Sad the way you started your post then was exactly me. I was always 'big' but looking back now I was actually perfectly fine and looked good. I was just always bigger than my friends were.

Meals were a big deal at home. We all sat round the table as you did and there was delicious roasts and homemade puddings with cream and you were encouraged to finish it.

But there was no parent to control me. I'd eat all the above then an hour later go foraging for something else then something else. No one ever stopped me.

10 years ago I was diagnosed with crohns disease and since then have put on a LOT of weight. Some of it was down to the steroids and other medication, most of it was just poor food choices. I'm still very overweight and I try my best to control what I eat. But once I start I can't stop. I used to just binge at night and mainly starve during the day. Now I have a child I feel I have to teach her about food and it's helped me somewhat. But many times I've caught myself nibbling a biscuit while I tell her to have some fruit. Total hypocrite.

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