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My kids eat more than me!

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By Seahawks Fan, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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Seahawks Fan    771

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I’ve been preparing meals for my family for many years but since my surgery I set the table with kids plates with portion dividers & plastic forks & spoons. My kids love to watch me eat with little plastic utensils & plates. They eat more than me now & get a kick out of me & their mom using small plates & kids plastic forks & spoons. It sure does make it more fun having small meals!

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FluffyChix    17,418

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You should start doing that while speaking in a foreign language or a funny accent. Also eating with chopsticks on your non-dominant hand. You can entertain kiddos for hours that way! I once got 2 eight year old girls to stop squealing like little girls by daring them to run endless laps in the house with the accent of a French mime. Good times!

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jess9395    5,450

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Lol! Mine eats more than I do too, but he’s a 6’3” 15 year old athlete.

I don’t know how much my daughter eats because she’s away at college. I miss her!!!

Enjoy your kids, they grow up too fast!


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Sleeve1stFitNext    924

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I can't even look at other people eat anymore lol. I am just like, "how can you eat all of that?"

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Road2Newme3    116

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I feel so left out when I eat with classmates at school! I bring out this tiny 2oz meal and they have like 3 containers of food! My 4 year old eats more than me and its so hard to imagine eating that much ever again!

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Losebig    508

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Haha, I was saying the same thing the other day. My 2 and 3 year old eat more than I do. They do notice too, for a while my son refused to eat because he didn’t see me eating much and wanted to be like me. Pretty amazing when you think about how little we’re eating!

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BlueCrush    408

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I have a 1 year old, and we basically eat the same amount per meal right now!

My wife, daughter, and I have been able to go to a restaurant and all 3 of us share one meal. :D

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jess9395    5,450

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I feel so left out when I eat with classmates at school! I bring out this tiny 2oz meal and they have like 3 containers of food! My 4 year old eats more than me and its so hard to imagine eating that much ever again!


Be careful... what do you feel “left out” of? You’re enjoying their company, yes? Being included in the conversation, yes? What exactly are you left out OF? That’s a mental hurdle you will have to overcome to made this new life work for you!


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