I am failing..............
No you have not failed. You are so On It as a mother!!!
You realize there is an issue and are looking for the right way to adjust the situation.
This issue rings home to me because Miss Jocelyn is 10 and she's a FOODIE. I'll tell you this child LOVES HER SOME FOOD. She's a conneseuer. She just lights da hell up when she talks about food. She loves to cook, to smell it, to taste it, to plan it. She is thinking about luch before breakfast is done. I have to threaghten to cut off all her food in order to get her to clean her room. She was really mad to the point of tears because her Dad ate the last pork chop last night. We laugh about it but for real....it's botherring me.
At this moment in time her metabolism is in overdrive. She's solid, not fat and rather tall for her age. She has Sickle Cell and in the best health ever in her life but........ I am so afraid that her love of food is not normal and when her body begins to change and she's not quite as active she will really pack it on. I'm happy she's healthy but I know this is a setup for some problems to come.
I'm looking at the real mental side of food addiction. Ok she could very well be the next Rachel Ray or Julia Childs or she can become a fat girl who loves food like her next breath. I have to teach her to have a healthy relationship with food and I'm not sure I've figured it out for myself yet.
You realize there is an issue and are looking for the right way to adjust the situation.
This issue rings home to me because Miss Jocelyn is 10 and she's a FOODIE. I'll tell you this child LOVES HER SOME FOOD. She's a conneseuer. She just lights da hell up when she talks about food. She loves to cook, to smell it, to taste it, to plan it. She is thinking about luch before breakfast is done. I have to threaghten to cut off all her food in order to get her to clean her room. She was really mad to the point of tears because her Dad ate the last pork chop last night. We laugh about it but for real....it's botherring me.
At this moment in time her metabolism is in overdrive. She's solid, not fat and rather tall for her age. She has Sickle Cell and in the best health ever in her life but........ I am so afraid that her love of food is not normal and when her body begins to change and she's not quite as active she will really pack it on. I'm happy she's healthy but I know this is a setup for some problems to come.
I'm looking at the real mental side of food addiction. Ok she could very well be the next Rachel Ray or Julia Childs or she can become a fat girl who loves food like her next breath. I have to teach her to have a healthy relationship with food and I'm not sure I've figured it out for myself yet.
Peace & Blessings, Sharon
6 years and counting
6 years and counting
margokae
on 1/12/09 2:32 am - oklahoma city, OK
on 1/12/09 2:32 am - oklahoma city, OK
You'll give the "solution to the problem" 110%. It's on now!! You are a success and she will be successful right along with you. KNOWLEDGE is POWER............and you've got the tools !
MKae
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on 1/12/09 4:17 am
on 1/12/09 4:17 am
Mack, I have never respected you more. There is no way you are a failure. This post almost brought tears to my eyes because your daughter was me. When I was 9, I weighed at school and found out I was 90lbs. My mom didn't take it seriously...she said it was baby fat and I'd grow out of it. My dad panicked and put me on the slim fast diet. I've been dieting ever since. They never taught me how to eat healthy and here I am 31 with all my life accomplishments and I'm still trying to figure out this food thang. Thank God, I was blessed to have WLS last week and now I am ready to finally get it together. I'm using this as a tool to help me finally learn the right relationship to have with food and exercise. I want to get this right so I can pass it to my kids...whenever I have some.
I feel that the knowledge you have gained in the last 3 years will help you teach your daughter the healthy and loving way. Make it fun and like DeeDee said please tell her everyday how beautiful she is no matter what. Believe me, hearing that "you'd be pretty is you would just lose weight" since the age of 9 by your father causes a girl to have some issues.
I know you got this Trina and we will be praying for you and your beautiful daughter.
Angie
I feel that the knowledge you have gained in the last 3 years will help you teach your daughter the healthy and loving way. Make it fun and like DeeDee said please tell her everyday how beautiful she is no matter what. Believe me, hearing that "you'd be pretty is you would just lose weight" since the age of 9 by your father causes a girl to have some issues.
I know you got this Trina and we will be praying for you and your beautiful daughter.
Angie
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