My daughter Ry will be 12 in August. She is going on gluten-free milk-free lowcarb with me as of 5/25. Although I did shift our dinners toward LC fare, she's so far still eaten a lot of junk in morning and lunchtime and on weekends. Although she did lose weight, she's gained some back. We are both hoping that a sincere summer of lowcarb and exercise and a little suntanning will improve her feelings about her body. ;-) Which is developing in ways mine didn't tell 3 years later, sheesh.

I'm working on recipes and experiments to come up with stuff that she will like and that is fairly easy but that is not super high calorie, since I can eat a whole lot more than she can probably but we basically have to eat the same foods.

My goal is to have her taking bento box lunches to school next year with LC foods.

PJ

Hey Sassafras, at this point I would trade with you. My preteen is a girl who has recently started her menstral cycle and her moods are just crazy. She yells, says smart things, and recently told a lie about something very important at school. It has been stressing me because I know I raised her better than that...

On the diet front, I, too, feel the need for a sweet treat at the end of a hard day. I think it is our way of congratulating ourselves for making it through another difficult day! I work hard on that and try to eat healthy things....I am on CAD though so I occasionally work in a healthy fruit, flax bread, or ice cream today....one scoop. It keeps me on track and sane. I try to have something sweet only once a week....

I agree we juggle a lot, but I am hanging in there....after weeks of weeping lol... My mother tells me that the teenage years are the worst but I'm just not ready !

I would like to join you all..I have a lot to lose...I have 9 year old twin girls...and I really do not want them to remember me this way...so yup I am in..I'm not on southbeach or atkins..I am on the 6 wk body make over..that is just what it is called..will definately take more than 6 weeks.

Well six weeks is a start, Bonnie! My first lowcarb was a "3 week trial experiment." (It worked great, but I went off it as planned and didn't get back to it for a lonnnng time.) You have to start somewhere after all!

Hey Daisy,

Welcome! I've been on the Six Week Body Makeover, but as RIGHTNOW suggests, six weeks is a start. Congrats on taking the plunge!

rightnow and skeeweeaka thank you for the encouragement..it sure helps

Aw, Skee, hang in there! Am sure the emotional drama is so draining. Lots of hugs to you.

Rightnow, that's so cool that you two can eat healthily together. Just wonderful.

Daisy, welcome! Congrats on the commitment and best wishes for a smooth transition!

I'm going shopping today...trying to think of something that my boys could have for breakfast that's quick and nourishing (DH got them hooked on Nutrigrain bars and I'm trying to undo that). Any ideas? (I should probably mention that we only have about 20 minutes in the morning to get them dressed, teeth brushed, fed, and out the door).