[bradybunch]

I can understand your concerns but I don't think that you dieting should necessary impact that heavily on your family. The things that you are already doing sound as though they are working really well - cooking the same foods but changing your own portion sizes etc. are great. As long as you fill the house with healthy balanced food choices, the rest of your family can continue to eat as they wish and you have healthy choices available to you. And of course, I don't think there's anything wrong with having more fresh fruit and veggies etc. available to the rest of the family!

I think it's positive and a sign that you are a very caring parent that you are so concerned about your teen daughter's body image and I'm sure that you wouldn't do anything that would impact her negatively - only one thing I would maybe suggest would be that when you are talking about your food choices, put the emphasis on the fact that you are making these choices for good health, not just for weight loss so that she doesn't get hung up on the idea of losing weight all the time.

You sound as though you have a healthy well-balanced approach - I'm sure you'll do fine!