tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715049094354778809.post7625143140936771243..comments2023-06-04T16:25:16.708+01:00Comments on Pay Now Live Later: Emotional Eating and the Modern Diet - Which Caused Which?Methuselahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134860337125242027noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715049094354778809.post-65473395857970882892009-04-12T11:01:00.000+01:002009-04-12T11:01:00.000+01:00CrstlGazer - sounds like you have some great polic...CrstlGazer - sounds like you have some great policies there. Not sure how old your daughter is, but I guess the real challenges come when kids start making her own decisions, based around what her peers are doing. I suppose then one has to just let them get on with it and hope that what they learned in the early years stands them in good stead.Methuselahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134860337125242027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715049094354778809.post-76154606406323425642009-04-12T10:46:00.000+01:002009-04-12T10:46:00.000+01:00Great Post, I can see myself in the emotional eati...Great Post, I can see myself in the emotional eating trap. I wanted to spare my children from the torment I suffered as a child (I was the fat kid) so I have never used food as a reward/punishment. It just isn't fair. We offer her healthy foods at mealtimes and if she isn't interested, she can leave the table. If she gets hungry later, she can have a hardboiled egg. One thing we did with her as a baby was feed her off our plates. I think since most baby food is bland and carb laden it sets kid's preferences early for the sweet & breaded stuff. We also have never been to a fast food joint (something w/ a drive through). But we hit Starbucks more often than we should.BlueGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176192859764454453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715049094354778809.post-32523768570877845122008-11-04T04:03:00.000+00:002008-11-04T04:03:00.000+00:00This is such a great article, I felt like I was re...This is such a great article, I felt like I was reading my own thoughts in a more concise format! I cringe when I see my 3-year old niece being fed a steady diet of french fries and candy bars, along with the occasional bowl of pasta napoli. Now I don't have children yet so who can say to what lengths I will go to keep my kids happy but I sure don't think that this is the answer! (Nor will it actually keep them happy or calm in the long run anyway). I researched sugar addiction at length a year or so back and it was fascinating to learn that children are instantly addicted to sugar from the very first taste. Treat - or torture? I don't think it's the first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715049094354778809.post-56127532983900669672008-11-02T18:35:00.000+00:002008-11-02T18:35:00.000+00:00Chris, thanks. I crave weetabix with cream and sug...Chris, thanks. I crave weetabix with cream and sugar - something I nailed with frightening regularity as a teenager!Methuselahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134860337125242027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715049094354778809.post-223657295169241482008-11-02T12:06:00.000+00:002008-11-02T12:06:00.000+00:00Cool post. I have long for gone comfort or emotion...Cool post. I have long for gone comfort or emotional eating but sometimes get a craving for a huge bowl of granola or crunchy nut cornflakes as they were a staple for me when growing up and into my teenage years. For me the ultimate comfort food is a bowl of carbs but that is purely psychological and is just from the years of eating that way before going paleo. Now my tastes have changed and I actually crave a huge meaty salad with all the trimmings!!<BR/><BR/>Its amazing how many people I see eat copious amounts of sugar when they are stressed out or angry, they seem to grab these foods with no remorse. Or even the amount of people who will binge on carbs after a workout or a long day of work because their "body needs them".....<BR/><BR/>Great post and well done highlighting the topic....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715049094354778809.post-27837893516023698742008-11-01T17:28:00.000+00:002008-11-01T17:28:00.000+00:00All sounds like good policy Asclepius. I remember ...All sounds like good policy Asclepius. I remember my Mum banging on about Dr Bieler's book 'Food is your Best Medicine' when I was a teenager and telling me what was good and bad to eat. I duly ignored it, but it must have sunk in because once I had figured out I was not invincible I was way ahead of most people on nutrition and had an innate desire to eat good stuff. Now I have taken my revenge by talking her into the Paleo diet ;-)Methuselahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134860337125242027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715049094354778809.post-44852055511895959372008-10-31T13:24:00.000+00:002008-10-31T13:24:00.000+00:00With my kids, I try to stay away from food as a re...With my kids, I try to stay away from food as a reward or punishment.<BR/><BR/>But, I too have succumbed to using 'food as a reward' - within reason. A treat MAY, ON OCCASSION follow the finishing of a (paleo) meal for my eldest. <BR/><BR/>I try to emphasise to my child that when she eats junk food it is 'junk', but that a little bit will not be too bad for her. <BR/><BR/>Outright prohibition has obvious drawbacks. I think if you deny children food that their peers are eating, they may well rebel and you can end up in a tricky situation. Junk food is all but inescapable to kids, especially at social gatherings like parties. <BR/><BR/>Education is the best policy. Thus I always point out the benefits of 'healthy/paleo' food choices to my kid and inform them of the drawbacks of junk food. <BR/><BR/>Kids naturally want to 'win' and emulate superheroes - and it is easy for kids to appreciate the link between excellent physical performance and appropriate nutrition (or conversely poor nutrition and obesity/smoking etc)<BR/><BR/>Bottom line is that at home I am in control of the family diet and I will make sure that every meal is healthy. <BR/><BR/>As an aside, when in town you see the obese chowing down on fries/chips, chocolate and crisps. My 4yo knows that no superhero is obese and that obesity indicates poor health and a low level of athleticism. All I have to do is ask her 'What do you see that fat-dude eathing?' - it works like a treat. She is learning the lesson.<BR/><BR/>Better still, she can see in me the benefits of the paleo approach.Asclepiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604117979253596512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715049094354778809.post-22573428341805139562008-10-31T12:27:00.000+00:002008-10-31T12:27:00.000+00:00Jeff - I should have made clearer in my last parag...Jeff - I should have made clearer in my last paragraph that these kids of mine have not yet appeared...so I am not well positioned to advise!<BR/><BR/>That said, Mrs M and I have spent a lot of time hypothesising about how we might deal with issues like these. Our main focus has tended to be on how to keep junk food out of their lives whilst still allowing enough exposure so they can establish mechanisms for controlling their desire. I guess school and friends is probably that exposure.<BR/><BR/>For what it's worth, I am with you on this - I think going to bed hungry now and again is no bad thing. Perhaps it's training for future fasting ;-)<BR/><BR/>Your workout from yesterday looks pretty tough, by the way. I did 5x5 clean and jerk this morning, followed by 3x5 stiff-leg deadlift. It nearly fnished me off!Methuselahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134860337125242027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715049094354778809.post-56120695229670358092008-10-31T11:56:00.000+00:002008-10-31T11:56:00.000+00:00Great post. I struggle with my 5 year old every s...Great post. I struggle with my 5 year old every single day with this. She won't eat many of the healthy foods I put on her plate and my wife uses treat(healthier, but treats nonetheless) bribery to try and get her to eat. Threatening her with punishment or even punishing is also involved, usually being sent to her room. I prefer to just let it go and let her go hungry, but my wife isn't down with that. Any advice you have related to this would be greatly appreciated. I want a healthy daughter in body and mind.<BR/><BR/>thanks,<BR/><BR/>jeffJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704929106479058019noreply@blogger.com