http://www.chewymom.com/about-the-weight/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:32:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.chewymom.com/about-the-weight/#comment-1771 Sherri W Wed, 02 Aug 2006 15:26:57 +0000 http://www.chewymom.com/?p=596#comment-1771 I know what you mean. My husband was just like your children- extremely thin. Even in his 20s he could eat whatever he wanted. But then came 30...and now he has to work at it, just like I do!! I would be lying if I said I didn't gain a perverse satisfaction out of this!! But I'm a little opposite of you as far as my weight gain. It seems that post-pregnancy body was fabuloso for me. My babies just sucked the weight off my body. And now that I am no longer in that pregnancy, delivery, nursing cycle- the weight just wants to stay. It is not welcome in my body. I keep telling him to leave, but he is like a rude guest just hanging around until I decide to get ugly and do something about it!!! I know what you mean. My husband was just like your children- extremely thin. Even in his 20s he could eat whatever he wanted. But then came 30…and now he has to work at it, just like I do!! I would be lying if I said I didn’t gain a perverse satisfaction out of this!! But I’m a little opposite of you as far as my weight gain. It seems that post-pregnancy body was fabuloso for me. My babies just sucked the weight off my body. And now that I am no longer in that pregnancy, delivery, nursing cycle- the weight just wants to stay. It is not welcome in my body. I keep telling him to leave, but he is like a rude guest just hanging around until I decide to get ugly and do something about it!!!

]]> http://www.chewymom.com/about-the-weight/#comment-1770 dcrmom Wed, 02 Aug 2006 15:07:35 +0000 http://www.chewymom.com/?p=596#comment-1770 I am so with you here, although I realize fall far short of implementing healthy eating in my home. I too was thin as a child but struggle to stay thin as an adult. I do stay thin, but unfortunately I do it in not-so-healthy ways, for example, I will gladly give up a meal in favor of a sweet treat. I know better, but I allow my taste buds to guide my food choices rather than what I know is healthy for my body. My mom was a pioneer on the healthy eating bandwagon. She used to make all homemade bread, homemade yogurt, homemade babyfood, homemade granola, grew her own alfalfa, the list goes on I'm sure. As she went back to work, and we kids went to school, more and more "junk" started coming into our house. We ate hamburger helper for dinner and had brownie mix in our cupboards at all times. She and my dad gained weight, and my brother and I learned to eat whatever tasted good, not necessarily what was good for us. We never learned to stop eating when we were full, and our palates developed a taste for junkfood. I think all the reasons you listed contribute to obesity in our society. I try to feed my family well, but I'm aware that I don't do nearly a good job as I could. We eat more than our fair share of kraft macaroni and cheese and hot dogs, even though it grosses me out to think about eating that stuff. But it's easy to make, doesn't go bad if it sits around for a week, and the kids eat it. I also make a lot of meals with fresh foods, don't get me wrong, but I would love it if all our food was fresh, whole foods. It is sheer laziness that prevents me from making this a reality in my home. Sorry for the book, but I'm very interested in this topic and am eager to see what else you have to say about it and any tips you might have to make healthful eating a priority. I am so with you here, although I realize fall far short of implementing healthy eating in my home. I too was thin as a child but struggle to stay thin as an adult. I do stay thin, but unfortunately I do it in not-so-healthy ways, for example, I will gladly give up a meal in favor of a sweet treat. I know better, but I allow my taste buds to guide my food choices rather than what I know is healthy for my body. My mom was a pioneer on the healthy eating bandwagon. She used to make all homemade bread, homemade yogurt, homemade babyfood, homemade granola, grew her own alfalfa, the list goes on I’m sure. As she went back to work, and we kids went to school, more and more “junk” started coming into our house. We ate hamburger helper for dinner and had brownie mix in our cupboards at all times. She and my dad gained weight, and my brother and I learned to eat whatever tasted good, not necessarily what was good for us. We never learned to stop eating when we were full, and our palates developed a taste for junkfood. I think all the reasons you listed contribute to obesity in our society. I try to feed my family well, but I’m aware that I don’t do nearly a good job as I could. We eat more than our fair share of kraft macaroni and cheese and hot dogs, even though it grosses me out to think about eating that stuff. But it’s easy to make, doesn’t go bad if it sits around for a week, and the kids eat it. I also make a lot of meals with fresh foods, don’t get me wrong, but I would love it if all our food was fresh, whole foods. It is sheer laziness that prevents me from making this a reality in my home. Sorry for the book, but I’m very interested in this topic and am eager to see what else you have to say about it and any tips you might have to make healthful eating a priority.

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