... Good point that the structured program wasn't working anyway. Very likely it was counterproductive, for various reasons. If it isn't bothering him that his...
I can't imagine not ever having felt full. I think if Linnaea (5) or Simon (8) had never felt full, and didn't have Prader Willi, I would make dish after dish...
... But one was related to the other and you had odd circumstances. You kept eating so you could keep reading. In the absence of a weird condition like a mom...
I came across this looking for something this morning and it ties in to a couple of recent discussions. I don't know where it originally was, but pobably at...
I was going to write that Holly learned to spell from IMs too, and then the next e-mail was an instant message Holly sent me (for the dates). This is Holly...
I'm just not sure. She's 9 and weighs 9 and a half stone. Her height is 4 feet 10 and half inches. She is probably going to be about 5ft 9 and a half inches....
... My sister's proud of being thin while I'm not, but it was tobacco and cocaine that helped her with that. She quit the cocaine years back, but kept the ...
... ========================== That would be a good one, and kind of like one I was thinking, that people ask sometimes, which is don't you get tired of each...
Sometimes people eat in order to placate a sense of poverty (emotional or physical), or lack of control over their own lives. My FIL, who is obese and getting...
... I think it's the other way around. Adults don't need as much as children. She's 9! She's big. She's growing. She's coming toward puberty when kids...
In a message dated 10/1/2005 8:21:46 AM Central Standard Time, SandraDodd@... writes: and I'm extra glad that ya'll are coming to visit ~~~ And she said...
In a message dated 10/1/2005 8:26:01 AM Central Standard Time, elainegh8@... writes: I am paranoid about fatness as it is a killer and also for other ...
... children. ... from kid-version ... Doing a quick search on-line the suggested daily intake for pre-pubertal girls is anything from 1600 to 3500 calories a...
I am on board with seeing television as a source of education and am not opposed to it as a source of entertainment either. What I'm struggling with right now...
... Could very well be she's gearing up. Kathryn was about the same height and weight (if my math is right and a stone is 14 pounds that's about 120 pounds) at...
<<Any ideas I'm not thinking of for making TV not a source of tension and not so dominating?>> Could you move the TV to your bedroom or the set up a cozy...
... Headphones? There are wireless headphones. Radio Shack I'm pretty sure sells them. There are also splitters (also at Radio Shack) so you can plug two ...
Wireless headphones... that's worth looking into. We can't move it to the bedroom since we already have a smaller TV up there (but the DVR'ed shows are my dh's...
My 9 almost 10 year old boy eats WAY more than I do. During his growth spurts I LOVE all you can eat restaurants for him. He eats 4-5 full meals a day, along...
... Not where we live. The SE corner of New Mexico uses it. Probably Holly used it just for fun. -=-we always spelled it "y'all". -=- That's about the...
I struggle with weight issues and more! I can totally relate to your post. I feel I am already to blame for her weight by giving her too big portions already. ...
Hi Julie, I was wondering if headphones would do the trick? I think they have wireless headphones, so no one is stuck to a cord <g>. Hope you find a solution...
... My 9 year old daughter currently weighs 63 pounds. I convert that to 4.5 stone (I could be wrong on my conversion, thus I give the known accurate, too)....
... Apologize for the previous food controlling. Decide to make life changes yourself, tell your family, ask for their support of you, then change. Sounds...
I have grown up always overweight and continue to struggle with my weight to this day. My mom & dad were normal weight. I'm adopted and happen to know my...
... This is a shot in the dark, but I have a nagging thought that maybe (just maybe) the *hope* that adults need more food (to justify eating more as a reward ...
... Here's some "food" for thought: "When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies: Freeing Yourself From Food and Weight Obsession" by Jane R. Hirschmann and Carol H....
In a message dated 9/29/2005 11:59:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... That's an interesting point.... I'm not sure Wyl would at this point (but he IS only 6...