Unkle Terry wrote:
Thanks! Good advice not to pressure-She loves to eat & snacks constantly.
I think if I leave her to her own devices she'll gain an even greater amount by Christmas,which will be awesome!
Not sure how she'll stop though...I'll let her decide;hopefully not for a long time!
How she'll stop... well, the larger one gets, the more energy it takes to sustain the body. In other words, the bigger and heavier a person gets,the more calories they require to do the basic normal walking, standing, etc. So, If someone's energy intake is more then they need, they will gain weight until an equilibrium is reached. If you see her rate of gain slowing even more, then you'll know she's close to that point. If you'd like her bigger but don't want to pressure her then you'll just have to encourage her to start enjoying more then she normally does without sounding like you're trying to. That's an entirely different topic (which I'm happy to discuss if you'd like - there are lots of ways!) You may also get lucky and she may gradually end up enjoying more then she does right now... given that she likes to eat and knows you're okay with it, portion sizes may gradually increase, she may indulge in seconds more and more often... stuff like that

Sounds like you two will be be enjoying not only lots of good food but lots of good time together as well

Congrats!