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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jumping in to say i have normal weight/skinny kids and I also limit them to one piece of cake/one serving of food most of the time because... they are each one person. Like, whatever is made is divided by the number of people there. Everyone gets a reasonable/generous amount and no one is asking for seconds because they are ready to go play when they are done eating. Not giving extra meals to people is in no way as neglectful as some people are making it out to be. [/quote]

This. I wonder if it is people nuking extra nuggets for kids or what bc if you make say a roast chicken and some sides, when it is gone, it is gone.

Food can become a major source of dopamine (esp sugar and starch), serotonin (the stretch receptors, stuffed feeling) and other endorphins. I see it as part of our job as parents to model and have the family engage in other ways to seek pleasure and relaxation besides the mouth, esp past infant age. Hobbies, creativity, movement (dancing around to music/family dance parties), walking and playing with pets, etc. Google will give many suggestions.

Food should really be deemphasized, esp with a family history of obesity, diabetes, etc. It's important to teach portion size (using smaller plates helps) and engage in an active lifestyle, just like teaching brushing teeth and adequate sleep.

OP, while eating a diet very much like you outlined, I was diagnosed with PCOS. In addition to belly weight gain, I developed thinning hair and hirsutism. It was just way too much starch for my body. On a whole foods diet heavy on meat, fish and eggs, those symptoms reversed. I was a distance runner at the time, metabolic health and weight really hinges on diet. Starches are chains of sugar and many fruits now are bred to be super sweet - I avoid tropical fruits and grapes in particular, I also used to be a big smoothy drinker but food like that drives hunger not satiety. Desserts in our home are on weekends and holidays. So far so good that none of my kids has developed PCOS. [/quote]

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