Weight Watchers

[TheyCallMeMrGlass]

I heard somewhere that the government were going to send familes on courses about eating properly and losing weight etc. The trouble is that you can lead a horse to water but can't make it drink. I don't think some of these families know how to cook or make food from fresh. God knows I don't, well I do but I'm lazy. Being single I just don't bother.

Anyway, as long as you can b*y rubbish salt laden fat sodden food for peanuts, people will do that unfortunately. Why bother to get a chicken and cook from fresh when you can go to Chicken Cottage and b*y a bucket for a few £'s.

I think cooking and nutrition for boys and girls should be taught at school again, then maybe the next generation will break the cycle.

You absolute right, Valda. The way the food market operates with its marketing and selling is killing all of us. Its pure crap that is put on the shelves. Healthy cooking lessons in schools is a great solution. But its not too late for us either. Look at Diane, always learning new courses and I also try to learn more too, including cooking...I am a terrible cook but I try follow simple recipes and they come out alright. I plan to do a cookery course soon.

[Rainey]

The previous government maybe, but this governement is actaully planning to take away the funding they give to local councils for fruit for Key Stage 1 children and Key Stage 2 has already been withdrawn.

I don't know if it is the norm or just my kids school but they do have lessons on living a healthy lifestyle as part of PSHE. They also ran a free after school cooking class open to all the children in school from Reception through to Year 6, teaching them how to cook basic things from scratch. Unfortunately again funding got withdrawn and it was scaled back, there is now contribution and they have to limit the numbers but it is still very good.

We also have a Community Learning Partnership who amogst other things run basic cookery courses both within school and for parents/adults who want to take part as a short evening class, again this has been a free but they don't know yet if come September they will have funding for any of their courses.

Funding has also recently been removed from our local Sports Partnership programme, they basically arranged a lot of the sport children did in school and extra before/after school sports activities.

[havingascreen]

The previous government maybe, but this governement is actaully planning to take away the funding they give to local councils for fruit for Key Stage 1 children and Key Stage 2 has already been withdrawn.

I don't know if it is the norm or just my kids school but they do have lessons on living a healthy lifestyle as part of PSHE. They also ran a free after school cooking class open to all the children in school from Reception through to Year 6, teaching them how to cook basic things from scratch. Unfortunately again funding got withdrawn and it was scaled back, there is now contribution and they have to limit the numbers but it is still very good.

We also have a Community Learning Partnership who amogst other things run basic cookery courses both within school and for parents/adults who want to take part as a short evening class, again this has been a free but they don't know yet if come September they will have funding for any of their courses.

Funding has also recently been removed from our local Sports Partnership programme, they basically arranged a lot of the sport children did in school and extra before/after school sports activities.

It so wrong that all of these great initiatives fall under the axe, not a nice government to be living under

[Diane65]

I'm going on a course re obesity and tackling weight issues with patients which I always find awkward. I recently had a 10 year old patient who weighed 14 stone and the mum wanted to know what I was going to do about her painful feet (I changed the details a bit but its the same ration for patient confidentiality), how can they not see its simple law of physics!!
I too have to make sure I don't go to mad with food as it would be difficult to advise patients if I'm stuffing my face.

But Mr G I do like a bit of bling as well!!

I know you do Diane, but I also know you do so now again to treat yourself, after a good week of healthy, right?

I really like the job you doing because you have to set an example to patients and that itself is good for self motivation, dont you think?

That course sounds great That 10 year old patient's parents seriously need a GP's referral to a nutritionist and child fitness adviser, though! He/she is roughly twice the weight he/she should be Do you have a right to make such suggestions to them? Or is it simply just awkward for you? Hopefully the course will help you with that

Yes I have to tackle it as it's my "Duty of Care" and I have to document the advice I have given, I just find it hard to approach the subject without upsetting the child. It's a tricky one as depending on who you refer onto it can be classed as child abuse the same as under feeding when more often than not they just need guidance, in my experience its not the ones who come from the more deprived areas but the more affluent ones who are too busy to spend time with the children and indulge them with treats. I'm not recommending teenage pregnancy's but they are the ones who tend to play/exercise with the children and cook traditional food I'm afraid to say it's the older parents who drive the children everywhere.

I've no idea if we have a child fitness advisor but if we don't we need one. I'll check up on what both Valda and raineylb have said as I'm not too sure what services have been withdrawn and what services are still available, thanks ladies and the gentleman for your advice.

[aruif]

i eat so sporadically i'm suprised i have any metabolism at all again. some days i'm good some days im bad, i don't eat too many take aways or anything i much prefer "proper" food. but im addicted to chocolate more than i ever have been in my life! i try to swap it for muller rice but nothing beats a chocolate craving. i know i will be ok once i cut down and it's not like i eat it everyday but for me i eat it more often than i should!

I'm seriously unfit again. i'm doing the wii fit and although i have to cancel the gym as funds just can't be found anymore for it i've decided that as i'm going to get one of those little nike ipod walk things for my trainers and start walking either in the mornings or early evenings and i'll have a record of it for incentive to keep going! i HATE walking with a passion, it's so boring and it hurts all the bits of me that are painful enough allready but it is at least free even if it's painful and dull!

i guess i should give away at least some of my lindt bunnies later when i go to my mums. maybe i'll have one roast potato less too... or i might just ask for new potatoes and veg!

[aruif]

is anyone doing race for life this year? if so where? i'm thinking i might. i missed it last year but think i want to do it again this year.

[weliveandbreathewords]

Im thinking I might since I missed the BRMV walkathon today
but its only 1k isnt it? and dont you have to p*y to take part? :S

[havingascreen]

I'm doing it in Edinburgh for the first time Was in training by walking from Harlow to Flotterstone up in the Pentland Hills on Saturday and through the woods at Newbattle in Midlothian today. Are there any good walks down your way??

Did you do the BRMV Raw_r??

[aruif]

Im thinking I might since I missed the BRMV walkathon today
but its only 1k isnt it? and dont you have to p*y to take part? :S

it's 3 k and yes to have to p*y but it is for charity. they do bug the hell out of you after it though which is really annoying. i will tell them i will make you some money doing the walk then leave me alone i don't have money to give you.

[weliveandbreathewords]

Did you do the BRMV Raw_r??

No My mom didnt tell me about it cause she was going to do it with her friend instead, then her back started hurting again so she never did it.
Find it a bit stupid that she didnt tell me to spite me :/ she knew i wanted to do it, but i thought it was happening in June :/

Yeah ive done race for life before, and I vaguely remembered being pestered like mad afterwards!