[Chrisydj]

I say make it a family change and make a rule where if you eat you eat at the table including yourself. My neighbor told me today that she has noticed that everyone in our family has slimmed down and all it took was a few changes in my kids and boyfriends diets. We get healthier breakfast cereal for the kids or oatmeal. They have 1 2liter of soda to last them the week when it is gone they get water or v8 juice. We cook dinner alot more than we used to so that means I KNOW what is going in their tummies. We dont buy cookies or candy or potatoe chips at all so it isnt here to tempt them. we go on walks together as often as our schedules allow but we also do things like yard work together, today we spent 3 hours raking leaves and picking up twigs and branches that fell from the last 2 big ice storms we had. it was fun to do it TOGETHER and no one feels they are being picked on and it makes it alot easier for me to get my exercise and eat right when i'm not the only one doing it. I told my family that if I was going to be healthy that they were too. You just gotta find the healthy foods that you all like and find the fun tasty ways to cook them. like an eggplant pizza it is just a slice of eggplant with a slice of tomatoe and lowfat cheese on top and you bake it in the oven it yummy and healthy. Eating better doesnt just mean losing weight it means living a longer happier healthier and more comfortable life.