fat children

the size of the clothes alone does not indicate fat even the children size "xl" does not mean "extar fat" only means the age 14 years because adult size begins 35 waist so must have 34 waist only if a younger child needs "l and xl" then it indicates overweight and change habit is important see below. but at the age 14 need a size called xl for that age that is the normal range unless younger because of adult size at 35 must have 34 so that is a needed xl not extra..
in contrast adults "large' is almost always "overweight" in bmi measure so check your bmi. body mass.
 i mistakenly set a goal to lose weight from obese to "large size" when i succeeded i was shocked to find that i was still overweight- despite size large fit- i was so shocked because in children large only means age as above but for adults large means "fatter than average."
normal has a range bmi 25-29 is normal range being in that range is good but being overweight is something to fix and being obese is dangerous.
even after losing enuf weight not to be obese and size "large" fit... was that a victory? yes and hard one yet still, still overweight and that range of overweight can be mildly overweight and very overweight until almost obese so the only way to set a long term goal is not by circumfrenece unless stage one is circumference 42 inch hips and then ready for stage 2 get below overweight bmi. not easy so be careful at ages 14-19 or you will be in trouble later like most americans. who habit with a donut and sugary coffee every morning.