Fatten up a little girl: put her on a diet

[not2late]

http://preventdisease.com/news/articles/dieting_makes_little_girls_fatter.shtml

[LC_Dave]

Re: Fatten up a little girl: put her on a diet

The monsters are people who make kids go on a diet, and plug the whole 'calories are the only way to control weight'.

I met a lot of these monsters when I was a chubby kid.

[Alienore]

Re: Fatten up a little girl: put her on a diet

Due to various medical conditions as a child I was severely underweight until the doctors told my parents to put me on a high-carb diet. So it was chocolate, potato chips, biscuits (cookies) and ice-cream... and, of course, I became addicted to said treats.

Just before I turned 12 my mother dumped me on the scales and told me I was fat. I remember that night very clearly. My weight at that time was 102 pounds which was a little heavier than I should have been but not really that bad and it may have eased as I grew up. However, from that night I was told no more treats and resorted to tricks and bad behaviour to get what I wanted. The carbohydrate mentality took over and I bitterly resented not being allowed chocolate, biscuits or sugary treats anymore.

My mother was trying to help me but instead of doing so she pushed me into a place I can only get out of doing Atkins.


Deborah