What constitutes fat?

So about a week or so ago we took Ally to the doctor for a check up. She said that Ally's BMI (Body Mass Index) was too high or she was in the 90Th percentile for children her height and weight and the she (Ally) was considered to be...are ya ready for this?...overweight. I ask YOU does my child look like that? She puts her arms up and you see her ribs for goodness sakes! Also, your gonna love this, she said this in front of her. John and I could not get her to switch subjects fast enough with little ears around. Later that night I came home and John said I needed to talk to Ally. I asked Ally what we needed to talk about and she said "I'm fat mommy and need to go on a diet." I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS!

Ally and I had a little discussion about weight, diets, and being healthy. I told her that 1) we don't diet in this family we eat healthy. and 2) With that being said we have healthy foods in the house and that is why we don't let her go "hog wild" on sweets.

Our decision was that Mommy and Ally would go for walks at night. That way we were being healthy.

So up to this last Tuesday. The city of Amity lost all power for several hours. Ally had to go with me to the doctor's office because school was temporarily closed. When the doctor checked my weight and said that I had lost some Ally, this is so sweet, asked me if we needed to find it. The doctor and I laughed and said that it was burnt as energy, when she asked what that was I told her that when I was chasing her down the hall and tickling her that was when I had lost it. She just said "mommy" in the way that she does.

'til later