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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up with a mom similar to OP.  She was obsessed with being thin and having thin kids.  She weighed our food, restricted what we ate, gave us food plans, etc.  I remember being so hungry all the time that I obsessed about food.  I'm not talking the good hungry "ie not being full" but that gnawing hunger that preoccupies your thoughts.  When I was 15, I started babysitting and would binge on food at their houses.  Then I started hiding food in my room.   I put on 10 extra pounds when I was 16 and you would have thought I had killed someone by the way my mom reacted. By the tIme I was 17 I had developed bulimia.   I couldn't stop wanting to eat all the foods I was denied but the guilt and self hatred that developed after eating led me to purging.  Im 40 and stilL struggle.

There is nothing wrong with being hungry at certain times of the day. DD knows we don't snack an hour before meal time.  If she's hungrY after school she knows that a protein and fruit or veggie is her option for a snack.  At random times if she's hungry she waits 10 min before asking for a snack and most of the time that hunger is gone.

We also don't believe in denying food.  I think teaching kids moderation and portion control is The only way to set them up for a future of healthy eating.

And yes, dd is a healthy thin [/quote]

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