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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 238957" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>This has frightened me since I was a teen. I had a problem with body chemistry and my brain didn't get the right chemicals to signal hunger. I was NEVER hungry. I was blessed with some close friends in high school and college who would insist I eat, never letting me skip meals. I would literally not realize I hadn't eaten if I was busy.</p><p></p><p>I have a cousin who is 11 yrs younger than I am. A was a chunky little girl, mostly because the crud her mom fed her. Then she was in jr high and suddenly lost 25 pounds all at once. My aunt sat her down and tried to get through to her the dangers of dieting by not eating, and of bulimia too. It didn't get through. So my aunt took her to a tour of an inpatient eating disorder facility. THAT scared her, esp the girls with feeding tubes who were in restraints because they kept tearing out the tubes.</p><p></p><p>Jessie says some of her friends diet. Some were dieting in 2nd and 3 rd grades because their moms pushed the issue on them. the other girls kept telling them to make healthy food choices but not to starve themselves. Overall, Jessie has a very level-headed group of friends, and when one girl was bragging about being on the Trident diet (you only drink water and no food but all the Trident gum you can chew) the other girls told the counsellor after telling the girls mom resulted in praise for the girl's "willpower".</p><p></p><p>Jessie is overweight. The epilepsy medications are hard to lose weight on, and with her knee messed up it is hard for her to exercise. She has been doing an exercise tape that is very easy on her knee as much as she can. She is focusing her efforts on healthy eating, proper portion size (a huge problem for her), and exercise. She wants to "become more healthy" far more than she wants to lose weight.</p><p></p><p>I do worry over the whole push to be super-thin in our society. It just seems almost the only message kids can find. Dieting isn't healthy for anyone, and for kids who are growing and developing it is even more dangerous.</p><p></p><p>Don't forget our boys in this. Many sports want the boys to be a certain weight. Wrestling is HUGE around here. My nephew on husband's side actually wrestled as an independent for several years. his dad's best friend was the coach of the wrestling team and he taught the boys not to swallow their own spit so they wouldn't be "weighed down" by it and could make their weight class. My sister in law hit the ceiling when she learned this. And she pulled nephew off the team ASAP. </p><p></p><p>Wrestling and gymnastics are 2 of the sports that are esp hard on guy's for their weights. We have to supervise what our kids are learning in sports and make sure they are at healthy weights with healthy eating habits..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 238957, member: 1233"] This has frightened me since I was a teen. I had a problem with body chemistry and my brain didn't get the right chemicals to signal hunger. I was NEVER hungry. I was blessed with some close friends in high school and college who would insist I eat, never letting me skip meals. I would literally not realize I hadn't eaten if I was busy. I have a cousin who is 11 yrs younger than I am. A was a chunky little girl, mostly because the crud her mom fed her. Then she was in jr high and suddenly lost 25 pounds all at once. My aunt sat her down and tried to get through to her the dangers of dieting by not eating, and of bulimia too. It didn't get through. So my aunt took her to a tour of an inpatient eating disorder facility. THAT scared her, esp the girls with feeding tubes who were in restraints because they kept tearing out the tubes. Jessie says some of her friends diet. Some were dieting in 2nd and 3 rd grades because their moms pushed the issue on them. the other girls kept telling them to make healthy food choices but not to starve themselves. Overall, Jessie has a very level-headed group of friends, and when one girl was bragging about being on the Trident diet (you only drink water and no food but all the Trident gum you can chew) the other girls told the counsellor after telling the girls mom resulted in praise for the girl's "willpower". Jessie is overweight. The epilepsy medications are hard to lose weight on, and with her knee messed up it is hard for her to exercise. She has been doing an exercise tape that is very easy on her knee as much as she can. She is focusing her efforts on healthy eating, proper portion size (a huge problem for her), and exercise. She wants to "become more healthy" far more than she wants to lose weight. I do worry over the whole push to be super-thin in our society. It just seems almost the only message kids can find. Dieting isn't healthy for anyone, and for kids who are growing and developing it is even more dangerous. Don't forget our boys in this. Many sports want the boys to be a certain weight. Wrestling is HUGE around here. My nephew on husband's side actually wrestled as an independent for several years. his dad's best friend was the coach of the wrestling team and he taught the boys not to swallow their own spit so they wouldn't be "weighed down" by it and could make their weight class. My sister in law hit the ceiling when she learned this. And she pulled nephew off the team ASAP. Wrestling and gymnastics are 2 of the sports that are esp hard on guy's for their weights. We have to supervise what our kids are learning in sports and make sure they are at healthy weights with healthy eating habits.. [/QUOTE]
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