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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually wished my parents had done more and talked about what I should do to lose weight. It wasn't obvious to me as a middle schooler. I hated team sports, but there was so much I learned to enjoy as an adult that I wished my parents had encouraged: hiking, biking, rollerblading, taking a walk after dinner and working out in the gym.

To cut down on his snacking- just replace it. We have a cut up crudite tray that's child level in our fridge and our kids devour it. Carrots, celery, olives, cut up peppers (that's the favorite), plus on the counter there's always apples, oranges and bananas. Any of those are always allowed. Going into the pantry and raiding it isn't allowed. [/quote]

I wished my parents encouraged fitness and sports more too but it wouldn’t have helped. I wasn’t interested then and am not as an adult. I have to force myself to move. My siblings were naturally athletic and still love working out as an adult. I take walks when I think of it and the weather is good.

As for the child level snack tray, that’s nice but your kids are obviously young. My 10 yo is my youngest and my height. The others are taller than me. We haven’t had a tray like that since preschool. [/quote]

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