growing up..

Summerleahd
Summerleahd Posts: 314 Member
edited September 28 in Health and Weight Loss
Now some of my friends know this, but i wanted to share with others...My daughter got her first solid yesterday :) yes it was just mushy baby cereal mixed with breastmilk. But she loved it and ate the whole bowl! At that moment I made a promise to myself that I would teach my daughters healthy food habits and not the crap I had to deal with growing up.

My mom has always been skinny, and she was even once admitted to the hospital for not eating enough. She was diagnosed with anorexia. I took after my dad and was on the thicker side. Growing up she always told me I needed to lose weight. And I constantly thought I was fat. Even though looking back on it, I was clearly not fat. I just didnt weigh 110 pds like she did. I weighed 130 and wore a junior size 7..but yet I was fat. I would watch her for days as she refused to eat. She once told me to eat nothing but chicken broth.


I now have issues with dealing with food. I do the whole not eat for a couple days and then binge for a couple days. I even did drugs to lose my appitite. I still have to stop myself from thinking that all I have to do is stop eating.

I am determined to change that and to show my daughters how to love themselves. and by the way, I have a great mother Im not trying to bash her or anything. Noone is perfect and I dont blame her at all. It took us a long time to get where we are today and it took her awhile to realize and admit her mistakes.




What are some things you were taught was healthy but clearly is not lol

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  • megz4987
    megz4987 Posts: 1,008 Member
    I'm glad you've made the realization that those thoughts are bad and you're fighting them off and winning :) and made the decision to teach your daughter the right ways to eat :)


    When I was growing up, I was told it's pretty much a necessity to eat meat with EVERY meal.
  • wonnder1
    wonnder1 Posts: 460
    I was kind of the opposite.

    I was always taught that whatever I did was perfect for me, and the worst thing in the world was Judgement. Which led me to be a VERY accepting adult which is good.

    I wish they had also taught me that when you see something in yourself that you don't like, you have the power to change it.

    Maybe you can figure out how to teach your child both things.
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