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[quote=Anonymous]We don't have any weird food restrictions like no junk food or no fast food.

I grew up with so many food rules and restrictions. I'd never had McDonald's until I was 16 and able to drive on my own and use my own money. I then got sick as a dog and swore it off for 5 or 6 more years until I learned that I probably got so sick because my body couldn't handle the shock of fast food all at once. It wasn't like a binged out. I ordered a McNuggets happy meal for the first time.

We were only allowed dessert 3 times a year: birthday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. The rest of the time we were offered sugar-free jello or pudding or mom-sicles, which was her version of homemade popsicles (water & pureed fruit). We weren't allowed to eat desserts when we were allowed to attend birthday parties or during our classroom parties. Sometimes my mom, if feeling generous and like we'd been eating cleanly enough, would send a Cocoa Rice Cake with us to have in place of the offered dessert. We were allowed ground beef once a month (93/7 only), non-ground beef twice a month, and lean pork once a week. The rest of the time it was bland chicken or broiled fish. Never anything grilled b/c char = cancer. Everything was cooked very low and any char was cut off before eating.

As you can imagine, this caused all 3 kids to grow up with really effed up views on food. I struggled with binge eating and then anorexia in college once I was out on my own. Both brothers have struggled with their weights in early adulthood. One was able to get things under control in his mid-20s but the other is in his 30s and pretty obese. My mom always shakes her head and says things like "I don't know where I went wrong with you kids" and we roll our eyes. [/quote]

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