Comments on: Parents Continue To Fatten Their Children For Slaughter http://www.winningman.com/poor-parenting-causes-childhood-obesity/ Biggest Loser Insider Information, Weight and Fat Loss Tips, Personal Appearances and More Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:48:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Winnerwithinfan http://www.winningman.com/poor-parenting-causes-childhood-obesity/comment-page-1/#comment-1293 Winnerwithinfan Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:20:27 +0000 http://www.winningman.com/blog/?p=189#comment-1293 Pete---I couldn't agree more!!! I am obese. I have struggled since childhood where I was sat in front of a tv not even ALLOWED to play sports even though I wanted to and BEGGED to. I remember being told I was fat and needed to stop eating so much at the age of 8 and then in the next breathe being given a bowl full of blue bell ice cream (the best ice cream in the country made in texas and FULL of you guessed it TONS of sugar and FAT) As and adult I realize i have the POWER to change and it is up to me. I can't blame anyone anymore for who I am. Thankfully I have a great reflective side of myself and an ability to seem my shortcomings and try as hard as I can to not put those on my child. He's 8. He's a very healthy weight (very tall for his age but hey we can't help that can we ;) ;) He asks how many calories are in things. He freaks out usually if there's not a vegetable with his food. He knows how many servings of fruit, veggies, meats, grains, and dairy he should have and most days gets the right amount. We eat out often because of our schedule but he makes healthy choices. He's active in sports and karate and we go to they Y together since he was little. Although I struggle daily with my weight I have made HUGE efforts for my child to not follow down the path I was forced to take as a child. I applaud you for taking a stand for this and would LOVE to help you in anyway I can with this effort. I'm a school teacher (we met when I auditioned for BL 9) and live near you so let me know what I can do if anything for you! If nothing less you can use me as an example as well. Pete—I couldn’t agree more!!! I am obese. I have struggled since childhood where I was sat in front of a tv not even ALLOWED to play sports even though I wanted to and BEGGED to. I remember being told I was fat and needed to stop eating so much at the age of 8 and then in the next breathe being given a bowl full of blue bell ice cream (the best ice cream in the country made in texas and FULL of you guessed it TONS of sugar and FAT) As and adult I realize i have the POWER to change and it is up to me. I can’t blame anyone anymore for who I am.

Thankfully I have a great reflective side of myself and an ability to seem my shortcomings and try as hard as I can to not put those on my child. He’s 8. He’s a very healthy weight (very tall for his age but hey we can’t help that can we ;) ;) He asks how many calories are in things. He freaks out usually if there’s not a vegetable with his food. He knows how many servings of fruit, veggies, meats, grains, and dairy he should have and most days gets the right amount. We eat out often because of our schedule but he makes healthy choices. He’s active in sports and karate and we go to they Y together since he was little. Although I struggle daily with my weight I have made HUGE efforts for my child to not follow down the path I was forced to take as a child.

I applaud you for taking a stand for this and would LOVE to help you in anyway I can with this effort. I’m a school teacher (we met when I auditioned for BL 9) and live near you so let me know what I can do if anything for you! If nothing less you can use me as an example as well.

]]> By: Carla http://www.winningman.com/poor-parenting-causes-childhood-obesity/comment-page-1/#comment-1017 Carla Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:03:40 +0000 http://www.winningman.com/blog/?p=189#comment-1017 I totally agree with the author. I suppose parents who stuff their children like thanksgiving turkeys in their own way don't know how to genuinely love and communicate, and I don't doubt they love their children. However, what they are essentially doing is abusing and neglecting them in several aspects. my life is a mirror of the the author's life. i had to learn things on my own when most people were well on their way to establishing their lives. it took me longer to grow up too because I was still craving the love and attention most kids naturally get from their parent/parents. some parents I've seen say they are doing it because they love their child, but really what that is is no different than a feeder/eater relationship you find in some 'romantic' situations, and most of us find that appalling. i know with my own mother she denies any responsibility to this day, but then it goes back to having issues of her own. As an adult, I am responsible for what goes into my body, but life would have been exponentially easier and better had I been given time and love rather than sweets and junk and been taught to be active. it's like a drug once you've gotten a taste for it and very difficult to overcome, but not impossible. On top of that, living through childhood and adulthood as a super morbidly obese person, or even morbidly obese, most people don't love themselves or respect themselves because of the misery of being so large on top of the social rejection. for people like this, well for anyone, the love and self respect must come from within to conquer it. a child has no concept of that and so they are essentially doomed with parents who believe them stuffing them and having the tv babysit them is ok. I totally agree with the author. I suppose parents who stuff their children like thanksgiving turkeys in their own way don’t know how to genuinely love and communicate, and I don’t doubt they love their children. However, what they are essentially doing is abusing and neglecting them in several aspects. my life is a mirror of the the author’s life. i had to learn things on my own when most people were well on their way to establishing their lives. it took me longer to grow up too because I was still craving the love and attention most kids naturally get from their parent/parents. some parents I’ve seen say they are doing it because they love their child, but really what that is is no different than a feeder/eater relationship you find in some ‘romantic’ situations, and most of us find that appalling. i know with my own mother she denies any responsibility to this day, but then it goes back to having issues of her own. As an adult, I am responsible for what goes into my body, but life would have been exponentially easier and better had I been given time and love rather than sweets and junk and been taught to be active. it’s like a drug once you’ve gotten a taste for it and very difficult to overcome, but not impossible. On top of that, living through childhood and adulthood as a super morbidly obese person, or even morbidly obese, most people don’t love themselves or respect themselves because of the misery of being so large on top of the social rejection. for people like this, well for anyone, the love and self respect must come from within to conquer it. a child has no concept of that and so they are essentially doomed with parents who believe them stuffing them and having the tv babysit them is ok.

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