It's not just candy, it's everything. It would be extremely easy to gain hundreds of lbs in my house. The waste really bothers me, we could have better quality food for the same money.
She wanted a coffee drink, so she bought a case of those starbucks frappachino things from Sams, drank 1, threw out 9 after they took up fridge space for 3 months.
She went to the meat store, there was a sale on ribs, so she bought 5. She's the only one who eats ribs, I can't eat them, they make me sick. I'm just glad we have a chest freezer.
As a child I was expected to be able to lose weight and maintain the loss with tons of soda, ice cream, candy, cookies, pasta, etc in the house. Few adults can do that, much less a 10 year old.
I've gotten to the point where most things don't really tempt me, but it's not always easy.
I don't have any advice for exercise except it might be worth buying a stationary bike or a treadmill, assuming you have the room. |