Great questions, and great answers!

You are so right about kids and diets, kids should be taught a healthy diet and about fun with food. And food should not dominate their lifestyle. Even if they might get weight problems later because of emotional reasons or some medical condition, they can always come back to it.

And take care of yourself! I am the same kind of person, my organization skills are kind of – creative – but don’t lose the overall picture and lose yourself in too much work. You want to do it for a longer time than two weeks. I have had a burn out, and it was so hard to get back to the things I actually liked before because I was actually afraid that they might burn me out again. Which is not true as there are many other things which also lead to it at the same time, but the fear is hard to overcome. And the getting back on the horse-part is hard to do.

Next task for you: Go on a date with the husband!

And I also have an idea: we have an online agency here in Germany called mydays.de, and they are a kind of booking agency for all kinds of activities, from romantic to sportive. I bet you have something similar there in the US. So have a look at one of those sites and be inspired. You do not necessarily need to book there, but it gives you ideas. If I don’t read about a date in three weeks…then…beware! :D

The last two questions were questions that actually concern me very much, too. And I have found that I would like to write something about those questions on my blog as my answers would become too long for a comment. Just in case anyone might be interested.

Love,
Nina

you are getting long winded in your responses ..
which has led me to fast forward thru some of your answers..
im busy and dont have time for really long answers…
sorry.. but please consider shortening the blabbing….

thanks!

So, I guess what I’m saying is that even though I’m trying to teach both my kids healthy eating habits, I think my ds will always struggle with his weight. The interesting thing about having twins is that you really can see the “nature v. nurture” differences between them.

All of this started with my changing myself and then putting forth the effort to shop and cook so that they ate whole foods. Their (prior) poor habits were from my feeding them ‘kid food’ which I no longer do. Their lesser food habits were ALL about ME and not about them at all.

Things we work on:
how to adapt recipes so they use more whole foods,
reading labels,
dividing food into portions (like spaghetti into 7 servings),
eating whole foods,
eating EVENLY from the food groups,
eating more variety,
making healthy choices away from home,
thinking of food as fuel for the body,
thinking that marketing people are trying to trick them.

Your question on the video – boy with the ice cream -
My 14 year old might choose NOT to eat ice cream on a trip too –
because she
wasn’t hungry enough to make it worth it,
she didn’t like that brand of ice cream,
what she ate earlier in the day/week,
she was saving “junk” serving for something she REALLY wanted later

but she would NOT be sitting there chanting to herself. And if someone asked her why she wasn’t eating ice cream – she would tell them whatever the reason was.

She is BIG into splitting things with friends – half a carmel apple, half an ice cream sandwich, a gooey brownie split 3 ways with friends. She totally gets that 1-3 bites is the same as eating the whole thing if you really relish the taste.

She still has the ability to stop when she is full. All 3 kids do.

She and I met with a nutritionist so that she (daughter) could see the bigger picture from an outside person (and not just me/mom).

I am working in a dedicated/healthy food way with her – because she will be in college in 4 years. She needs to be able to do all of this herself – with ease in 4 years. She eats away from home a good deal now – school, youth group, friends. We talk about the food that is out there – a lot.

I have an 18 year old in college NOW – and he is a good, healthy eater. He makes good choices. He can SEE the choices that other kids make at college (and most of those are really bad). He also noticed when everyone stopped wearing jeans and started wearing elastic waist sweats. . .

We talk about food at our house all the time. We read cookbooks. We cook. We adapt recipes. We talk about good combinations. We shop together. We read labels together.

I am at the standing with my mouth shut and my hands in my pockets stage with these kids and food.

Now it is more letting them work through the
‘which label IS healthier’???
(like the fooler soft taco shells where white is actually healthier than whole wheat) and
what I have I eaten so far today? -
so what does my body still need?

It is very much a teaching process.
Starting earlier does help – but it is NEVER too late.

Now I am at the point that I don’t know what to do with this new-found knowledge. How do I get over this fear?

Thanks again! You’re great!

Have you noticed how lean your face is getting? I don’t mean that in a bad way. It’s just that you can always tell the buff people by their face even if they’re wearing a lot of clothes. A lean face to me always me that this person works their ass off! Just an observation!

Crystal

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