So, while I was pouring out ds's cereal this morning, I got to thinking. How come I'm spending so much time and energy on my WOE, whilst still allowing myself to feed ds stuff I wouldn't eat?
I'm completely committed to LC, but not just as a weight-loss tool. I genuinely believe that most of what we've been told about diet and nutrition over the past 40 years or so is just plain wrong. This WOE is just as much for long term health as for a 'healthy' weight. So I really, really can't justify feeding ds crunchy nut cornflakes, can I?
He's 10, smaller than average, skinny and full of energy. If anything he could do with putting weight on! But he said this morning that he gets hungry a couple of hours after eating breakfast. In my defence, he eats pretty well generally. Luckily he is a big fan of MEAT in all its glorious forms which makes life easier and he's not bad on veg either. We don't have fruit juices or fizzy drinks or sweets or anything low-fat in the house. In the evening he will generally eat what I'm eating (perhaps with a bit of added rice) but he would happily live on pasta and cheese, and sometimes, when we're pressed for time or I'm knackered, I turn to this staple.
But I'm going to stop. If it's good for me, it's good for him. I think some starchy carbs are still ok for him, and more fruit than I would eat is probably fine too. The odd protein and veg sandwich. But no more crappy cereal, no more processed sugar! Plenty of fat, plenty of protein. Eggs for breakfast and no more plain pasta for dinner. Sadly I don't have a lot of control over what he eats at school but otherwise, I think there are lots of changes I could make.
Would love to hear what other Bootcampers do (or don't do) LC-wise with their kids.
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