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Replies to '06/21 Little Boys, Big Weight Problems'
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February 15, 2007, 8:34 pm PST
 Quote From: shelby11202006 i HATE the thought of a child not being able to play or do natrual things as every child should but instead they have to be limited becuase of their weight which no child should be limited. i have a niece that is over wheight and only 4 she eats all the worst possible things and i can't say anything to my husband b.c it is a touchy subject, he sugest i am to much of a health freak b/c my mother was. i have a daughter and i know as a fact i would never allow her to eat more than 3 full meals a day and 1 snack and only healthy things. the best way i can make her do that is if i buy only the right food and explain to her like my mother explained to me, girls can't eat as much food as boys and have to watch there figures, when you feel satisfied with your meal STOP EATING DON'T INDULGE YOURSELF!!. i did have an eating disorder as a high-schooler b/c i believe when i got older the pressure to be thin took a little more than eating right, and playing sports. But i believe i can stop that chain with my daughter and teach her the right way, along with my very supportive husband. He is very sucure with his weight and very helpul at telling me i am beautiful for having a 2 month old baby. So i am ready to start her on the right track. The parents in my point of view are to blame b/c they have the money to buy the mal nutritional foods that there child can sneak/ eat. if i wanted to sneak food it would only be canalope or watermelon, no fatning foods were ever around. Also the parents should have more control over there child, if she/he cries for more food the answer is no and thats finale , i was told to chew ice. and i believe that response saved me a life of ridicule and depression. in the end i thank my mother for not allowing me to think with my stomach. I don't have an eating disorder now but i am very casiouse with what goes in my mouth but i do believe in letting go sometimes and having an icecream or a piece of cake its ok just not all the time, and i know it is a treat and not a habit. “i have a daughter and i know as a fact i would never allow her to eat more than 3 full meals a day and 1 snack and only healthy things. the best way i can make her do that is if i buy only the right food and explain to her like my mother explained to me, girls can't eat as much food as boys and have to watch there figures, when you feel satisfied with your meal STOP EATING DON'T INDULGE YOURSELF!!. i did have an eating disorder as a high-schooler”
Are you kidding me??? Telling a child they have to watch their figure is an invitation to an eating disorder. I also have a daughter and I watch how much she eats and what types of things she eats. I never talk to her about weight or her figure. I just simply tell her that too much sugar is bad for everybody and that I want her to be healthy. Junk food is not completely removed from her life but I do not keep soda and sugary snacks and cereals in the house. When she asks for something at the grocery store I point out that it is not a healthy choice and we find something else that is. It is said that several small meals or snacks a day is better for your metabolism. I am also concern that your parents did not consider the fact that the more athletic you are the more energy your body needs to maintain healthy levels of everything. This being why your stomach told you that you were sill hungry when your mother thought you should be full. My daughter is not allowed to eat all day long and certainly not allowed to over eat at dinner and she has cried many times wanting more when I have felt she has had enough, but never have I told her to go eat ice chips too fool her body into thinking it is full. Your attitude concerns me greatly. |
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