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AND GET THIS WEIGHS 110 POUNDS.
WELCOME MELODY AND CURTIS AND
THEIR DAUGHTER TANISHA.
[ APPLAUSE ]
I'M UP HERE.
HI.
RIGHT HERE.
HI.
CAN YOU SEE ME?
>> SAY HI.
>> Jenny: CAN YOU SEE ME?
ARE YOU EXCITED BEING ON TV?
>> YEAH.
>> Jenny: 4 YEARS OLD.
THE STANDARD WEIGHT IS AROUND 35
POUNDS?
>> YES.
>> Jenny: SHE'S 110 POUNDS.
WAS SHE BORN BIG?
>> 9 POUNDS 8 1/2 OUNCES.
>> Jenny: CAN YOU PICK HER UP?
>> NO.
>> I CAN.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jenny: AT WHAT AGE WERE YOU
NOT ABLE TO PICK UP YOUR CHILD?
>> AROUND 2.
>> Jenny: WHAT DID SHE WEIGH AT
2?
>> SHE WAS OVER 50.
SHE WAS ABOUT 72.
>> Jenny: YOU SAY DIET IS A
PROBLEM?
SHE EATS JUNK?
>> YES.
SHE EATS IN BETWEEN MEALS.
>> EVERY TIME WE TAKE HER TO THE
DOCTOR, HE SAYS SHE DON'T HAVE
ANY HEALTH PROBLEMS.
I'M A LITTLE OVERWEIGHT.
I'M IN TOP CONDITION.
NOTHING IS WRONG WITH HER HEART.
SHE AIN'T GOT ASTHMA.
NONE OF THAT.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jenny: IF YOU ARE A LITTLE
OVERWEIGHT, YOU PROBABLY ARE ALL
EATING NOT THE BEST YOU SHOULD.
>> WE DON'T EAT LIKE THAT ALL
THE TIME.
>> Jenny: GIVE US A TYPICAL DAY.
WHAT DOES SHE HAVE FOR
BREAKFAST.
>> CEREAL.
TWO EGGS.
MAYBE FOUR PIECES OF BACON.
TOAST.
>> Jenny: FOUR OR MORE PIECES OF
BACON, CEREAL, EGGS AND TOAST?
>> SOMETIMES ORANGE OR BANANA.
>> Jenny: WHY WOULD YOU GIVE HER
THAT MUCH FOOD?
>> I FEED HER UNTIL SHE'S FULL.
>> SHE ASK FOR MORE.
SHE GIVE IT TO HER.
>> BESIDES THE WEIGHT, HAVE YOU
NOTICED ANY OTHER DIFFERENCES,
MENTAL DEVELOPMENT, IF IT'S
NORMAL, FAST OR SLOWER?
>> SHE'S SMART.
SHE'S VERY ADVANCED.
>> COME HERE, TANISHA.
[ APPLAUSE ]
YOU CAN ASK HER SOME QUESTIONS.
>> Jenny: WHAT KIND OF
QUESTIONS?
>> ASK HER SOME QUESTIONS.
>> HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>> 4.
>> Jenny: ARE YOU GOING TO GO TO
SCHOOL SOON?
>> SAY PRETTY SOON.
>> TALK.
>> SIT DOWN.
>> Jenny: HAVE YOU BEEN TO A
DOCTOR WITH HER, CONCERNED ABOUT
HER GROWTH?
>> YES.
THEY HAVE DONE -- THEY DID ALL
THE TESTS ON HER.
THEY SAY SHE'S FINE.
>> Jenny: WERE YOU CONCERNED
ABOUT THE WEIGHT ON HER LEGS?
>> SHE WAS MORE BOW LEGGED.
BUT SHE'S TALLER NOW AND THEY
STRAIGHTENING OUT.
>> Jenny: DID THE DOCTOR TELL
HER THAT WAS TOO MUCH WEIGHT FOR
HER TO CARRY?
>> YES.
>> I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.
WHAT SUPPORT DO YOU RECEIVE?
>> Jenny: LET'S TALK ABOUT
TANISHA.
YOU GIVE HER BACON AND EGGS.
DOES THE FAMILY SAY --
>> MY MOTHER GETS ON HER ALL THE
TIME ABOUT THIS.
YOU SHOULDN'T FEED HER THIS.
SHE LET TANISHA HAVE HER WAY.
I DO TOO.
MY MOM --
>> Jenny: MOM KNOWS BEST.
>> MOM IS NOT THERE WHEN SHE'S
ASKING FOR THE FOOD.
>> Jenny: LET'S TK ABOUT
LUNCH.
>> FOR LUNCH SHE MAY EAT TWO HOT
DOGS AND FRIZ.
SHE CAN EAT THREE SLICES OF
PIZZA.
>> Jenny: DID YOU HEAR THE
REACTION WHEN YOU SAID THAT?
YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT THAT IS
VERY --
>> SHE'S THIS SIZE, I HAVE TO
FEED HER.
YOU EAT UNTIL YOU ARE FULL.
>> Jenny: YOU LET HER EAT UNTIL
SHE'S FULL?
>> YEAH.
>> WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I WAS BIG.
THEY TOLD ME WHEN I WAS SMALL
THAT THAT'S JUST BABY FAT.
I KNOW -- IT MAY BE JUST BABY
FAT RIGHT NOW.
YOU DO NEED TO WATCH WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH KIDS.
IT CAN TURN INTO THIS.
OKAY?
CAN T CAN.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> DO YOU EXERCISE?
>> Jenny: THE KEY IS THE YOUNGER
THEY CAN LEARN GOOD EATING
HABITS, THE BETTER.
>> IT'S NOT EASY.
WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE BABY, WE
HAD TO GIVE HER THREE BOTTLES TO
GO TO SLEEP.
SHE ASKED FOR MORE.
>> Jenny: THREE BOTTLES?
>> YEAH.
>> IT WASN'T ENOUGH.
>> Jenny: WE HAVE TO BREAK.
WE'LL COME BACK WITH A WOMAN WHO
DEVELOPED THE NATIONAL
RECOMMENDATION FOR THE
PREVENTION OF CHILD OBESITY FOR
THE PRESIDENT.
BACK IN A MOMENT.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> WHEN I'M IN PUBLIC WITH
TANISHA, PEOPLE ARE -- THEY
ACT -- THEY TELL ME -- ASK ME
QUESTIONS LIKE, DON'T YOU THINK
SHE'S OVERWEIGHT?
WHAT DO YOU FEED HER?
I DO BLAME MYSELF FOR HER WEIGHT
SOMETIMES BECAUSE WHEN I WAS
CARRYING HER, I ATE A LOT OF
FAST FOOD.
IN 24 HOURS, SHE MAY EAT -- SHE
MAY HAVE FOUR STRIPS OF BACON,
EGGS.
SHE LOVED GARLIC BREAD.