Living the Naturally Thin way with Muggles

Hi Kym,

I can relate to your feelings even if I don’t have two sons!  My husband is a “Big Guy” and always has been.  He doesn’t understand the importance of eating when he gets hungry.  He’s been starving himself during the day for his entire life.  All the same, he is a successful professional and is also very “work oriented”, if only because he gets in a Zone and “forgets” to eat.  After nearly three years of constant gentle reminders (that’s how long I’ve been living NT) he is finally starting to get the message.  He’s not perfect by any stretch.  He still binges at night and eats low quality foods but at least now he’s not ashamed to eat more REAL food when he’s still hungry. 

I encourage him when we’re out on the weekends to take food with him (I always carry something).  For example, if we go out to lunch and get sandwiches and he’s still huingry after eating his first sandwich at 11:00.  I encourage him to get another one.  I tell him, “I’d rather you eat another sandwich now, than wait until tonight when you haven’t eaten enough all day and watch you binge.”

Sometimes he listens, sometimes he doesn’t.  While it can be frustrating; leading by quiet example and making a LOT of delicious real food available has been the key for me.  When I first started and tried to explain the NT Principles to DH he said “I’ll believe it when I see it”.  Since then, he’s better (but by no means perfect) about eating when he gets hungry.

I guess the most I can say is Have Courage. Believe and support your wonderful family.  Changing a lifetime of eating beliefs comes in smalls steps every day.

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You are both expressing very common problems.  Ours is a culture that values work and productivity and devalues caring for our bodies by eating good food on time.  It is very difficult, and I speak from experience, to influence others to eat more responsibly.  Many people are so tuned out of their hunger signals that they really do not feel hungry until it’s too late.  My husband is the same way and battles excessive hunger at night often.  He is learning, though. Instead of trying to talk him into eating more earlier in the day, I find just putting the food in front of him helps.  He usually eats it.  As for the kids, do your best to get food to them throughout the day, whether your husband agrees with you or not.  Your kid’s future health is as risk and he needs to learn to eat well now.  Good luck!  Glad to have you on the board.
Sincerely,
Jean Antonello

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Many thanks Jean.
Kim.

It is very good to see.Thanks for sharing this.Thanks to you.

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Kim i have gone through the discussion. i have got your problem. actually i also know a family like yours. they often share with me but i can not give them any good suggestion. if you are given any good suggestion about it please let me know.