Lazy bloody town and damned sports candy

[ailbhe]

Linnea is really confused by what constitutes "healthy" food and since I explained that fruit contains sugar (we were talking about dental health) she's not sure whether she's ALLOWED to eat fruit any more. I can't see why any child likes bloody Lazytown because it is incredibly irritating and all the people are wholly unattractive and the puppets are horrible, but they do - and it's a bit crazy about the whole food thing.

Sports candy. Fruit is FRUIT, it's not a substitute for sweets and cake. It's worth eating in its own right. And conflating sugar and refined sugar is really annoying.

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[the-changeling.livejournal.com]

A story about the signals. I too am an overweight adult, who firmly had the signals blown in very early childhood. In fact, it was so alien to me, I couldn't comprehend what everyone was talking about. It was an alien language.

And then, I went on prozac. The signal hit in loud and clear, and was so strong, it was like a blow to the head. I simply could _not_ eat one mouthfull more, when the signal hit. And the portion size was so small!!!

I've been on prozac three times now,a nd each time, BANG, for two weeks, I get a full signal. It's just wonderful. I always lose about two stone in weight. But it wears off, and my need for food, and the pleasure signals that it fills my brain with, takes over, and my portion size creeps back up again.

But having experienced that signal, I'm very determined my child will be allowed to keep his! :-)

It also allowed me to re-evaluate smug relatives who'd always said "Just stop whilst you are full, I do. You have no self control."
Actually, dear relatives who HAVE NO CLUE, it's you who don't understand self-control. You don't' consciously stop eating to stay slim, you have a working signal, and so you NEVER HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.

It was a very healing experience, all round, being able to look at 'the signal' from both sides. :-)