Hi IM’s, I’m just wanting to ask other opinions. I need to loose 50kgs. I have a personal trainer but I also know I need to change my eating. I hadn’t been too bad until this Christmas period. I’m binge eating and eating crap. I’ve been lazy as well. Now my question is with the food do you think it’s mean to my kids for me to pack up ALL junk food. I mean everything. I have zero self control especially at night time. I go searching for the crap food and eat it with no limits. Is it mean to my kids to get rid of all prepackaged stuff and have none of it in the house? My kids weight is fine as I tell them no to the junk but I have no self control. I feel like I’m mean taking away “treats” from them because I can’t control myself.
Am i going to be a horrible mum if I take it all away?
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Yes it would be unfair for you to suddenly and drastically change their diet solely for the reason that you have no self control.
(I’m saying this without judgement - I’m currently on a weight loss journey of my own)
I would cut out most of the crap and frame it more as a healthy eating overhaul rather than weight loss. Just because they are not currently overweight doesn’t mean that they won’t be in the future or that they are learning what healthy meals look like.
I wouldn’t cut out everything - for you as well - if you deprive yourself of absolutely everything then you just can’t stick to the diet and most likely end up bingeing on junk.
It's fine. It's a good change in your household. They can also learn that you don't need junk around the house. Its a treat. You van buy them an icecream (i like to drive through maccas and get them a cone) or a pack of twisties or hot chips after a swim. That's a treat, and it's more likely they will eat it and chuck it, so you won't finish a huge bag at nighttime by yourself.
Time to start making healthy treats at home and getting them on board with that is a great thing to do .
No, you won't be a horrible mother. They don't need it in the house any more than you do. However, you do need to address your habit of bingeing at night (coming from someone who is struggling in much the same way) as I find removing the junk doesn't stop me. If I don't have junk in the house I binge on other stuff. Just because it's not technically junk, doesn't mean you can't binge on it. Seek out some alternatives to break the habit and enlist help if need be. Figure out why you're bingeing: boredom? Loneliness? Sadness? Restricting your diet too much? (Yes this can be a thing, if you deny yourself the food you crave you can end up overdoing it). Then find a solution. Have a friend to call or take up a hobby like craft which can occupy your mind in the hard times.
I know lots of people that have no packaged food in the home.
In our home, we focus on nutrients. We eat fresh meat, veg and fruit and have carefully selected packet food. I look at eliminating preservatives and artificial ingredients and have the nutrients needed.
That being said, we do have occasional treats to keep our minds healthy with a positive relationship with food.
We don’t have a junk kept in the house normally. Snacks for the kids include, fruit, carrot, no sugar yogurt, cheese, cherry tomatoes etc. that includes school lunches. Musli bars, chips, processed food is never bought. pack it up and get rid of it completely and I reckon in time the kids will get used to it.
Get rid of most, not all.
Limit them to one junk food a day. Only buy enough for them to have one per day, that way you'll feel like you're stealing out of your kids mouths if you eat their snacks.
If they eat all their junk in 2 days, they get no more for the week. Teach them to spread it out over the week.
You can then start eliminating it all together as time goes on. Introduce non junk snacks like home made healthy treats, yogurt, fruit, proteins etc.
No it’s not mean, you’d be doing everyone a favour. I do this as it’s the only way I can cut it off completely too. What I do, is buy them a few treats that I know I don’t like and I stick to that as their treats. After a while you’ll get used to not having junk food and feel much better for it that you will be able to let them have it without even wanting it yourself because the thought of it will make you feel ill once it’s out of your system. Good luck!
Not at all... get rid of it. They can learn healthy eating habits by snacking on healthy food