Not to be mean...

[The J]

Feb 20, 2011 18:09:04 GMT -5 Mad Dawg Wiccan said:

Jan 19, 2011 16:02:47 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

I was reading the train wreck thread on YM and thought about how there seems to be very common pitfalls in money, and how we can spot them a mile away.

But in eating, it seems to be more difficult.

Do you know anyone who is a nutritional train wreck? What do you see them doing?

Me. My depression kills my appetite. I try to force myself to eat more than one meal a day, but it's very difficult.

MDW -- have you gone to your doctor yet? You should look into getting on anti-depressants right now.

[Mad Dawg Wiccan]

Not yet. I've been avoiding it because of cost and that depression is a huge red flag on your medical history.

[Elizabeth]

Feb 20, 2011 18:20:36 GMT -5 Mad Dawg Wiccan said:

Not yet. I've been avoiding it because of cost and that depression is a huge red flag on your medical history.

I have depression too MDW- and I use to take Zoloft until it just one day quit working. After that I tried 4 other drugs, all with unbearable side effects. It was a terrible roller coaster of out of what emotions, headaches, hallucinations, etc. And you are right, I couldn't get a life insurance policy if it weren't for work because they see that as a risk. I have found that 5htp works really well. It's a supplement you can buy at the drugstore. If you try it, make sure you eat before taking it or it will make you nauseous.

[Mad Dawg Wiccan]

I've tried St. John's Wort, it does nothing for me. I went through a depression about 20 years ago, and two months of Prozac did the trick. But add that to the fact that I had cancer as a kid (39 years AGO), and my insurance applications get stamped "LEPER OUTCAST UNCLEAN!"

[thyme4change]

I need to vent - so instead of starting a new thread, I'm reviving this. I have a friend, whom I love dearly. Her kids are my age, and I love her kids dearly - but she is teaching them horrible eating habits. She came over yesterday and called and said "I'll bring snacks." Great - I was expecting a pack of cookies or something. We had plans to go out to dinner a couple hours later. She showed up with 5 dozen hot wings and 3 bags of chips. Her kids took the chips and just walked around eating them for hours. My kids just munched all afternoon - and my husband felt guilty and ate a whole bunch of hot wings (I think the guilt was secondary to the taste of the hot wings.) I cancelled our night out because I knew no one would want to eat.

And then she says "I have such a hard time getting my kids to sit and eat dinner." Gee - maybe it is because you let them wander around the house and eat crap food all afternoon.

[Deleted]

At what age do you start to really have to monitor your kid's eating habits. Right now, we basically let my daughter eat whenever she wants, but I am starting to worry that she snacks too much, rather than eating more at meals. Also, she has a big belly. i don't want to be setting her up to fail.

[pig]

Mad Dawg, have you tried samE ?

[thyme4change]

Arch - when they are preschool age, timing isn't quite as important as content. My kids snacked a lot, but ate a lot of fruits and veges, so I let it go. When they get to be school aged you are setting them up with habits that will possibly stick with them for a lifetime, so you will want to think it through a little more carefully. At that point, they have a lot of opportunity to make their own decisions, and choose junk food - so you want to make sure their meals are balanced.

[Sum Dum Gai]

Also, she has a big belly.

She's pretty young right? Most kids have a big belly until about 3 or 4 when they get their first real growth spurt and their torsos are long enough for their guts to fit right.