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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m sorry, OP. Sounds stressful. I am struggling to figure out how you’re obese if that truly is your lifestyle. Were you obese as a kid? [/quote]

I was chubby as a kid, but always inactive -- my parents weren't active for a variety of reasons (dad was alcoholic and kind of absent until i was a teen; mom was bulimic and i think encouraged us to indulge -- think dessert for dinner type thing -- and she had a heart condition so could not to do any physical exercise besides walking).  I didn't do any sports other than learning how to swim, but the only pool was an outdoor pool 30 minutes drive from our house.

I really do eat "healthy" -- but way way too much.  I could easily eat a heaping bowl of egg salad, baked sweet potato fries, and all the nuts you can imagine.  I know I stress eat, but don't really eat when I'm bored, but i definitely have that ache of hunger when I eat so its not all stress eating.

We do keep dark chocolate bars in the house for baking, and I will also snack on those if I'm hungry and can't find anything to eat, but its about 3 squares a day? There's also the kids stuff, like I might have granola or yogurt with honey or similar if I'm craving sweet.  I eat a ton of fruit per day (fresh, not dried). And of course we do keep good breads (like french loaves from trader joes) which are bad for me, but I would always pare with a cheese or something; we do eat white rice and potatos for like homemade veggie sushi or baked french fries.

I keep a food log, and during the day its pretty good; dinner and end of day is chaotic with activities and homework -- sometimes I'll essentialy miss dinner and eat something like the kids granola or what not way too late at night -- and my log gets messy as I forgot to write it down[/quote]

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