overweight kids

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My daughter is 3 and a Little bit chubby but not over weight and her DR said not

to worry about her she is right on with most 3 year olds. However I am so afraid

of the future for her. My parents and both sisters are over weight ,,,,,,one of

my sisters had a VBG as well. My niece who is now 12 started to have a weight

problem but she worried about it and she and my sister nicked it in the bud and

she is a nice weight now.

I hope that my new eating habits will teach my daughter the right way of eating

and we will start going for walks as soon as it warms up a bit(it is cold here)

She doesn't know of my WLS and I hope to never tell her,,,I am afraid it will

send a message of " well if I get fat I will have surgery to fix it " Because as

she gets older she wont remember that even though I had WLS I still had to

struggle with my choices and that wasn't " the easy way out "

I fear for her as I was teased allot in jounior high school and as a result of

that I became a bit promiscuous and a bit wild with boys and drugs to hide the

pain away. In the end I met my DH and got my life strait but it was rough and I

am so wanting to shelter her!

Anyhow I have babbled at you all enough so I will go I just wanted to put in my

2 cents worth

Crystal