Fat Kids

Forest Master

When I was a kid (primary school in late 80's, secondary for most of 90's), I remember there was always usually just 1 fat kid in the class, and every group of friends over the years seemed to just have 1 fat mate, etc. Even in secondary - 1 fat kid in the class (3 or 4 in the entire year). In my group of friends - just 1 fat kid.

Now when I look around at groups of kids, you see 10 year old boys with tits - big floppy tits - the percentage of fat kids now has to be 40-50% - it's insane! You see 7/8 year old girls with leggings & massive camel toes of flab! << Yeah, I'm bad for pointing it out, but we've all seen it. A chunky little sweathog with an ice-cream cone in her hand waddling along.

We all know it's a problem - kids are getting fatter. It's not the kids fault - has to be the parents just setting a bad example & not being arsed motivating them. Maybe someone here has fat kids and can enlighten us?

If my kids are every fat little piggies, please shoot me in the head for failing as a parent. It's hard enough being motivated to stay in shape in my 30's now - so what sort of a start in life is being a fat 8,9,10 year old?? The future is likely diabetes or a heart attack. Habits learned at that age are hard to break.

It saddens me, that's all.

Discussion welcome.

joshrogan

Fat people are jollier therefore fat kids are jollier. Live fast die young.

mikemac

Might be pocket money?

Which I was a child fadó fadó I had no money to buy sweets and soft drinks.
Packed lunch every day and only on Friday would you get two punts for a treat.

Even if I wanted to stuff my face I had no money to do it until I got a job

How much money do school kids get these days?

Eric Cartman

Forest Master wrote: »

When I was a kid (primary school in late 80's, secondary for most of 90's), I remember there was always usually just 1 fat kid in the class, and every group of friends over the years seemed to just have 1 fat mate, etc. Even in secondary - 1 fat kid in the class (3 or 4 in the entire year). In my group of friends - just 1 fat kid.

Now when I look around at groups of kids, you see 10 year old boys with tits - big floppy tits - the percentage of fat kids now has to be 40-50% - it's insane! You see 7/8 year old girls with leggings & massive camel toes of flab! << Yeah, I'm bad for pointing it out, but we've all seen it. A chunky little sweathog with an ice-cream cone in her hand waddling along.

We all know it's a problem - kids are getting fatter. It's not the kids fault - has to be the parents just setting a bad example & not being arsed motivating them. Maybe someone here has fat kids and can enlighten us?

If my kids are every fat little piggies, please shoot me in the head for failing as a parent. It's hard enough being motivated to stay in shape in my 30's now - so what sort of a start in life is being a fat 8,9,10 year old?? The future is likely diabetes or a heart attack. Habits learned at that age are hard to break.

It saddens me, that's all.

Discussion welcome.

i have never laughed harder at anything in AH as i have at this sentence , well done good sir, my coffee is all over my desk

Statistician

I saw a fat lad a few days ago that was extra large. He had what looked like a beer belly. His belly was drooping downwards. The poor lad mustn't have been more than 10.

Fat lad exam failure.

Hail 2 Da Chimp

It's all part of the Chinese plan to make Sumo wrestling an Olympic event!

Einhard

joshrogan wrote: »

Fat people are jollier therefore fat kids are jollier. Live fast fat die young.

FYP.

Temptamperu

I think its down to the diet of pre-packed and proccessed foods personally, parents usually have jobs and dont have time to cook healthy nutritious meals and so go with the easy stuff that is proven to be bad for you.
Its also cheaper to buy this crap too which plays a big part in it.

Einhard

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

It's all part of the Chinese plan to make Sumo wrestling an Olympic event!

I can't wait to see their faces when they realise that sumo is primarily a Japanese sport!!

Noodleworm

No one lets their kids go and play in the street anymore, and if they do their not playing football.
If your a parents, take your kids for walks, to the parks, and don't overfeed them.

Jaxxy

*awaits the PC brigade with popcorn*

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Einhard wrote: »

I can't wait to see their faces when they realise that sumo is primarily a Japanese sport!!

Those crazy Chinese!

steve9859

Parental failure. Simple as.

(was tempted to start that with the word "FACT", but that generally doesn't go down too well in AH!!)

Larianne

Kids aren't allowed to run in the playground any more.

Kids are driven to school and not allowed walk to school because of fear of being kidnapped etc. Less likely to be let play outside for long periods of time as a parent usually has to supervise in case of being kidnapped etc.

Roads are more busy so it's less safe to go cycling.

Then there's computer games, DS, internet.

Temptamperu wrote: »

I think its down to the diet of pre-packed and proccessed foods personally, parents usually have jobs and dont have time to cook healthy nutritious meals and so go with the easy stuff that is proven to be bad for you.
Its also cheaper to buy this crap too which plays a big part in it.

I think this plays a major part in why Children these days are larger these days. Both parents are usually working and it's easier to put on a pizza or chips than making a proper home cooked meal.

Killer Pigeon

Apparently "gaining" is becoming a popular fetish. Some people like men with nice round beer guts. There are even a few websites dedicated to "weight gain" as opposed to "weight loss". IMO, it's not good to be too skinny or too fat. The media like to popularise the notion of being very slim and muscular, which puts pressure on young people too.

Morag

Convenience food, processed food has more sugar in it, the amount of sugar in food today compared to 20/30 years ago is unbelievable. Few people cook from scratch and most will feed kids a lot of frozen food or pre made food and kids are drinking fizzy drinks every day. Cheap high sugar content food.


All that sugar and fat adds up, this with parent's who seem to think saying no to a child and making them upset is child abuse means children are eating way more calories then they need.

dsmythy

Temptamperu wrote: »

I think its down to the diet of pre-packed and proccessed foods personally, parents usually have jobs and dont have time to cook healthy nutritious meals and so go with the easy stuff that is proven to be bad for you.
Its also cheaper to buy this crap too which plays a big part in it.

Cheaper than fruit and veg?

I'd continue and say junk food, not as in meals but snacks. Watch any group of kids and you'll find the fat one munching on a bag of crisps nearly every time.

southsiderosie

Larianne wrote: »

I think this plays a major part in why Children these days are larger these days. Both parents are usually working and it's easier to put on a pizza or chips than making a proper home cooked meal.

But it's not really, especially if you do a bit of prep on the weekends.

barakus

Yeah Ive been saying the same thing for ages.

I lived in a large new housing estate and every single night the ice cream van would come up and 15-20 of the same kids would leg it up to him. I would say 50% of them were overweight and probably the same % of parents as well. Females being predominantly more overweight than the males.

Why the parents would give their overweight kids money to buy sweets every night was beyond me.

looky loo

fado fado there were no pizza places, no mcdonalds, no takeaways, and people knew how to cook.

Absurdum

parents are too lazy to cook anymore

Larianne

southsiderosie wrote: »

But it's not really, especially if you do a bit of prep on the weekends.

I'm saying this is probably one of the main reasons kids are bigger, not having a home cooked meal.

Forest Master

The NES was out when I was about 10 or so. Wasn't allowed get one. Eventually got a SNES a few years later, but wasn't allowed play it too much. Loved cycling - loved playing football, loved building tree houses & climbing trees.

So we had game consoles growing up - we just played them in moderation (well, most of us).

I guess it crosses over to treats too - we only had a packet of "Handy" bars in the drawer, and a 6-pack of Space Cadet crisps. I had a Handy bar for lunch in school, and a pack of crisps when I came home. Other than that, it was moderation. We had no fizzy drinks. My Mam said they were "full of sh*te".

Defo parents to blame - all the same stuff was around when I was growing up that's around today - sure, technology has improved - but I still had games & junk food - but my parents moderated it - which is their responsibility as parents!! It's not being moderated today, so kids are eating sweets, playing games for hours, and eating processed meals.

Hail 2 Da Chimp

dsmythy wrote: »

Cheaper than fruit and veg?

Fruit and veg are crazy prices these days, you'd swear they were some rare commodity...

FetchTheGin

There seems to be a lot more assholes about these days, nevermind fat kids.

Keith186

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

Apparently "gaining" is becoming a popular fetish. Some people like men with nice round beer guts. There are even a few websites dedicated to "weight gain" as opposed to "weight loss".

Those people look flabulous!

mikemac

You'd struggle to get down the footpath outside schools some mornings and evenings with the amount of cars and SUV's mounting the footpath.

Can't expect little Johnny or Mary to walk.

Of course, children and many adults can't see around SUV's so instead of making things safter, it's actually making it more dangerous

And sure several times a year you'll hear stories of a friend of a friend knows of a man approaching children after school. All over boards too
The van is white, always white
Pure scaremongering and hysteria but now fewer children walk to school

Tayla

People have a very distorted view of what they should and shouldn't actually be eating. The food pyramid is completely wrong.

People eat too much bread, their kids have bread in the morning, for lunch and then as snacks but of course the parents don't consider that to be a bad snack so along with the bready snacks they also have chocolate and crisps and cakes etc.

I allow my child to have a treat every day, some people would say that I shouldn't give him one every day but I don't add sugar to any of his other food and he doesn't snack on worthless food like chocolate spread sandwiches or biscuits so I think it's fine.

Toby Take a Bow

Forest Master wrote: »

The NES was out when I was about 10 or so. Wasn't allowed get one. Eventually got a SNES a few years later, but wasn't allowed play it too much. Loved cycling - loved playing football, loved building tree houses & climbing trees.

So we had game consoles growing up - we just played them in moderation (well, most of us).

I managed to get a NES when I was younger. But the games were something like 50 quid, and my 80p pocket money would've meant waiting a year to get a new game (after I'd finished Mario Bros and the other free game was Duck Hunt).

My nephew gets something mad like 10 euro pocket money a week. Although we're both skinny as f*ck.

caitmb

Reading this thread as I wait on Domino's to deliver....my bad:rolleyes:

TheZohanS

Forest Master wrote: »

Now when I look around at groups of kids,

you see 10 year old boys with tits - big floppy tits

You should stop looking at groups of kids, seriously.

Also sexually objectifying 10 year old children and saying they have "tits" is perverse.

wild_cat

Tayla wrote: »

People have a very distorted view of what they should and shouldn't actually be eating. The food pyramid is completely wrong.

People eat too much bread, their kids have bread in the morning, for lunch and then as snacks but of course the parents don't consider that to be a bad snack so along with the bready snacks they also have chocolate and crisps and cakes etc.

I allow my child to have a treat every day, some people would say that I shouldn't give him one every day but I don't add sugar to any of his other food and he doesn't snack on worthless food like chocolate spread sandwiches or biscuits so I think it's fine.

At that its usually white bread.. full of so many preservatives etc that it would survive a nuclear winter.

Plus they use soy in a lot of foods these days. Its relatively new to the western diet as well. Could be a reason for little boys having boobs (did I just type that.... ) or a rotund chest area.

JupiterKid

In my opinion the main reason for much more obesity among children these days - and it is a really shocking epidemic - is that parents are too paranoid to allow their children out to play, to run in the playground, to walk or cycle to school like was the norm back in the 1980s when I was a child.

McDonalds was around when I was a kid and so were crisps, chocolates, sweets and other junk food. But the big difference back then is that we were allowed to play outside. In fact, my mother was pleased to see us heading out to play and out of her hair.:pac::D Remember the words "It's a great day, so go play outside!"

It's inactivity IMO that's the biggest factor in childhood obesity. Over in Holland where my sister lives, you see very, very few fat kids because children are still allowed to play outside with their friends and walk to school, as they should do. Also, the much better urban planning in Holland means that neighbourhoods are designed with children's play areas and safety in mind.

Forest Master

TheZohan wrote: »

You should stop looking at groups of kids, seriously.

Also sexually objectifying 10 year old children and saying they have "tits" is perverse.

Yeah, nice selective quoting there.

Let me try some of your logic on you: Have you ever seen a baby? Yes? Well then maybe you stop stop staring tiny little innocent babies out of it with your gazing adult eyes. I bet you even have a penis concealed behind a piece of cloth while you stare, don't you? See - we can both apply stupid illogic motives to a simple every day scenario. Yeah - I saw a group of kids = I'm a paedo. :rolleyes:

JaxxYChicK wrote: »

*awaits the PC brigade with popcorn*

Seems like he's arrived. And I bet his kids are fatties.

inkwell

I was fat when I was a kid and it was a very sad and hard childhood. Guess how it started... I didnt like to eat too much before I went to creche (or pre-school?) but I did like to draw and some "smart" lady there was telling me if I eat more I will get more pencils...so I ate more and more and I started liking it too much and I strugle until now to control my weight...
Do everything to dont let your kids become fat. It stays with you for life -this broken heart and self-esteem (after beeing costantly rejected and poited out)

TheZohanS

Forest Master wrote: »

Yeah, nice selective quoting there.

Let me try some of your logic on you: Have you ever seen a baby? Yes? Well then maybe you stop stop staring tiny little innocent babies out of it with your gazing adult eyes. I bet you even have a penis concealed behind a piece of cloth while you stare, don't you? See - we can both apply stupid illogic motives to a simple every day scenario. Yeah - I saw a group of kids = I'm a paedo. :rolleyes:

Well I don't go around looking at groups of kids and saying "look at the tits on those". Because that would make me a paedophile, innit.

Seems like he's arrived. And I bet his kids are fatties.

I don't have any kids, and if I did have and I caught anyone staring at them and commenting on their "tits" I'd rip his ****ing arms off and beat him to death with them.

Tayla

wild_cat wrote: »

At that its usually white bread.. full of so many preservatives etc that it would survive a nuclear winter.

Plus they use soy in a lot of foods these days. Its relatively new to the western diet as well. Could be a reason for little boys having boobs (did I just type that.... )

Exactly, oh it's always the white bread! No goodness in it whatsoever.

You make a good point about the soy, there's also all the hormones injected into chicken etc.

We eat a lot of chicken in this house and unfortunately I can't afford organic stuff so have to buy it from the butchers where obviously there is a lot of undesirable ingredients in it.

That's why I like to be strict about the added sugar and stuff like bread because I don't want my kids bodies bombarded with crap from every food they eat.

Gummy Panda

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

Apparently "gaining" is becoming a popular fetish. Some people like men with nice round beer guts. There are even a few websites dedicated to "weight gain" as opposed to "weight loss". IMO, it's not good to be too skinny or too fat. The media like to popularise the notion of being very slim and muscular, which puts pressure on young people too.

BEEF UP, BEEFCAKE 2000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0rA2WbBYV4

Forest Master

TheZohan wrote: »

Well I don't go around looking at groups of kids and saying "look at the tits on those". Because that would make me a paedophile, innit.

:rolleyes: Right - so when you see a group of kids, and half the BOYS have titties, you don't even notice? Not very preceptive, are you?

I'd rip his ****ing arms off and beat him to death with them.

If I called your fat kid a "little fattie", and you tried you rip my arm off, I just wouldn't let you, and I'd beat you up instead. Then your fat kid would be crying his syrup-enriched tears as he lays by your side (arse crack probably hanging out, and he'd probably topple over from bad balance when on his hunkers).
So yeah - probably best to let me just say my piece & move on.

**Vai**

Forest Master wrote: »

Seems like he's arrived. And I bet his kids are fatties.

Spoken like a true ex-fattie.

TheZohanS

Forest Master wrote: »

:rolleyes: Right - so when you see a group of kids, and half the BOYS have titties, you don't even notice? Not very preceptive, are you?


If I called your fat kid a "little fattie", and you tried you rip my arm off, I just wouldn't let you, and I'd beat you up instead. Then your fat kid would be crying his syrup-enriched tears as he lays by your side (arse crack probably hanging out, and he'd probably topple over from bad balance when on his hunkers).
So yeah - probably best to let me just say my piece & move on.

Lol.

Forest Master

**Vai** wrote: »

Spoken like a true ex-fattie.

I was a scrawny pale fecker.

PK2008

Forest Master wrote: »

A chunky little sweathog with an ice-cream cone in her hand waddling along.

Ha!! Saw one of these today..... poor bitch.

**Vai**

Forest Master wrote: »

I was a scrawny pale fecker.

Daddy????

Andromeda_111

It saddens me when I hear people saying that healthy eating is a lot more expensive that the processed foods you can get. That's simply not true. You can go to your local fruit and veg shop and get a mountain of food for less than 20 euro. Then buy some meat, rice/noodles/pasta etc and add some home ingredients and hey presto you have a good few days meals for the family!

The reason why people buy processed food and easy-to-cook meals it that they are pushed for time, (possibly a little lazy), and definitely clueless as to how simple and quick it is to make many healthy meals. It's time we stopped dialing in fast food and picked up a cook book for f*ck sake. We'll have caught up and by-passed the Americans before we know it!

amacca

TheZohan wrote: »

I don't have any kids, and if I did have and I caught anyone staring at them and commenting on their "tits" I'd rip his ****ing arms off and beat him to death with them.

I actually thought your post previous to this was just a joke

a c'mon...... the 10 year old boys with big floppy tits and especially the sweathogs waddling along with ice-cream was a pretty entertaining way of putting it ...not to mention accurate.........not really sexual.....we've all seen these usually odious little barrels munching their way through life:D

TheZohanS

amacca wrote: »

I actually thought your post previous to this was just a joke

a c'mon...... the 10 year old boys with big floppy tits and especially the sweathogs waddling along with ice-cream was a pretty entertaining way of putting it ...not to mention accurate.........not really sexual.....we've all seen these usually odious little barrels munching their way through life:D

It's more the parents fault than the kids.

7sr2z3fely84g5

its down to parenting and way we live,its fine to say parents should cook and make dinner,but its often when parents both are at work*not back in the days when was more common for one parent to stay at home and live off the otherhalfs wage*,and both tired after days work it so seems easier to get an takeaway.

Fat Kids like fat grownups have feelings too so we have to be mindful or ignorant if they obese,along with lack of disciple which most parents seem to give their little darlings the latest gadget to keep them quiet,another reason parents mostly *to annoyance of some of us* drive one kid to school instead of letting them walk*well its not safe with mindset in parents that there are pedos around who abduct children*.

PK2008

Has anyone tried calling them names yet?

Worked in my old school, loads of fat kids lost weight after merciless taunting from other kids....


...in saying that they only lost weight after their suicide but still.....

skylight1987

I was a skinny child, i tasted my first chinese at 19 my first fast food burger when i was 14. In my mam and dads house we had 3 meals a day no snacks , it was the 80s there was no money for snacks. So we were all thin . Thats what wrong today all the snacking and fast food

Forest Master

If my kid was fat, and I was watching as he/she waddled around out of breath when trying to run 10m, I'd be so f*cking embarrassed.
Sometimes I see them down the park with their Dad for an (clearly) irregular kick-around, and the kid waddles up to hoof the ball & then has to catch his breath - with big puffy red cheeks, etc. How can you be proud of that sort of lax parenting?! What way is that to set them up for life?

Do you reckon the parents even realise they have tubby kids? Or are they in denial & think it's "puppy fat" or something. You just know there's a parent reading this topic who has a fat kid. Would love to know their excuses for it - likely something pathetic about "how hard it is"...