tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8821782170091056319.post8928471394021719124..comments2023-10-14T06:11:40.065-07:00Comments on Eating Bariatric: A Drawback of Weightloss...Lisa Dovichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01392604732367332459noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8821782170091056319.post-70607121994029395942011-02-01T04:35:13.990-08:002011-02-01T04:35:13.990-08:00Lisa, I'm so sorry about your ring. :(
Don...Lisa, I'm so sorry about your ring. :(<br /><br />Don't beat yourself up too much for slipping. You've done SO WELL for so long that a break was needed. You know this doesn't define you. You'll get back to it soon enough.<br /><br />:hugs:Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8821782170091056319.post-22608845378204642742011-01-31T14:18:26.075-08:002011-01-31T14:18:26.075-08:00We've struggled with eating and our toddler fo...We've struggled with eating and our toddler for over two years (he's 2 and a half now!) and he still takes a bottle. I've found it easier to pick one battle at a time - for now we are working on increasing his calories from food (and Cheetos *used* to be a staple for him!) and we'll worry about the bottle later (and we have a plan for that!).<br /><br />Pick your battles. Not all kids are the same, especially toddlers. The one thing that stays the same: they feel our stress. When we stress, life for them becomes more challenging and instead of being a helpful and supportive parent, we turn into monsters who cringe at every "task" that encompasses their lives. <br /><br />If you want to work on calories from food (which will reduce the calories from a bottle) then pick that. Use Cheetos as an incentive. If grumpybutt eats 3 bites of this food, he can have 3 Cheetos. Remember that you need to use small numbers, preferably numbers used on a daily basis. It helps keep everything on a simple level. If grumpybutt doesn't eat three bites, he doesn't get three Cheetos. Yes, he'll throw a fit. Yes, he will yell and cry... put him in time out for the fit (1 minute per year of age) and be consistent. It will take a couple weeks before the patterns set in, but it will happen. <br /><br />And I apologize if this sounds like I'm telling you *what* to do. I've been round and round with this wonderful toddler of mine - and we've just recently hit 60 to 70 percent of his calories from food; most of which comes from peanut butter and brown sugar oatmeal. :)<br /><br />Big hugs!Mystihttp://www.thanksgiving365.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8821782170091056319.post-22013002130523739632011-01-31T11:24:24.097-08:002011-01-31T11:24:24.097-08:00I have so much to comment on here.
The ring - I...I have so much to comment on here. <br /><br />The ring - I was actually at a jeweler to attach a pendant to a new necklace and she cleaned my wedding ring while I was there. We were gabbing about jewelry and hubs was looking at getting a 'casual' wedding band. The subject of ring replacements came up and do you know, there are PLENTY of women out there who want an 'UPGRADE' from their first wedding ring. Not because they lost the first one, but because it wasn't "expensive enough" Romantic. <br />My mom put her wedding stones into a pendant (The same pendant I went to the jeweler about) because while she was going through chemotherapy and taking steroid medications for cancer treatment, her fingers swelled. So finally she gave up and made a pendant out of it. Wore it around her neck until the day she passed away. Now I wear it.<br /><br />Food & Stress - Give yourself a bit of a break. Kids are stressful, no doubt about it. So keep the snacky foods in the grocery store and stock the house with foods that need to be prepared, then allow yourself a treat for getting through the day with your hair intact around 3pm (munchy time) and keep sticking with the healthy stuff. Or..if you are really feeling stressed, eat one of 3ft's sandwiches. ;)Turkey Girlhttp://jcaddell.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8821782170091056319.post-77431217847182226312011-01-31T10:39:50.202-08:002011-01-31T10:39:50.202-08:00Sorry about your ring! It may still turn up. Don&#...Sorry about your ring! It may still turn up. Don't give up hope! You'll curb the eating. If you know the cause - that has to help. You've come too far to fall back. ((hugs))June Kraminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15896151680799194326noreply@blogger.com