Growing up we always had sweets and junk food in our house. I always told my daughters there was nothing wrong with eating some sweets or any kind of food as long as it was in moderation.
The word in our house was 'eat until you're full and then push it away'. I never believed in the 'clean plate policy'. We'd have mostly vegetables at our dinner table because I loved vegetables and since I was the cook, that's what we got.
I was always a picky eater and my grandma (who raised me) let me eat what I wanted. I wasn't overweight until my first baby and I never got the extra weight off. I'm overweight but not grossly.
There is absolutely nothing good that comes from being overweight (we all know that). I agree that good eating habits start at home.
When other children would come over our house they'd head for the candy and junk food, some would go so crazy I'd have to remove them. My girls said they weren't allowed any of that at their house.
None of my 3 daughters or grandchildren are overweight at all. They eat plenty but healthy. They lead busy lives so if they eat McDonalds one day they'll make sure to eat healthy another day.
Education is the key to it. Some people associate love with eating.
We all (if honest) have some kind of issue in our lives. Unfortunately, overweight people often show some of their 'issues'.
My best friend laid in bed and died because she was so overweight the Drs said they couldn't help her with her cancer of the cervix. Her sister went to roll her over in bed to change the sheets and she rolled on her arm and broke it. There was no reason to set it because she was told she would soon die. I went to see her because she called and said she was dying.
I loved her like she was my sister. I have never known a kinder person on this earth. Two days later I called her and her 'boyfriend' said she'd died.
When i told my daughters about this guy that was there and controlled her everything they said "Mom, some people call them 'chubby chasers'. I said that was terrible. They said these are men who are attracted to very obease women mostly because they can control them. They have low self-esteem so it isn't that difficult. I checked into this guy and it appears they may have been right about him.
I think it is great this girl is happy in her life. She says she's losing weight, but more importantly, she isn't sitting in her room, sad. No one deserves to be sad in life. I think she'll do well.
It does sound like she should move out of her parent's house though. I remember seeing a show about a girl like her and she finally moved out and they followed her. She loved baseball but could never play (too fat). She soon lost some weight and as she did she joined a team.
In the end she had a few pounds to go but was doing great.
Let's give this TV girl some credit and hope that she'll continue to be happy whatever happens to her. That's what matters, happiness in this life.
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