Telling kids they are fat

[Guest guest]

You know I was a fat kid and my parents sent me to WW camps every summer

starting at the age of 8. They didn't work though I did have fun and met alot of

new friends but gained all the weight back. My mother was the gentle one with

rgard to my weight but my father always thought that tough love was the answer.

he would say right to my face how fat I was and just stop eating and nothing

was good enough for him. Even today losing the majority of my weight his

comments are how long will she keep it off. Parents comments sometimes can be so

harming to children not realizing that they really want to do good. I also

realize that there is no manuel to raising children it is instincts, things we

learned from our folks and basic common sense.

Ronit( Row-Neet) Kalmanor

Lap RNY 11/10/00

Galbladder Removed 2/10/01

Knee Replacement Surgery 4/10/03

Preparing for Plastics YEAH!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

I don't remember my parents telling me I was fat.

But, what I remember was that whenever I wanted to try to lose weight, my

mom was there for me, bringing me lunch at work at my dad's business with

all of my weight watcher's stuff, or whatever, at the time. And I remember

her buying me clothes that I " thought " would conceal my weight.

So, if my parents had told me anything about fat, like I didn't know, it

would have done absolutely no good, just made me feel worse. But, the fact

that they supported me when it was my decision is a wonderful, loving memory

I will cherish forever.

On the other hand, kids now have a different dilemma. At least three times

a week, I think I want something like cheetos (barbara's, with real blue

cheese) and when I go to buy them, they're the BIG GRAB. And I just put

them back because I don't want to throw half the bag out or eat the whole

thing. Food is so incredibly plentiful now, I'm sure I would have been

fatter.

in Austin

RNY April 1998

[Guest guest]

Don't they teach kids anything in school anymore about differentiating

between advertising hype and fact? I remember learning in 6th or 7th grade to

analyze ads and figure out what was likely true and likely exaggeration. My

teacher

really ingrained in me a huge contempt for the copywriters who pushed stuff

that wasn't true or needed. I also remember learning that if there was no NEED

for a particular product, the advertisers' job was to CREATE a perceived need.

That's where all the " new " and " improved " taglines come from. You can sit down

with your kids and show them how these " pushers " are trying to snow them. I

always felt pretty proud of myself as a kid when I was able to see thru the

snow jobs. Any kid can always use another helping of self-esteem........

And there are lots of ways to make learning nutrition facts fun. Ever seen

the post about Coca Cola vs water? How they use it to clean corroded machines,

etc?

Carol A

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In a message dated 9/1/2003 6:40:25 PM Central Daylight Time,

looneybird@... writes:

> And not only that but try to get a small something at a fast food

> place. They push the super size and the twofer's. I'm trying to

> teach my granddaughter good food choices but sometimes she just " has "

> to have fast food. She will order a small burger and small fries

> with water and they just push, push, push the larger sizes and " are

> you sure that you don't want a soda? The combo's are cheaper you

> know. " Everything just keeps getting bigger and bigger including the

> american public.

> Alice

> The Loon

[Guest guest]

And not only that but try to get a small something at a fast food

place. They push the super size and the twofer's. I'm trying to

teach my granddaughter good food choices but sometimes she just " has "

to have fast food. She will order a small burger and small fries

with water and they just push, push, push the larger sizes and " are

you sure that you don't want a soda? The combo's are cheaper you

know. " Everything just keeps getting bigger and bigger including the

american public.

Alice

The Loon

RNY 12/28/00

.....kids now have a different dilemma. At least three times a week,

I think I want something like cheetos (barbara's, with real blue

cheese) and when I go to buy them, they're the BIG GRAB