My Parents Made Me Fat

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My Parents Made Me Fat

What do I mean when I way our parents made me fat? Well, I look at my own life. I had obese parents. I was obese, and my children were starting to become obese.

I had to realize 100% that the responsibility relied on me. Everything that I did, the food I put on the plate, the food I didn't put on the plate, the exercise we did, the exercise we didn't do, it was all 100% on me.

There comes a time in our life when we need to be responsible for what it is we're doing and understanding that everything that we do affects our kids, affects our children, affects our lives, affects everyone that they come in contact with. And so when we are responsible, then it no longer is my parents made me fat. It's I made me fat. When you can take ownership of the fact that it is your choices, your responsibility, not only can you embrace them, you can change them.

See, if someone else made you fat, there's nothing you can do, but if you made yourself fat, you can change that. If you chose to be fat, I know that may be rough, but if you chose to be fat, you can also choose to be fit and healthy.

Understanding that your value, your self-esteem, everything that comes from, is your responsibility. And when you're able to understand that, your parents no longer made you fat.