Michelle Obama

[GW8345]

Michelle surely works out - you don't get guns like that without effort. But if they did a story on it then you all would pule and whine about that, too.

Someone please - please? - tell me what is so terrible about her promoting healthy eating and good nutrition for children. SHE is not obese, and neither are her children, but take a walk down any WalMart aisle and you will easily see that there are many obese adults with their porky little tots toddling along behind them. So while she can eat a cheeseburger because she will burn it off, plus she most likely only eats one in a sitting, it's not a horrible thing for her to tell big fatties to quit with the face stuffing.

Being neither here nor there, there is not one FLOTUS pet issue that has ever made a hill of beans difference, and I'm pretty sure Michelle Obama's won't either.

Nothing is wrong with promoting healthy eating and good nutrition if you follow your own advice, but don’t tell me not to eat fries then get pictured eating fries, again, its lead by example. Also, if a child is obese, whose concern is it anyway except for the parents and the child’s doctor?

And I like how we are suppose to be all touchy feely with kids today because we don’t want to hurt their fragile ego or damage their self esteem but it’s okay for her and the government to go around and tell kids they are fat.

Remember her little garden, do you really think she did all that herself, do you think those veggies she planted actually grew….NO. She had professional gardeners come in and do that work, and what she served for that publicity stunt wasn’t grown in that garden. Most of the stuff planted in her little victory garden died and mature plants had to be planted in their place. It’s all a shame, an act, smoke and mirrors, just like her supposedly support for military families.

She should get an Oscar for all the acting she does. And when it comes to her parenting skills, she can parent her own kids, I’ll parent mine.

Personally, the only thing I want her promoting is for people to go out and get a job and get off welfare, I’m tired of having to support the lazy.

 

[mudpuddle]

"And I like how we are suppose to be all touchy feely with kids today because we don’t want to hurt their fragile ego or damage their self esteem but it’s okay for her and the government to go around and tell kids they are fat."

You are 100% right on!!!!
As far as her being thin and her children being thin, doesn't mean a whole lot...
my kids growing up ate everything they wanted to (just like normal kids) and they were stick thin. Even grown they are way skinny. That, had nothing to do with me raising them to be healthy. I always ate what I wanted to and my weight was not bad...and we got minimal exercise. (Kids spent most hours on the computer and watched tv.) Oh, and by the way, they turned out to be great adults!

 

[vraiblonde]

Nothing is wrong with promoting healthy eating and good nutrition if you follow your own advice, but don’t tell me not to eat fries then get pictured eating fries, again, its lead by example.

She has not told anyone to not eat fries and I challenge you to find an instance where she did. Parents are so damn lazy these days that they let their kids eat Doritos for dinner in front of the video game. I have no problem with Michelle telling people to get off their fat asses and eat a carrot stick or two instead of a box of oatmeal cream pies.

Again, she does not have a weight problem and she is physically active. She can eat what she wants. If she had tubby videodrone daughters I could see the hypocrisy but both of those girls are healthy and active.

 

[mudpuddle]

She has not told anyone to not eat fries and I challenge you to find an instance where she did. Parents are so damn lazy these days that they let their kids eat Doritos for dinner in front of the video game. I have no problem with Michelle telling people to get off their fat asses and eat a carrot stick or two instead of a box of oatmeal cream pies.

Again, she does not have a weight problem and she is physically active. She can eat what she wants. If she had tubby videodrone daughters I could see the hypocrisy but both of those girls are healthy and active.

I don't want to put you on the spot, but you keep saying Michelle and the girls are physically active...can you give me some examples of what they do? I really don't recall reading anything about them...and to assume that they work out at the gym in the WH is not good enough....maybe they are active when they go to Camp David and such? (on their vacations)

 

[mudpuddle]

I don't want to put you on the spot, but you keep saying Michelle and the girls are physically active...can you give me some examples of what they do? I really don't recall reading anything about them...and to assume that they work out at the gym in the WH is not good enough....maybe they are active when they go to Camp David and such? (on their vacations)

I stand corrected...I just found out that Michelle said on Oprah that she works out on the treadmill and lifts weights. Also, I read that several magazines also reported such news. My bad...why isn't this played out in the real news, (CNN and alike) like all of her other idiotic stuff....hmmm.... I guess to find out the real news about her you have to resort to tv and magazines. Just like celebrities! Oh, she is a celebrity.

 

[vraiblonde]

why isn't this played out in the real news, like all of her other idiotic stuff....hmmm....

It was on Oprah, what do you want?

Anyway, we know they're physically active because we see their cool vacations. They ski, they swim, Sasha plays on a basketball team and we've all heard the famous "they must play two sports, one they choose and one Michelle chooses". God knows Barry golfs enough for two presidents.

There is plenty to criticize about Obama without nitpicking over his wife promoting healthy eating habits in kids. That's absurd.

AND, since we're on the subject, every photo you see of the Obama girls they look healthy and happy. We'll contrast that to Chelsea Clinton, who always had this deer in the headlights look on her face. THAT was a kid to feel sympathy for, not Sasha and Malia.

 

[GW8345]

She has not told anyone to not eat fries and I challenge you to find an instance where she did. Parents are so damn lazy these days that they let their kids eat Doritos for dinner in front of the video game. I have no problem with Michelle telling people to get off their fat asses and eat a carrot stick or two instead of a box of oatmeal cream pies.

Again, she does not have a weight problem and she is physically active. She can eat what she wants. If she had tubby videodrone daughters I could see the hypocrisy but both of those girls are healthy and active.

“We know that we can’t lie around on the couch eating french fries and candy bars and expect our kids to eat carrots and run around the block,”

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Well, if she’s not telling me that I shouldn’t eat fries I don’t know what she’s telling me.

I think you are missing my point, it must be a foreign concept to you, and that point is, lead by example. You don’t lecture your kids to don’t smoke and the 30 seconds later light one up right in front of them.

I don’t give a eff’ing rats rear end if she is as thin as a 2x4 and is the healthiest person on the face of the planet, don’t tell me how to parent my children and don’t tell me not to do something then turn right around and do it yourself.

And if her program is such a good thing why is the obesity rate still going up, 2% this past year alone.

I understand there are hundreds of things to criticize her one, and I’m not going to turn a blind eye on one of them. If I want to eat around sitting in a bean bag chair eating Cheetos in the buff that’s my business. You yourself said she can eat what she wants’ why isn’t that freedom extended to everyone?

Oh, and to let you know, I don’t believe in that collective salvation crap either so don’t tell me it’s to help keep health care costs down, etc, etc, etc. I believe smokers or if you cast a shadow the size of a car, you should pay more for your healthcare.

Let me live my life and I’ll let you live your.

 

[Dakota]

I cannot stand the Obama's at all but I have zero issue with Michelle being a spokesperson for obesity. In the U.S., nearly 37 percent of all adults are obese and a higher percentage are considered over weight. Our children do not have the life expectancy we do in our generation because of this fact. Obesity carries a great number of health issues as is… just last year I had Type II diabetes, my feet hurt all the time, my blood pressure was high and so was my risk for various types of cancer because I resembled a sasquatch. Once my weight became within the normal range, I went off all pills, which means I now take no pills for anything. It is guessed that obesity costs health insurance companies about 147 billion dollars a year and I believe that. Now granted, you may not like the messenger but the message is an important one.

 

[vraiblonde]

You yourself said she can eat what she wants’ why isn’t that freedom extended to everyone?

What are you no longer allowed to eat because of Michelle Obama? I haven't heard of any food bans she has proposed. Fat kids should be eating vegetables instead of fries and chips, but I am unaware that they are banned from eating any crap they want.

If it upsets you so much for her to be suggesting you feed your children nutritional foods, that says more about you than it does about her.

 

[terbear1225]

Why is it so difficult for some to u derstand that there is a middle ground between "never touch another hamburger and fries" and " go ahead and stuff your face with whatever you want in mass quantities."

 

[RoseRed]

What are you no longer allowed to eat because of Michelle Obama? I haven't heard of any food bans she has proposed. Fat kids should be eating vegetables instead of fries and chips, but I am unaware that they are banned from eating any crap they want.

If it upsets you so much for her to be suggesting you feed your children nutritional foods, that says more about you than it does about her.

Instead of carbs the other night, the girl ordered double broccoli, and ate most of it! I, the fattie, was so proud!

 

[vraiblonde]

Instead of carbs the other night, the girl ordered double broccoli, and ate most of it! I, the fattie, was so proud!

That's because she grew up with you making proper meals for her and not letting her eat Twinkies for dinner (except on that very rare special occasion ).

Remember when Christy posted years ago that she let Z have ice cream and cake or some such for breakfast on her birthday, and the ####storm of hell she got from the Mommies of the World?

 

[Dakota]

Why is it so difficult for some to u derstand that there is a middle ground between "never touch another hamburger and fries" and " go ahead and stuff your face with whatever you want in mass quantities."

You bring up a very good point....

A healthy diet never deprives you of food nor should it because that is where most diets fail. You have to have awareness of what you are stuffing in your face… If I eat the cheeseburger and fries, I know that I have to make adjustments in other places during my day with calorie reductions but not eating isn’t an option (unless you are an alternative day faster) and it is okay to go slightly over at times. It is just when 1 day turns into 2, 10, 30, and 365 days that it becomes a problem. That is when you have a day of reckoning like I did Christmas 2011 while tending to a sick relative. I was watching infomercials and realized I had tried so many different types of weight loss gimmicks and used all sorts of weight loss equipment being aired but nothing changed for me over the long term. It was from that point forward that I decided I would take each day at a time and learn as much as I can about nutrition. Nothing changed overnight and it did take some time but it was better than doing nothing. So I have to wonder, would people prefer Jillian Michaels speaking to us about the ills of obesity? Because frankly, I think that is the standard so many are expecting Michelle to be…. Jillian, who has had no children stated she wouldn’t get pregnant because of fat fears, is not somebody I consider to be a good spokesperson for the average person. Obesity is a huge (ha ha pardon my pun) problem in the U.S. and I think it is one of the more useful things for Michelle to do while sucking on the taxpayers tit.

 

[mudpuddle]

What are you no longer allowed to eat because of Michelle Obama? I haven't heard of any food bans she has proposed. Fat kids should be eating vegetables instead of fries and chips, but I am unaware that they are banned from eating any crap they want.

If it upsets you so much for her to be suggesting you feed your children nutritional foods, that says more about you than it does about her.

I could not get my children to eat vegetables when they were growing up. Heck, I was glad with whatever they were eating. (I am not a bad mother) There is no way in hell that you can force a child to eat vegetables when they don't want to! When I was growing up, I had to sit at the dinner table for hours (taking time away from my studies), and I still wouldn't eat them. Some nights, I sat at the table until it was bedtime. Today, being an adult-an older one- I love vegetables! Just because you did not like them as a child does not mean you won't like them as an adult!

 

[Dakota]

I could not get my children to eat vegetables when they were growing up. Heck, I was glad with whatever they were eating. (I am not a bad mother) There is no way in hell that you can force a child to eat vegetables when they don't want to! When I was growing up, I had to sit at the dinner table for hours (taking time away from my studies), and I still wouldn't eat them. Some nights, I sat at the table until it was bedtime. Today, being an adult-an older one- I love vegetables! Just because you did not like them as a child does not mean you won't like them as an adult!

My father did that to me over tomatoes. Every single time we had tomatoes, I had to sit in the corner and stare at it because I refused to eat them. Once, I picked the wallpaper off the wall and got my ass spanked with a belt. It wasn't until I became an adult that I realized that tomatoes are okay but not with bread mixed in them. If it wasn't for salt and ketchup, I would have never survived childhood.

 

[vraiblonde]

Once, I picked the wallpaper off the wall and got my ass spanked with a belt.

I'm sorry but that sent me into a fit of laughter, picturing you sitting there thinking of a way to entertain yourself instead of eating your tomatoes...so you picked the wallpaper off the wall.

tomatoes are okay but not with bread mixed in them

Ack! The dreaded stewed tomatoes! That and creamed peas with pearl onions. Who freaking does that???

Other than those two abominations (and succotash ) I was a veggie eater and my kids were pretty good, too. There were a few they didn't like, so we had other vegetables that they did like. They'd eat stew with veggies and casseroles just fine, too. So if your kids do not eat vegetables across the board, as in NO veggies at all ever period, I will suggest that you either didn't introduce them properly or your vegetable repertoire could use some improvement. I've never heard of a kid who wouldn't eat carrots, either raw or cooked.

 

[Dakota]

I'm sorry but that sent me into a fit of laughter, picturing you sitting there thinking of a way to entertain yourself instead of eating your tomatoes...so you picked the wallpaper off the wall.


Ack! The dreaded stewed tomatoes! That and creamed peas with pearl onions. Who freaking does that???

Other than those two abominations (and succotash ) I was a veggie eater and my kids were pretty good, too. There were a few they didn't like, so we had other vegetables that they did like. They'd eat stew with veggies and casseroles just fine, too. So if your kids do not eat vegetables across the board, as in NO veggies at all ever period, I will suggest that you either didn't introduce them properly or your vegetable repertoire could use some improvement. I've never heard of a kid who wouldn't eat carrots, either raw or cooked.

A.D.D. - I admit it. The stories my dad could tell. My sister left Fritos outside without the lid on it and the ants crawled all in the can. My dad told her to get the can and throw it away, instead she put it on the bar (too lazy to walk it upstairs to the trash can). Well... here I come, open the lid and start eating Fritos. My sister says in a snarky voice "how are the Fritos?" I look down and there are ants all over them and she is giggling. I beat her ass with that can and my father made me sit outside on the concrete stairs for beating up my sister. Well, there was a can of black spray paint sitting there so I painted a brick black. I thought I did a pretty good job but my father didn't appreciate my art work. I got my ass beat for that like eating ants wasn't punishment enough. It is still painted black after all these years.

I could actually tolerate creamed peas with pearl onions & succotash but OMG, I could never get stewed tomatoes past my tongue. My father would mixed stewed tomatoes and mac and cheese. I would have rather died than eat stewed tomatoes in any form. Even thinking about it now makes me cringe. I would cry and cry but my parents just went downstairs so they didn't have to listen to me whining upstairs while I sat in the corner - punished for not eating all my food. I think they often forgot about me because like mudpuddle, I sat up there many times until bedtime. My sister would have to sit in the corner whenever we had carrots or brussel sprouts for dinner because she didn't like either of them. I secretly enjoyed that because it meant *I* was off the hook.

When I got older I would lie and tell them I am having dinner at so-and-so's house whenever they served stewed tomatoes and sit in the woods until I knew dinner was over but I eventually got caught doing that and not only did I have to sit in the corner but I also got the belt.

I've been a member all these years and have never seen anyone post that they had to sit at the table for hours because they didn't eat all their food so to mudpuddle. You know, I have never sat my children in a corner because they didn't eat their dinner. My oldest loves all fruits and veggies but my youngest tends to be a little picker.

 

[RareBreed]

Instead of carbs the other night, the girl ordered double broccoli, and ate most of it! I, the fattie, was so proud!

Both my boys (9 and 12) will order broccoli instead of the customary side order of fries. The waiters/waitresses look at them like they are crazy. One of them even asked, "Poor kid, Mom won't let you have fries?" My kids will let them know that they love broccoli. I'm so happy that McDonald's has tone down the fries and included apples in the Happy Meals. My kids would get so upset if I forgot to exchange the fries for apples. Plus I hate throwing away all those fries because nobody ate them.

My kids have grown up eating vegetables so I've never had to force them into it. It's all they've known. Yes, they eat junk too but they seem to gravitate towards healthier snacks over chips. I also noticed that since switching to Soda Stream soda years ago, they don't drink soda like they used to when I bought it in cans.

 

[RoseRed]

That's because she grew up with you making proper meals for her and not letting her eat Twinkies for dinner (except on that very rare special occasion ).

Remember when Christy posted years ago that she let Z have ice cream and cake or some such for breakfast on her birthday, and the ####storm of hell she got from the Mommies of the World?

I remember that!

As for veggie's, she has her likes and dislikes. If she wants to eat carrots until she turns orange, or broccoli/peas until she green, more power to her! As for asparagus, she will abide the "one bite" rule and

Heck, her favorite teething veggie was corn on the cob.

 

[vraiblonde]

I've been a member all these years and have never seen anyone post that they had to sit at the table for hours because they didn't eat all their food so to mudpuddle.

My dumb mother tried that with me with liver. To her dismay, my will was stronger and I could go longer without eating than she could bear to have me not eat.

My kids have grown up eating vegetables so I've never had to force them into it. It's all they've known.

My grandson eats all sorts of things you wouldn't think a tiny kid would eat because like you said, that's all he's ever known. He's never been averse to new foods and you don't have to lie about what's in a dish to get him to eat it. Kids typically eat what their parents eat, unless it's something heinous like liver or stewed tomatoes, which is a sign of mental disturbance if you ask me.