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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This board has idea that if you just say the right things, or don’t say the right things, and if you have the right foods available but not the wrong foods except you also don’t restrict foods, that kids will naturally eat the right foods and the right amount of food for a healthy weight.

I think that idea is so, so toxic.

If everyone in my family line that I know about had suffered from serious depression, and that got worse coinciding with a huge spike in depression naturally, would I approach the problem by never talking about it? Just saying stuff like “I like to think sad thoughts in moderation?”

Obesity is like the last frontier of really hating ourselves for some reason. I guess maybe also aging? All this “magic words” or “I don’t want to cause an eating disorder” stuff is part of that bullsh!t. And it’s so hubristic. As if you and your sleeve of chips ahoy had such power.

It’s great to do lots of nutrition education. That’s important knowledge. It’s also okay to acknowledge that for some people, for reasons we don’t really understand, it is WAY WAY harder to stick to good nutrition. Your kid may be someone for whom it is harder. It’s okay for them to know that and that it is theirs to manage with as much help as you can provide, and it’s okay to talk about how you can have a happy and fulfilling life if you struggle with weight even as it’s okay to talk about the reasons why a healthy weight is a good thing to work for. 
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Your first paragraph is spot on, thank you. [/quote]

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