I am normal weight and so are my kids and husband but we would never restrict portions for our kids or even discuss it except with things like desserts. If your family is active and you provide nutritious food for them, they should be allowed a second portion of something if they want! My 7 year old ate 6 pieces of peanut butter toast this morning. Then he ate about half of a bowl of veggie soup for lunch and refused a sandwich because he self regulates his hunger.

You said yourself that you don’t make enough food for seconds. That means your kids can never have them. And that isn’t “abuse” but it is messed up.

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Anonymous wrote: You can do you, and I can do me- both are fine. But sharing a dinner table is going to make it difficult for me so it's just not the best match. And that's okay. APs screen for the same. Weight is a lifestyle issue and people with compatible lifestyles are more likely to get along.

So if I have an extra scoop of mashed potatoes and am a size 12 instead of a 6 we can't get along?

We can. But trust me, you don't want to live with me, because I don't make enough for you to have seconds. Not because I'm concerned about you, but because I know the limits of my ability to resist temptation.

I hope you are setting funds aside for your kids treatment programs for the eating disorders you are engendering.

Just like not all overweight moms are raising their kids to be stars on my 600 pound life, not all healthy weight moms are raising future anorexics. And if you read what I posted carefully, I am not blaming overweight people for being overweight. I'm pointing out that it's largely due to social conditioning that warps perceptions of proper portions, etc. And saying that I want to keep my perception and my kid's perception healthy. I'm not underweight, nor are my kids. It's not like you have to be overweight or disordered. You can be healthy and normal.

You restrict portions for your growing children. That’s messed up.

NP - how is restricting portions for kids messed up? We have a HUGE obesity problem in this country. I think it’s abuse to overfeed your kids. You are setting them up for a life of health problems by not teaching them how to eat healthy portions.

I'm the pp they are attacking. Restricting portions for kids is messed up, IMO. But since we have a healthy approach to portion sizes, I don't need to restrict portions in order for mu kids to maintain a healthy weight. That's precisely why I don't want an obese AP- someone who will monkeywrench off the system with mega portions and distort my kids' perceptions of how much food is necessary.

Save your ducats for in-patient treatment for your daughters...

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Anonymous wrote: You can do you, and I can do me- both are fine. But sharing a dinner table is going to make it difficult for me so it's just not the best match. And that's okay. APs screen for the same. Weight is a lifestyle issue and people with compatible lifestyles are more likely to get along.

So if I have an extra scoop of mashed potatoes and am a size 12 instead of a 6 we can't get along?

We can. But trust me, you don't want to live with me, because I don't make enough for you to have seconds. Not because I'm concerned about you, but because I know the limits of my ability to resist temptation.

I hope you are setting funds aside for your kids treatment programs for the eating disorders you are engendering.

Just like not all overweight moms are raising their kids to be stars on my 600 pound life, not all healthy weight moms are raising future anorexics. And if you read what I posted carefully, I am not blaming overweight people for being overweight. I'm pointing out that it's largely due to social conditioning that warps perceptions of proper portions, etc. And saying that I want to keep my perception and my kid's perception healthy. I'm not underweight, nor are my kids. It's not like you have to be overweight or disordered. You can be healthy and normal.

You restrict portions for your growing children. That’s messed up.

NP - how is restricting portions for kids messed up? We have a HUGE obesity problem in this country. I think it’s abuse to overfeed your kids. You are setting them up for a life of health problems by not teaching them how to eat healthy portions.

I'm the pp they are attacking. Restricting portions for kids is messed up, IMO. But since we have a healthy approach to portion sizes, I don't need to restrict portions in order for mu kids to maintain a healthy weight. That's precisely why I don't want an obese AP- someone who will monkeywrench off the system with mega portions and distort my kids' perceptions of how much food is necessary.

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Anonymous wrote: You can do you, and I can do me- both are fine. But sharing a dinner table is going to make it difficult for me so it's just not the best match. And that's okay. APs screen for the same. Weight is a lifestyle issue and people with compatible lifestyles are more likely to get along.

So if I have an extra scoop of mashed potatoes and am a size 12 instead of a 6 we can't get along?

We can. But trust me, you don't want to live with me, because I don't make enough for you to have seconds. Not because I'm concerned about you, but because I know the limits of my ability to resist temptation.

I hope you are setting funds aside for your kids treatment programs for the eating disorders you are engendering.

Just like not all overweight moms are raising their kids to be stars on my 600 pound life, not all healthy weight moms are raising future anorexics. And if you read what I posted carefully, I am not blaming overweight people for being overweight. I'm pointing out that it's largely due to social conditioning that warps perceptions of proper portions, etc. And saying that I want to keep my perception and my kid's perception healthy. I'm not underweight, nor are my kids. It's not like you have to be overweight or disordered. You can be healthy and normal.

You restrict portions for your growing children. That’s messed up.

NP - how is restricting portions for kids messed up? We have a HUGE obesity problem in this country. I think it’s abuse to overfeed your kids. You are setting them up for a life of health problems by not teaching them how to eat healthy portions.