I am overweight, but DH is not and he does not have large people in his family either. His family are all tall, lean people mostly. My family are different. On my mothers side they are all apple-shaped which is the worst shape for obesity related health conditions and both my mother and her sister have diabetes which they need insulin for. My fathers family are different - he is a solid, stocky build but not fat. I am identical to his mother - very curvy with a tendency to gain weight around the hips, thighs and butt with a pot belly so I get my genetics from his side of the family. Looking at the kids, I have 4 average weight children and two are lean bean poles and the other two are heavier in the legs. They are not fat by any means and I think if they were going to be, they would be now as I was already 'overweight' with a pot belly by their age. I'm not concerned about it, and they have a decent diet and a very active lifestyle, however I do know it is more about being healthy as opposed to being a size. Has anyone ever looked into Healthy at Every Size? Its quite interesting.