Size10Dreamer
Member
OK, here comes a long post and is aimed at the Mums and Dads on the thread.
How do you limit the effect that your eating plans have on your children????
When I had the counselling with LL, I determined that my weight problems started around the age of 7, and I could directly attribute this to me being the youngest of 5 children and my Mum going back to full time work and me being a latchkey kid!!!!!! None of my siblings have a weight problem as such, but 3 of them are obsessed with size and I believe this derives from my Dad who had psychological issues when we were growing up. (he now has a form of anorexia but it's connected with the latter stages of alzheimers that he's in).
Anyway my point is, I have 2 children. A 4 year old boy who has my husbands shape, metabolism and approach to food. ie. he stops when he's full. My daughter is 8 and has my shape and doesn't have a 'full' button. At the moment she's perfect size, but I do limit the amount she has (because she would eat and eat and eat given the opportunity). I'm really desperate not to pass on what has historically been my bad eating habits and am worried again now that if she sees me having a shake/soup/bar and realises that this isn't 'normal' habit!
I make sure the children eat well, and they have a weekly treat in going out for their tea and they're allowed the odd small trip to the sweet shop. My daughter isn't overweight, but I'd say she's probably at the top of the range and I really wouldn't want it to go any further.
Any advice on how others deal with this?
How do you limit the effect that your eating plans have on your children????
When I had the counselling with LL, I determined that my weight problems started around the age of 7, and I could directly attribute this to me being the youngest of 5 children and my Mum going back to full time work and me being a latchkey kid!!!!!! None of my siblings have a weight problem as such, but 3 of them are obsessed with size and I believe this derives from my Dad who had psychological issues when we were growing up. (he now has a form of anorexia but it's connected with the latter stages of alzheimers that he's in).
Anyway my point is, I have 2 children. A 4 year old boy who has my husbands shape, metabolism and approach to food. ie. he stops when he's full. My daughter is 8 and has my shape and doesn't have a 'full' button. At the moment she's perfect size, but I do limit the amount she has (because she would eat and eat and eat given the opportunity). I'm really desperate not to pass on what has historically been my bad eating habits and am worried again now that if she sees me having a shake/soup/bar and realises that this isn't 'normal' habit!
I make sure the children eat well, and they have a weekly treat in going out for their tea and they're allowed the odd small trip to the sweet shop. My daughter isn't overweight, but I'd say she's probably at the top of the range and I really wouldn't want it to go any further.
Any advice on how others deal with this?