Reply from Annie, Age 12 - 3/13/01 - IP#: 62.64.174.100Imi, I showed your posts to my mum and she thinks - and I think I probably agree - that you do actually want some support and help, although you may not openly admit it. You have got so used to eating this much that it is just normal for you now. You say that in Germany there isn't much low fat food. Well, I live in England, not far, and the supermarkets are full of it. I bet if you go and look then you may be surprised and find something lower fat that you like. I can see how at your age your parents can't control what you eat and we all eat more when we are bored. In our house my mum stopped buying high fat crisps and bought low fat ones - and they taste the same, believe it or not. We had to educate ourselves, the whole household, and change our diet. It wasn't so difficult to do. My mum still had to go supermarket shopping so she just bought everything lower fat. I have a very, very sweet tooth so I didn't want to do without sweet stuff. My mum found some low calorie lollies plus low fat chocolate eclairs. A diet doesn't have to be painful. The next time your mum goes shopping, go with her and look at the lower calorie foods. The portions will be smaller than what you are used to and it will be difficult for you at first almost certainly. The people on this forum are very supportive of each other and if you change your mind and decide you do want to adjust the way you eat then I am sure people will be glad to offer advice, but if you are just saying 'I am fat and proud of it' then people won't be so sympathetic to you. |