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To: grellis

My daughter is a little over-weight. She is an identical twin and weighs at least 10 lbs more than her twin sister.

She just eats more than either of my other kids, and she always has (even as a baby). My other two kids rarely finish their food, and she is always asking for 2nds (or 3rds).

One summer, I kept juice boxes in the refrigerator. I noticed that she put on a lot of weight. She was about 4 years old, and she had just been getting juice boxes out and drinking them without me knowing it. I moved the juice boxes after that.

I've had to put my foot down with her. I've told her that she can't eat the sweets, and I have to tell her no when she wants 2nds or 3rds. I tell her that she can have as many fruits and vegetables as she wants, but that's it.

It's hard because my son is really skinny, and I'm always trying to get him to eat more.


45 posted on 03/04/2005 4:23:35 PM PST by luckystarmom
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To: luckystarmom
It used to be juice boxes with my boys as well, now its cheese slices. They get up earlier than hubby and I, sneak downstairs, and help themselves to several slices of American cheese each. Not only a bad pre-breakfast snack but cheese isn't exactly pennies a pound. I'm going to pick up a few cheese slicers this weekend so I can buy blocks instead. Hopefully that will get the kids to snack on something else in the wee morning hours...cereal, perhaps??!
60 posted on 03/05/2005 11:28:40 AM PST by grellis (Neil Diamond ROCKS!!!)
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