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Did anyone else grow up as an overweight child with an overweight parent (in my case, mom) who openly hated her own body and would vocally prize and envy thinness? While also having zero skills to teach their child healthy habits and was largely to blame for their child being overweight too?
40f with a mom in her 70s and she still does this!
UPDATE: Wow!! Your responses have made me feel less alone. 🥹 Yes, my mom took me to Weight Watchers meetings with her too, starting at age 7. She would ignore any advice from my pediatrician or relatives who expressed concern about my weight or what I ate, my guess is because she took it as a personal attack on her. I have only ever successfully managed to lose weight (I'm now 180lbs, was 260lbs for most of my teenage years) after I moved out.
u/Temporary-Read2864 — 5 days ago