Did anyone else grow up with obese parents or family members?

My father tended to be overweight but due to his work he had to watch his weight and be weighed every year.
My mother was a little under weight perhaps and had weird eating and exercise routines.

My dad was overweight/obese (not sure of his exact classification) and was forever on some sort of fad diet imposed on him by my mum.
(none of them worked.. Surprise surprise)

My mum was tiny, and ate like a sparrow. She was in to the low fat thing.

My dad wasn't obese. He had what he called a winter weight and a summer weight though! Apparently when he was much younger he was overweight until joining RAF and then lost it all and kept it off. Mum has always struggled with her weight for as long as i can remember. She lost so much after dad died. I'd estimate at least 4st/50-60lbs and has yoyo'd since then.

My mum was always overweight when I was growing up. It was difficult for her because she had four children in very short succession. I remember her being large in my early childhood but I don't know if that was body fat or pregnancy! I have seen pictures of her before children and she was probably a similar size then to what I am now. She has now lost weight and is pretty tiny. My sister and I definitely take after her in body shape. Slim legs, large bust and waist, short stature and petite bone structure. So I imagine I will probably look like her when I am older.

My dad on the other hand was always ridiculously skinny. He played (field) hockey and was always very active but with very little muscle mass. He still enjoyed his food and beer and never had to worry about what he ate. Then suddenly he hit 50 and a beer belly appeared overnight! My Grampy (his dad) is the same, skinny everywhere apart from his stomach. One of my brothers takes after them and is currently very skinny whereas my other brother was chubby as a teenager but is now pretty muscular. He takes much more after my maternal grandfather who was always stocky before he became frail.

I think that genetics definitely play a part in where you store your fat but when it comes to weight gain that is far more environmental.

my mom was always on a diet...not that she was fat...she wasn't.

My father would go up and down (he died at 30 so there is that) depending on his job...aka working in the woods vs driving truck.

I have extended family however that were always big...aunts cousins etc and some died due to their issues.

I was overweight almost my son's entire life...not obese but fat for sure.

I have a step sister who is obese

my brothers currently all need to lose weight.

My mom was off and on weight watchers from as long as I can remember. Dad was always slim. Lost them both at a relatively young age. Mom's was not a condition that is typically weight-related, but Dad's was.

Yep, everyone was overweight too. Except my freakish brother who was one of those 'can eat everything he wants and doesn't gain weight' type (now he's 41 though and does have to watch what he eats).

Yes. My mom and the majority of her side of the family are overweight or obese. My grandparents were overweight. I think there's a genetic component- either predisposition to obesity or predisposition to anxiety which leads to obesity (stress eating). My dad is overweight, but that's due to poor diet. Back in the 90s he lost a bunch of weight from going running. But he eventually gained some of it back. He's very active. My mom almost died from diabetes a few years ago. I don't wanna take after her.

All the adults in my family were morbidly obese...... as a child I was actually underweight and the doctors were constantly on at my mother to feed me more, give me extra treats etc
My mum couldn't cook. Every meal either came out a box in the freezer to be served with chips or was a takeaway/restaurant meal

I started packing on weight at puberty despite attending dance classes, gymnastics and swimming every day of the week

I would be accused of secretly eating food despite being constantly monitored, turned out I have pcos
I then purposefully gained several stone age 18 after being attacked

My parents are still obese thou not as big as before. My mum has vascular alzhimers, in a home since late 50's where they calorie control anything given to her due to her needing to be lifted for all cares as she's immobile

My dad lost weight due to I'll health too and he needed knee replacements

My parents became obese while I was growing up...when I was young, they were both pretty lean and active...played tennis a lot and whatnot. My mom started putting on weight when I was in elementary school...my dad didn't really start putting on weight until I was 12 or 13 and we moved the New Mexico...I think it had a lot to do with not knowing people or really having any friends to play tennis with.

My mom lost her weight when I was in high school. My dad continued to get bigger and bigger and his obesity ultimately killed him.

Overweight. Not sure if they crossed into obese then.

Yes both overweight and morbidly obese. Except for 2 cousins who are performers and keep their weight down by unknown methods. I have another cousin who is now overweight but muscular and lost a huge amount of weight after a failed orthopedic surgery due to the extra weight.

Most of them have done everything from commercial diets to fad diets. My parents and brother are still obese and only care about sodium in food because their stupid doctor told them that's the only thing they need to worry about to stay healthy. They treat me like I have a disorder because I exercise, practice portion control, and count calories.

There's also the "big and thick" preference in my family. As in anything under a size 12 (my mom's size before she regained her weight) is too thin according to my family. I'm a 4 so I get regular too thin interventions.

Overweight, maybe on the verge of obesity at times. My dad is from the south and so there was a lot of gravy made from bacon grease, cornbread, and breading. My mom and her Eastern European family served ethnic food that was less than healthy and served in excessive portions. They were both raised by parents who suffered greatly during the Depression so all plates were to be cleaned or else. Combining that with excessive drinking, smoking, and minimal exercise, it was no surprise that weight and health issues were the norms.

Mom was obese. She was about 5'6" and 240 lb before her lifetime of hard drugs brought her down and killed her young. Dad was overweight at age 54 when his ulcerous stomach was butchered in an early form of weight loss surgery. Afterward his inability to overeat, or eat sweet desserts, led to him losing his excess weight and becoming slim for the remaining 31 years of his life. I miss my mom's cooking. Her banana pudding, coconut cake, pecan pie, chess pie, Germans chocolate cake, and so much more were all made from scratch, never a box.