Is there a way to harness and disseminate information for helping a kid be as healthy as possible without a weight loss component? Is there an app for that?
ETA - I would also worry about my son, but he's still an infant, so it's on the worry back burner, lol
I would recommend looking into Ellyn Satter / The Satter Institute for tips on childhood feeding. She is a dietitian who specializes in this. I love her "division of responsibility" which details what your job is and what your son's job will be when he starts eating solids: www.ellynsatterinstitute.org/how-to-feed/the-division-of-responsibility-in-feeding/
I think it's really important to just provide your child with healthy options and encourage activity without the constant conversations about what is healthy and what is not. The ongoing dialogue about how important it is to be healthy can set the foundation for disordered eating behaviors.
Patsy Baloney, I haven't looked into apps, and I guess I am not sure if an app for kids makes it more of an issue to always be thinking and talking about food. I can see an app for parents who are just trying to learn about nutrition perhaps. You can look at My Plate which replaced the food pyramid from the USDA.
I guess I feel like if people are constantly harping on their kids about what is healthy and not healthy can backfire as well. I was raised from a certain perspective that was just eating medium healthy, not a ton of eating out or junk food, liking ourselves/ our bodies. Not eating emotions, not forced to eat everything on our plate. Not criticizing ourselves or our kid's bodies. Being active- whether it is cleaning, walking, gardening, going to the park, sports, swimming, whatever. We weren't allowed to watch TV all day or video games.
2 friends cancelled their WW memberships today! Hoping more people follow suit! ππ»ππ»ππ»ππ»
I just cancelled mine after reading this thread. I cited this as the reason I cancelled. Iβve been dieting since 4th grade. My mother has always been so judgmental of me and my sister regarding our weight and she herself (who is a waif) has always wrapped up her self worth in how thin she was.
2 friends cancelled their WW memberships today! Hoping more people follow suit! ππ»ππ»ππ»ππ»
I just paid the $39.95 to cancel my 6 month membership today (lol that it was my second round of 6 month memberships in the past 18 months. Oh the money I've wasted on that shit). Because WTF Weight Watchers.
This thread brought up all sorts of feelings. I was put on a diet at the age of... 7? 8? (by an overweight pediatrician, oh the irony).
I remember the pediatrician telling my mom to give me a glass of water before each meal so I wouldn't eat as much. They wouldn't let me have an after school snack, even though I was starving because the crappy school lunch of hot dog & chips was hours ago & was too shitty to sustain a growing kid. (My mom never went out and bought 'good' foods to offer me, just restricted all the crap food she bought for herself) Then once I was old enough to be home after school before my parents got home from work, I'd binge on all sorts of junk. In high school I'd try to see how long I could go without eating. And then just eat a slice of bread to hold me over. I've just always been on some sort of diet. Weight Watchers, Atkins, MFP calorie counting, etc.
For my wedding, my dress came in & was too small, so I lived on lettuce & carrots for a few months to fit into it. The morning of my wedding, I was at my lowest adult weight, ever. But also felt like crap and ended up binging on the honeymoon. I've never seen that weight on the scale since.
8 years, two kids/3 pregnancies later, countless diets, and I'm now at my highest adult weight (even heavier than when I was pregnant).
All that to say, Fuck diets. Fuck Weight Watchers. Fuck promoting eating disorders. I quit. (And will likely be checking into the wellness thread, because I clearly need to reform the way I think about eating, lol)
Post by staceymcgill on Aug 20, 2019 12:40:03 GMT -5
I have spent almost my entire life dieting and hating my body. My mom was on me about my weight since about 4th grade, which led to lots of binging, which still sometimes carries over to this day. This is a topic I can go on and on about lol.
I canceled my weight watchers membership last night. I told them in the reason for cancelation that this new childrenβs program was the reason why.