Guest guest Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 p.s.: No rules, but certain guidelines are necessary: we eat when hungry and for the enjoyment of filling that hungry pleasurably. We don't - at least most of the time - eat to procrastinate, out of boredom, when upset, etc. I do so wish I'd taught these things to my kids back then but it's not too late even though they're grown. Good luck! April Hi All!My counselor suggested this week that I tell my family that as an experiment we will have no food rules in our house. Kids are 16, 11, 9. You would have thought they personally had just won the Super Bowl. The 11 year old immediately got out the ice cream. My anxiety level is off the charts. I didn't realize how scared this would make me. For me on the other hand - I think I will actually eat less and I am excited about that. My father had alot of food rules and I had relaxed them some over the years, but the kids still had to eat at meal times and had to eat something I considered "healthy" (which by the way I still felt guilty about because my dad would not have felt it was good enough). Well now - at least for a while - they can eat whatever they want whenever they want, and I can too. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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