My mom is thin

First, let me say, I love Google Reader. I have found a lot of inspiring stories and great information on my mission to live a healthy life (and to make it a habit). I have come across fabulous websites, written by real women who have dealt with their issues, gotten healthy and then inspired others.

Anyway, I came across the ELASTICWAIST, a growing obsession about the weight of it all. The post I came across was about learning diet behavior from your mom.

As far as I know, my mom never dieted when I was growing up. She is tall and thin. I didn't get her genes in that regard - at a good fighting weight I'm practically petite (I may look like I have big bones from the excess fat, but no!). I have breasts. My mom is really sort of flat. She also has more energy then anyone I have ever met. Recently she's gained a few pounds (and by a few, I mean like 10). She has always encouraged me to eat healthy, and we never really had any junkfood in our house.

My mom does eat a good diet - and will occassionally want to lose weight. The thing about that is, that she realizes when she's started to gain, and does something about it RIGHT AWAY. Thus keeping her at a respectable weight.

I wish I had paid more attention to her eating habits when I was growing up.

By the way, my mom does encourage me to lose weight. She's like me to be thin. My grandmother also wanted me to be thin - and when I was sickly skinny due to ulcerative colitis, she was quite thrilled! (But my grandmother had weight issues all of her life - - and incidentally had breasts.)

Anyway, I don't think I can blame my mom for my food issues. I actually do no think there is anyone to blame (Grandma's heart was in the right place). I just need to get in gear and hopefully get to a place so that when I have a daughter - I'm not dieting, I'm just eating healthy and perhaps cutting back a little if I have gone overboard.