I was always a big kid, taller and bigger than my friends. My parents and most adults around me reassured me that I’d “grow out of” the extra weight as I got older. But due to a lack of knowledge about nutrition (both mine and my parents’), that never happened. Instead, I kept 'growing', until I became obese. By then, I was an adult, dealing with the consequences of poor habits formed in childhood.
The idea that “it’ll just come off” can lead to years of unhealthy eating and inactivity. If a child is consistently overeating, has a sedentary lifestyle, or isn’t learning about balanced nutrition, those patterns don’t magically disappear. Instead, they can turn into lifelong struggles with weight, health, and self-esteem as it was in my case.
This isn’t about pushing kids into losing weight itself but it's more around the importance of teaching kids the basics of healthy living early on so they don’t have to unlearn harmful habits later.
I wish I had learned these things earlier. If you're a parent, you have the opportunity to guide your kids toward a healthier future, without making food or weight a stressful topic.
I'm curious, did anyone else experience a childhood like this? If so, did you manage to overcome it or do you think it played a part into why you are currently on a weight loss journey?
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