Dee - Interview 39

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Dee wonders if she should have stopped her daughter getting into the habit of eating too much.
Dee wonders if she should have stopped her daughter getting into the habit of eating too much.
She just was greedy really, she just drunk and drunk she just, you know, always filled herself up a lot, as it were, so she was always big. And I think I personally, I don’t think I got it under control I think I probably should have done a lot more a lot sooner in terms of her weight, I should have had a bit more control over it, but I think we always thought, “Oh she’s only a baby she’ll grow out of it, it will be fine, she’ll be okay”, and that, so we just fed her and we just continued to keep, you know, feeding this big appetite that she had, not thinking that actually we were actually fuelling a big problem for later on.
We allowed her to eat too much right from day one and so I have to hold my hand up to that, we did allow her to eat too much and so therefore she’s got into that sort of pattern. She was already brought up on that pattern of overeating and of filling herself up in that way, not having any sort of restrictions put on the amount that she could actually sort of, you know, nobody saying to her well actually you don’t need that much you know, nobody needs that much, stop eating that - she was never told that.
Dee says that using words like ‘big’ just ‘beats around the bush’.
Dee says that using words like ‘big’ just ‘beats around the bush’.
Dee’s daughter was fed man-sized portions of West Indian food by her grandad.
Dee’s daughter was fed man-sized portions of West Indian food by her grandad.
Dee says that her daughter has always struggled to control her eating and was treated for depression and anxiety.
Dee says that her daughter has always struggled to control her eating and was treated for depression and anxiety.
Dee and her daughter used to end up arguing whenever they went clothes shopping.
Dee and her daughter used to end up arguing whenever they went clothes shopping.
Dee’s daughter enjoyed some aspects of the 'Transformed' programme, and learnt to cook new foods, but didn't manage to stick to the changes after a holiday.
Dee’s daughter enjoyed some aspects of the 'Transformed' programme, and learnt to cook new foods, but didn't manage to stick to the changes after a holiday.
Dee says parents should be honest with themselves about where they are going wrong and be ready...
