Re: Did you "diet" as a child?

Re: Did you "diet" as a child?

No... I was heroin skinny growing up and I was extremely active. I remembering jealous of the girls who were ON DIETS. (don't ASK me why...) The reason why I drink Diet Coke today is b/c when I was young I wanted to be on a diet so bad, I started drinking Diet Coke. Now, regular soda is way too sweet for me.

Now, since my metabolism has slowed TREMENDOUSLY, I eat healthy and I've always been active.

So, even though I could pretty much eat what I wanted and not gain a pound, doesn't necessarily mean I didn't adopt healthy eating habits.

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Yes. I was in Weight Watchers (what I called Fat Girl School) when I was 10. I lost what I needed to (~10 lbs.) and maintained those healthy eating habits until college. I actually appreciate the fact that my mom was proactive about it b/c it helped me learn eating habits she and my father wouldn't or couldn't teach me. Now that I'm older with an overweight SD, I see how difficult it can be to set a good example. At this point in my life, I need to re-learn those healthy eating habits again.

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NO!

I was a very chubby kid.


My mother encouraged me to be active and tried to push "healthy foods" on me.

However, she never told me I needed to lose weight.

I never felt fat, bc she told me I was perfect and beautiful.

As a teenager I decided that I wanted to get in shape and joined a gym and ate healthy.

My mother was happy when I lost my baby fat because I was happy.

I venture to say that mother's who insist their child diet is projecting their weight issues on to their child.

I will always love my mother for many reasons, but this is a huge one.

She instilled a confidence in me that would never falter, whether a size 2 or 12

ETA: I am currently a healthy size 6-8. I exercise a cple times a week and try to eat healthy, although I cheat plenty.

Message edited 8/18/2009 3:51:35 PM.

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No I was never on a diet as a kid, but my mom never bought junk food or soda. We rarely got fast food, only on special occasions. My lunch was always PB&J or cold cuts with an apple. No chips, nothing. I was a skinny lanky kid too, but it was about healthy eating for my mom. She wasn't going to spend what little money we had on food that was going to provide us with no nutritional value. We did get treats for doing well though- mostly ice cream trips.
And we weren't a fat free family either, dinner was always heavy on the fat- but always home cooked.

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I can remember constantly wishing I was thinner. I think the dieting part started a little bit in Jr. High, but was full blown in HS.

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Yes, I remember ordering diet pills when I was 12 and paying for them with cash. OY! My mom always let us eat whatever we wanted, but she dieted, so it kind of rubbed off. Plus I was just a hypercritical child (when it came to myself)

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I did not understand what it meant to diet until I was in HS/college.........

But this reminds me. I saw a REALLY little girt in the pizzeria the other day... she must have been like 8yrs old...... and she blotted her pizza like crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I never blotted my pizza until I was in HS. I never even knew people did that until I was in HS and saw my friends doing it. I guess you can say I was a peer pressure blotter

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Yup. Starting at 6. My mother insisted I was fat. And told me all day, and everytime I ate something. Looking at pictures of me then is heartbreaking, because I really wasn't at all. She made me diet until it was somehting I became obsessed with at around age 9.

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These posts are breaking my heart

I was always heavy -- up until 2006 when I lost almost 100lbs. My mother was so critical of me when I was a child. I vividly remember her saying "big girls don't wear belts". I remember once my older brother was making fun of the cellulite on my mom's legs (he was a snotty kid!!)...she said "look at HERS". I wanted to die.....

I am so afraid that my sons will be heavy when they grow up, but I will NOT, under any circumstances, make them feel bad about themselves if they are.

Message edited 8/19/2009 8:48:34 AM.

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My mother definitely scarred me. I don't recall as much as a younger child, but as I got older, the scrutiny of everything I put in my mouth and telling me how much she weighed (and I was really thin so I don't get it)-I still have a lot of weight related issues from that.

Same with DH-they had melba toast, rice cakes and any other tasteless food you can think of. They all grew up with weight issues.

I swear I will not do that when DC is born. I do not want my DC to have the complex I have. I managed to mess up my metabolism and I still weigh myself daily and flip out at my PG related weight gain. My parents were great otherwise, but I could slap my mother for this one.

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Re: Did you "diet" as a child?

My mom didn't keep junk food in the house growing up. There would be a bottle of Ginger Ale in case company stopped by. We had fruit for snacks, nutella on a piece of bread for dessert was considered a "sweet treat". I grew up thinking Rasin Bran & Corn Flakes were "kids" cereral - I remember having Captain Crunch in the pantry a few times and being so excited to have breakfast the next morning. Pizza was considered fast food )McDonalds was only eaten if there was a class trip there & even than we could only have a plain hamburger with fries...no nuggets or anything ) & we weren't allowed to get chocolate milk with our lunches.

When I started to hang out after school @ friends houses, thats when I started putting on weight. I was trying all these "snacks" that I have never tried up until that point - twinkies, doritos, pop tarts etc.

By the time I was in 7th grade I started to fill out. I was told I needed to get skinny from various famiy members. One of my uncles would plain out say "you're fat...stop eating junk"

I was self concious about the way I looked from than on. I have MAJOR self esteem issues. For my wedding I had a 27 inch waist & was wearing a petite size 4 & I thought my arms looked HUGE.

I struggle with my weight everyday. I have gained 18lbs since I got married 3 years ago. It effects my marriage in alot of ways. My husband is one of those people that can eat whatever, however & not gain anything...you have no idea how hard that is to deal with.

Message edited 8/19/2009 4:44:05 PM.

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These posts make me so sad If you remember a few weeks ago I posted on the relationship board about my mom commenting on my eating even as an adult. I felt alone, but now I realize I'm not. That makes me even more sad.

I think that we all need to remember that whatever happened to us as kids, we need to break the cycle and be supportive of our kids. We need to be good examples and not only eat healthy, but love ourselves. Kids pick up on that.

Message edited 8/19/2009 9:43:28 AM.

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I was 8 when my mom took me to weight watchers. I was about 15 lbs over weight. It haunts me to this day. I had/have a horrible relationship with food. I would eat normal portions of all the wrong foods. I am over weight. I have come to terms with it but only since having my own children. I also have a thyroid problem which has exacerbated the weight issues.

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i did not diet i was very skinny, in hs i had so called friends accuse me of being anorexic when i wasnt
i ate alot i was just very picky, and we always had snacks in the house, soda with dinner, the only veggies i ate were corn and broccoli
then in my late 20's i started to gain weight and can't shake it i would say i'm only about 10lbs overweight but those 10lbs kill me and its very hard for me to lose weight, my eating habits suck and i have no will power or self control with eating
even now for lunch im home for the summer i will think what should i have pizza, mcdonalds, burger king, chinese food, even if i don't want these things i don't even think about making a sandwich,
i would say eating has now become a battle for me in the sense that i want to eat healthier but i try and don't like the taste of the foods and i can't force myself to eat it, i'll get sick, i also have a very sensitive stomach probably from all that junk

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I dieted as a child. I was overweight and my pediatrician told me I needed to do something about it.

My mom supported me and it worked. I did gain the weight back after that but, I took it off again.

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no I never even thought about it until I was about 15/16..... then I cut back a lot because I was gaining weight every year and wanted to stop that.

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OMG- yes. I remember my brothers coming home from school and being able to eat anything,but I was never allowed to eat the chips and stuff that they ate. My mother would also say if it wasnt for me controlling your eating you would not be able to fit through the door. yeah, I was definitely scared. Now everytime I see my parents I am always like do you think I look fat. it is crazy..

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