccessarily excite them. I've become "chubby" by society's standards...but by the health charts my dot is right in the center (I'm 5'4'', 16 years old and 125-127lbs). I get so annoyed with girls who obsess-this generation is getting a negative reputation because of them. Now when my children read about trends in my teenage years they will see shallow whores...thanks ana.

Amanda, that is a very interesting post. Also, I'm sure that the boys are also influenced by the media messages: they learn that stick thin girls are what is "hot", so if they want to fit in, they are going to try to go out with girls that fit that norm.

Hi im katy and im like 5'7 or 5'8 but i weigh 150 pounds is that over wieght plus im big boned

Fat begets fat, it's all relative. I've been there, done that, caused that, and I am now going to change that. New year, new attitude, working towards a new life style. I've done it before, I can do it again, and this time I will include others. I have it all in black and white where my mistakes are out in the open and there is definite changes coming about with practice. If anything, others will throw it up in my face and keep me accountble. See me again here next year with a good healthy report about how well I did and how I did it. Good luck in your endeavors!

Fat begets fat, it's all relative. I've been there, done that, caused that, and I am now going to change that. New year, new attitude, working towards a new life style. I've done it before, I can do it again, and this time I will include others. I have it all in black and white where my mistakes are out in the open and there is definite changes coming about with practice. If anything, others will throw it up in my face and keep me accountable. See me again here next year with a good healthy report about how well I did and how I did it. Good luck in your endeavors!

Katy: 150lb at 5'8" is not overweight. Be active and eat well and you'll stay healthy.

Magmem, good luck.

I don't think this is true if you claim thing than it will happen. I think that if you say my parnets are over weight than you will because you claim it. Some people just need to control what they say and think postive thought and i think this will not be a problems.

Hey Guyz! well i just turned thirteen in November and I weigh 120 pds. Is that over weight? Why am i so fat? I look @ other girl an they all look so skinny... i also cry sum times.

Wow.

Parents are role models for their children. If this is the principle we apply when it comes to morals, education, work ethic, social skills, it should apply to eating habits as well. I refuse to simply "give in" to the fact that 90% of my extended family is overweight to obese. I'm not going to accept that it's "in my genes" or "just the way I was raised"- to heap plates full at the frequent family gatherings and then go back for more!
I'm not overweight, but I'm looking to trim a few pounds and tone up with lots of exercise and a healthy diet. I don't mind sticking out like a sore thumb in this case!

hey ppl...... im 14 - 5"8 and 130 pounds. Im not sure if that is healthy or not... so please let me know....

Do i weight to much????

thnx

i am 14 yrs old and weigh 115...is that too much?...cause i mean ive been not eating lunches and breakfast but im still not loosin any weight?...shold i be worried that im getting a little porly

I recently went on a diet and went from 171 to 146 pounds. After a month I ballooned up again to 180. I an at my wits end and I hate myself. What should I do?

try the low carb diet like the South Beach Diet, and go to the gym. that should do it.

hi im erica im 13 n im about 77 pounds i hate my size people call me bony n anerexic. it hurts to never be able to wear what i want. i wear two pears of pant to meake my self look bigger. no one in school looks like me. ill never have a boyfriend because i dont have hips. i hate my body

I agree with this one. Some may not experience this but others may only think they haven't, cause the other conditions are more likely to make it so. Having one is one thing, but most is probably what will get u to meet the end results.

I never had a problem with my weight until my step father came along. I never knew my real father and so I lived with my mother, who is over weight. We moved in with him when I was 11 and I moved out when I was 16 ( a week before my 17th birthday, which was also my wedding day, and by the way my husband is 20 lbs over weight, weight doesn't bother me). Anyway. My step father told me that I'm thin because I must have an eating disorder (which I don't) because I'm afraid of being fat like my mother. Now, I'm 18 and I weigh 86 lbs. I genuinely rarely feel hungry and when I eat it seems as if food has lost its flavor. BUT I do eat, and I work out a lot, and the doctor say I am perfectly healthy.

im 15 years of age an feel im overweight my parents are both slim i try diets i lose then put back on i hate it i get teased about my weight i feel everyone is laughing at me i do alot of exercise but nothing seems to work wot can i do. i feel i jus wanna break down an cry

kelly, the first thing you need to do is to determine if you are really overweight, or if you just "feel" you are overweight. What is your weight and height? If you do not feel comfortable typing it, search for "BMI calculator" on Google and input it to know your BMI. If it is not over 25, you are not overweight even if you feel overweight when compared to your slim parents.

If you really are overweight, and you are already active, I don't think a short term diet is the solution. I'd just try to eat healthier - no junk food, no fried stuff, no sugar. Just eating normal foods, like chicken, vegetables, fruit, milk, whole grains, etc.

im 16 and im still in yr11 at skool and i dont know really what to say... someones my mums boyfriend says stuff that are 'supposed' to be a joke, but they hurt. like today; i didnt go in for last lesson, PE because i did honestly hurt my leg. and on the phone, he was like "hehe u should of gone, run around and lose some weight hehe" and that hurt me. even though he was 'giggling' for a joke.

i dont really know why it bothers me, because he is overweight :S

he found out he was diabetic, so he knew he had to lose some weight. he got 1 of those exercise bikes and he said that i should go on it. i probably would in my own, if it was in my room, i would go on it.

and anyways, since he got the bike, his been like effecting us, like just because he HAS to lose weight, he wants me to suffer aswell, so in affect i lose weight and go through the stress he is going through? he doesn't even seem to be worried :S

sometimes when he comes home from work, i say "how was your day"; i suppose just so he doesn't say anything first, cause we all know what that will be...

i havn't told my mum either, cause i'd just break down in tears.

it never really started to get me down, until at school one "twat" if i may say, said "can i ask you a question?" i said "ok then?" and he said "have you put on more weight?" and i just said "hehe yeah :P" just so i didnt want to give him the satisfaction.
i think he said that to get back at me... 'cause i was with my mates and they said something to him, nasty i suppose, and i didn't stand up for him.

oh, but a week or two ago, i wore a tight jumper, and my mum's boyfriend said "you look like you've lost weight! you can really see it in that jumper" and that boosted my self esteem and really made me want to carry on doing the exercises. i do situps and pushups everyday. i've been doing this for about 3-5 months now.

i suppose when i aint doing anything, i start to think, and my mind wonders, and then i remember all those hurtful things people have said to me. even if it was months ago, it comes back to me.

can anyone help?

thanks for reading, sorry for the length lol.

Chris, you should talk to your mom and say her boyfriend's comments hurt your feelings. That is the first issue. I know it is gonna be hard, but you have to talk to her. She is your mom and has your best interest in mind. If you really can, maybe another family member you are more comfortable with can talk to her for you - maybe your grandmother, or an aunt or uncle.

Now, as for the fact her boyfriend wants to share his healthy lifestyle with you, I don't think he wants you to "suffer" necessarily. He found out his lifestyle was a factor in him developing a life-threatening illness, and he might just want you not to have to face what he is facing now. Maybe he just cares about your health. Keep that in mind. He just needs to know that hurting your feelings is not the way to go about it.

I totally agree with Jan,Chris. You should talk to someone. Don't let anything like that bring you down. Oh, and absolutely EXCELLENT job on doing so much exercise for so long. Kudos to you! Keep it up!

K, now for my prob. im 13, and i am 140 pounds. Its mostly only my stomach and my thighs and butt that bother me. ive tried everything. Last summer, iwent on one of those healthy diets, and it worked. but i gained it again. i kinda tried everything since then, but it doesnt work. i feel like everything i eat makes me gain a pound at least. Ive tried the healthy diet many times, but it never worked! not like in the summerr. i am not patient enough for to wait 2 months before seeing results. help.

Mary-anne, do you exercise? Cause that can really speed things up (besides the healthy diet). In 2-3 weeks you'd see results already. At 140lb, you are not overweight unless you are really really short (like me... haha), so a few pounds (5 or so) + exercise would make a lot of difference visually.

What do you usually eat in a normal day? And what do you you eat on a day that you are eating a healthy diet? That can help us figure it out.

Girls, especially the 13-17 crowd out there. I'm 18, almost 19, 5'6" and about 135 lbs. I thought like you guys for the longest time. I was anorexic from 13-17 and got down to 108 lbs. Don't believe the lies. Being skinny will not fix your problems, it will not bring you more friends (not good ones anyway), nice guys will not like you any better. Guys never paid attention to me at my skinniest, I would think "Well, I guess I'm still fat, need to lose more weight." Then one day I just stopped caring and began eating again. Since then I can't keep the guys away from me. I'm not saying thin girls aren't pretty, or go out and gain a bunch of weight, just accept yourself, attitude really does count for alot. And for the 13-17 year olds, your bodies are still changing, they won't really be mature until 18 or 19, then you can decide if you really need to lose weight. Being anorexic I lost much of my hair, most enjoyment from my life during that time, and I think I permanently screwed up my metabolism. I can't lose weight like normal people now, my body converts all extra food into fat and doesn't lose, hoarding for the day when it thinks I will resume starving myself. It can have very negative consequences, permanent consequences. Live life, have fun, and find an athletic activity you enjoy. That's the best way to be healthy and attractive.

I just turned 12 years old and i think im fat but im not sure. My mom tells me im not but shes never really seen my real stomach. Im afraid to wear tanktops and i am constantly sucking in. im about 56 inches and im 82 pounds. is that alot? sometimes i think about dieting but i dont wanna become anorexic, sometimes i try to and i hav been doing 60 situps and more a day.

pleez help

I totally agree with Cedar's comments to others - the under 18 folks need to allow their bodies to develop as intended. The best they can do is make sure they're feeding their physique what it needs - a minimum of 5 servings of vegetables and fruits (a combination) each day and at least one hour of physical activity - moving, walking, using a hula hoop, jumping rope, swimming, climbing stairs, whatever - each day. And all the better if they try not to watch more than two hours of TV each day - the food that's advertised is a CONSTANT reminder to eat, eat, eat (plus, unless they're using Dance Dance Revolution or some other active software, people tend to just sit and eat while watching TV). And don't skip meals - that just makes your metabolism slow down. At least keep breakfast in there.

hey Sam you shouldn't worry your twelve and only 82 pounds that is nothing and i really dont think that your stomack will be that big..

i always thing im fat but them people always say look at other people but i dont want to cause i think thats mean judging yourself to other people image how they feel well i got over the whole fat thing and i think im normal but i always try dieting but i never stiick with it whats a good diet?

I am 10 and I am 92 pounds is that a healthy waiy

I think that this is ture some of the times the kid the child feels different if the whole family is overweight of just him/her. If the childs family is in the average weight range but this child is overweight I think that the child will feel uncertain about his/her weight. But if the child's family is overweight and the child is overweight to I think that the child will maybe feel fine with being overweight.

hi,

I am 5 ft and 1 inch and I am 95 pounds I have been on BMI scales and some say I am average weight and others say I am underweight sometimes I even get one that says I am overweight they are all different and I dont know what to do can some one please help. Should I see a doctor or something to tell me if I am under weight, overweight, or average?

Thanks alot
CaRina Hoyer

i am 13 years old. 14 in the end of the month. i weigh about 142 pounds. I am "big". I do exercise. monday-friday 1 hour and 30 minutes of socer. on the weekends i dont usually work out.. maybe swim laps or go running. people make fun of me in more hidding ways.. what should i do? im really self conscience

oh and im 5'3

my name is Nicole and i waigh 155 and i cant lose waght ... no one will exersize with me and i can tell that time is running out i can feel myself sliping away slowlly ... HELP .

stay with us nicole. its not like there is no chance for you to lose the weight. i dont have anyone to excercise with but i still do it. do excercises in your room. crunches, squates, pushups, and stuff like that. you can do it. it requires no equipment. i did it. i was 146 pounds. i lost 16 pounds in 2 months. i now weigh 130. in the summer im going to practice swimming so i can join the school swimming team and stay fit. i dont have many friends now but im going to make them when i join the team. i will be a new person. you can do the same thing. please dont give up hope. stay with us.