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Post by bbbearsmom on Oct 1, 2020 23:11:24 GMT
Friday, 10/02
In relation to your eating and your weight do you think it is the result of nature, nurture, and/or you teaching yourself what to do?
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Post by bbbearsmom on Oct 1, 2020 23:12:15 GMT
I'm a mixture. I was "naturally" slim (too skinny) when I was young and everyone thought I took after my dad who was slim. Nothing in my childhood encouraged over eating. My father was very moderate in his eating. Back in the 50's and 60's we didn't snack or eat after dinner. I paid attention and didn't keep eating once I was satisfied. Then in my later 20's I taught myself to overeat and was overweight and obese for years. Third time on Weight Watchers this time I truly retaught myself how to eat to lose weight and to maintain. It wasn't just the eating I also had to change my thinking. Would not have been successful without doing that.
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Post by cathygeha on Oct 2, 2020 8:04:34 GMT
I think it is a combination:
* Nature takes into account genetics - my parents were not skinny * Nurture takes into account eating habits, love expressed through food, socializing, etc - Church potlucks, birthdays, sweets as rewards all went into packing on the pounds
I also think that hormones play a part as I was think till I had my first period then the weight found me quickly. I had a sort of set weight till I had babies (hormones again) and gained more. Stress releases hormones, too, I think and there was plenty of stress living in countries at war.
I do think we can train ourselves to eat differently and move more but I will never be a waif...I don't think...unless it is a disease or person that takes away my food or interest in food.
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Post by mac on Oct 2, 2020 15:14:34 GMT
In my relation to eating and weight is it related to:
* Nature. My parents and some relatives were over weight so part of this weight problem could be inherited as well as I didn't have a real weight problem until I had my kids.
* Nuture. I believe this is where a lot of my weight problem started. When we went shopping we'd buy bags of candy and junk to eat, we did have meals at home but very little fruit and vegetables, always had a rich dessert for one meal as well as snacks at night of fudge and sweet treats.
* Teaching myself how to eat. This is another place I had eating problems. I don't remember being exposed to how we should eat healthy at home when I was younger. This is why I loved WW because it taught me a lot about how I should be eating and the importance of a goal weight. When I got my degree in Home Economics to teach I only had one semester of nutrition and hated the class. I just don't think there was much emphasis on nutrition and health in my earlier years as there is today.
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Post by lani on Oct 2, 2020 15:17:07 GMT
Same here. I don't know if it's 50/50, but I am lucky enough to have my natural weight set point pretty easy to maintain if I am even mostly reasonable with diet and exercises I am unlucky that I can put on excess weight easily because I love food and if there were no consequences, I would eat much more unhealthy items and amounts. Overeating is a coping mechanism that I have used in the past and have to constantly monitor.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Oct 2, 2020 17:24:38 GMT
but I will never be a waif When I was young I was a waif but even though I might be considered small now I'm not a waif. I don't think I could get back to that because my bad habits are all still there waiting to happen again. Actually I have a bottom weight I react to and work on eating more when I get to it. When I was skinny I wasn't in charge of the situation to me it was something happening to me and I don't want that taking me over again. |
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Post by luvvinlife on Oct 2, 2020 17:26:45 GMT
Overeating was my response to being lonely. I am the only one in my family who has almost always been overweight so I would say that either I got different genes from my ancestors or I needed to be out playing more. I think it’s a combination though.
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