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Our relationship with food is not always about taste or hunger. Let’s explore ideas, emotions, and tips together to slowly take these small steps to improve our health and fitness. We do not take orders from a cookie!
Recent Posts Tagged With 'child obesity'
School Snacks and the Village Idiot
My friend, Ally, recently came over fuming about snack time at school. After three days of her son bringing home the nutritious snacks that she carefully packs for him, she called the teacher. Instead of eating the nutritious snacks, her son eats...
Parents’ Role with Our Emotional Eating Problems
Welcome to Small Steps to Health where we do not take orders from a cookie! This post is a discussion of a parent's role in raising a child with emotional eating problems. It is pretty astonishing the amount of emotional baggage that we being to th...
Are Young People Too Fat for the Military? What about the Law Enforcement?
Photo by: Jackie. This weekend I saw my cousin, Jimmy, for the first time since he completed basic training for the Marines three years ago. I cannot believe that skinny young adult has transformed into this trim and muscular person. Though Jimm...
Weight and Early Puberty in Girls
Photo by: hyperscholar. It is common knowledge that we are getting fatter as a nation. It has long been known that overweight girls tend to mature earlier than thinner girls. But why is that the case? The answer might be in our fat cells. ...
Food Advertising in Schools Contributes to Child Obesity
Photo by: hobvias sudoneighm. My nephew came home last year with a coupon for a Happy Meal for reading 10 books in his school's reading program. I remember watching his glowing face while he waved that coupon in front of me. I am a strong advoca...
Thoughts on Child Obesity
Photo by: Colin Rose. Though I do not have any children of my own yet, the idea of child obesity is terrifying. I am living in a time period where the possibility of a generation full of sick or dying people due to chronic diseases could be a reali...
