Emotional Eating

[treilin]

How many bells did this ring in my head?? Ummmm, about 100!!

Gotta love mothers..... "You eat like a truck driver" "You going to eat ALL of that?" "Why can't you be thin like So&So?"

ARGH!!

YEah my mom when she was little used to be told a lot of mean things. I look at her High school pictures and she really would be considered a normal high schooler in today's society.
Her parent's used to say to her, "You keep eating like that we are going to take you down to the Flint tent and awning shop to buy you your school clothes."

or they used to say,"Fatty, fatty two by four can't get through the bathroom door, so she went on the floor."

So when I came home from the military (size 6 whatever that means) at the time. She looks at me and says,"Where did you get those hips, you didn't get those from me!" Now you all see my pictures... I really don't consider myself having "Hips" I don't really have a waist line... but I just laughed.

Or my brother used to sit at the table and would make noises while he ate. He would inhale his food and my dad would grab his arm and say,"There is more on the table you don't have to eat like there is no food available, or that we are going to steal it from you."

It's just ridiculous the amount of time, effort, energy, and life that is placed on the consumption of food. Rather then enjoying life as a whole. I will definitely change that idea as much as I can to those who I encounter. If I ever have children, especially a daughter, I will raise her without all the food issues, and prepare her for what issues are out there.

Sassy is so right... but the U.S. is not the only country. My friend from Hungary, everything around her culture is based on food. They celebrate "BIG" there is so much fatty food it's not even funny!
It's just that.... people emphasize food so much, they forget about the purpose... communication, friendship, talking, associating with each other...

What is one to do

 

[scorpiogirl]

YEah my mom when she was little used to be told a lot of mean things. I look at her High school pictures and she really would be considered a normal high schooler in today's society.
Her parent's used to say to her, "You keep eating like that we are going to take you down to the Flint tent and awning shop to buy you your school clothes."

or they used to say,"Fatty, fatty two by four can't get through the bathroom door, so she went on the floor." I believe this is emotional ABUSE!

So when I came home from the military (size 6 whatever that means) at the time. She looks at me and says,"Where did you get those hips, you didn't get those from me!" Now you all see my pictures... I really don't consider myself having "Hips" I don't really have a waist line... but I just laughed. Wow, that's just not nice!

Or my brother used to sit at the table and would make noises while he ate. He would inhale his food and my dad would grab his arm and say,"There is more on the table you don't have to eat like there is no food available, or that we are going to steal it from you."

It's just ridiculous the amount of time, effort, energy, and life that is placed on the consumption of food. Rather then enjoying life as a whole. I will definitely change that idea as much as I can to those who I encounter. If I ever have children, especially a daughter, I will raise her without all the food issues, and prepare her for what issues are out there. Funny, I've always had to TELL my daughter to eat - and the RIGHT stuff. Right now she's 4 1/2 mo. pregnant (and all of 110 lbs and the last bf check we did on her she was 13%) and wants me to buy her some ON Vanilla protein powder! YESSSSSSSSSS, it worked!

Sassy is so right... but the U.S. is not the only country. My friend from Hungary, everything around her culture is based on food. They celebrate "BIG" there is so much fatty food it's not even funny! Hmmmmm, Itaily and Mexico come to mind here, too. Great food!
It's just that.... people emphasize food so much, they forget about the purpose... communication, friendship, talking, associating with each other...

What is one to do

LOL - one needs to do what we've done.....FIND EF!!!!!