Comments on: Thinking Thin: For the Children

By: amandamagee

amandamagee — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:07:52 +0000

I bet they notice a beauty you've never known. Watching you learn to embrace it will be the most precious thing for them to witness!

By: Stacie Connerty

Stacie Connerty — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:25:50 +0000

Wow! I could have written this post. I seriously feel the same way. My weight consumes my life more than anything including motherhood. It is sad to me. I don't take pictures and I hate that I am doing that to my children. I just started a weight loss journey as well and it will be great to have someone to follow! :) Stacie The Divine Miss Mommy: http://thedivinemissmommy.com Live, Laugh, Lose - My Weight Loss Journey: http://yovia.com/blogs/livelaughlose

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:39:37 +0000

I can relate to this so much. I have had krinkles for a long time. I ended up ordering my bathing suit on-line from JMS on sale for my vacation, which was last week. Only problem was, the first day I wore it, it fell apart! The panties came apart from the netting that connected the top. Thank God a good friend gave me a bathing suit, which I really liked. It is a Delta Burke and made so well. Don't be hard on yourself. You are beautiful and that overshadows the krinkles.

By: Sasha Fierce

Sasha Fierce — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:53:50 +0000

I LOOOOOVE this. So inspiring. THANK YOU.

By: Sheri

Sheri — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:48:58 +0000

My charming middle child once told me I qualified for handicapped status because of my weight…actually he said "because you're fat." Out of the mouthes of babes….

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:54:55 +0000

I definitely remember my mom's tummy – stretchmarks and appendicitis scar and all (sorry mom) – from when I was my daughter's age. When she was the age I am now she was at her heaviest – as I am now. She tells me it was because there's a lot of focus on the kids and little time to exercise, plus quick sodas and snacks on the go and special "Treats" with the kids. So that's my excuse.

That said, I do show Emma pictures of mommy at various stages of life and am quick to point out how much "healthier" I was and my intention to walk more and eat "sometimes foods" less often…actually only sometimes instead of most of the time. I try very hard to not use the words fat and skinny but instead focus on over all health. I think she's getting it. She asks tons of questions about health, but has never once commented on someone looking fat.

So fingers crossed that she will not only have my neurosis, but will also be healthier. A mom can dream, right?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:05:54 +0000

My favorite is when the 3 yr old lifts my shirt, points to my belly and says innocently- Baby? Um no sweetheart, your baby brother is 9 months old!

By: Carrington

Carrington — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:04:00 +0000

Such a well written post, you are so funny! Think about your earliest memory? Were you like 5? and it was probably something spectacular like Disneyland or something memorable. I seriously bet he forgot about this by the time you left the dressing room, like how he asked me the other day "When did Capri start walking?!" LoL, and we were all "Um, like a year ago". I think you are golden. Now IS the best time, and they won't ever remember the krinkles.

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:53:52 +0000

Mine are starting to notice my weight, too, asking more questions than I'm comfortable with answering. Well, my four year old asks the questions. My two year old just pokes me in the belly and laughs. Thanks, kid.

I'm hoping to get rid of most of this weight before they're in elementary school. No one wants to be the "fat mom" in the class.

By: Thea

Thea — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:14:40 +0000

I wanted the same thing, too….to be "done" by the time they were able to notice. But truly, if it wasn't my "krinkles" for them to notice, it would be something else. Because they notice everything. Everything.