Sorry, I didn't know how to word the title. I have two daughters who are 10 and 12, so getting to that impressionable age, they are already well aware already that 'skinny is good and fat is bad' in our society. I have always said things to them that I love my body, especially because it made and grew them/my babies. I have never talked about skinny or fat, only healthy. I never talk about body appearances either, and focus on other things like being a kind person. I have told my girls that I am eating healthier now because it's good to be kind to my body, and that weight loss isn't my goal (even though it is). But they insist on saying I'm on a "diet", even though I've refused to use the word. I have been weighing my food and logging it to help me figure out what healthy portions look like. And took a few 'before' photos that my kids found on my phone when they were being cheeky by pretending it was their phone. I have also been sneakily weighing myself every day, but of course kids know everything. The kids saw me weighing myself a few times and I said I'm only checking that I'm eating right, as in, making sure I'm not accidentally losing a lot of weight or putting it on. So my kids are weighing themselves and their toys now. Yesterday my 12 yr old excitedly told me she weighed less than she did the day before, and I was horrified. How do I make sure I'm not being a bad influence on them? For extra context, my kids are far from overweight, they are naturally very skinny like I was at that age.
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