over weight kids...

So.... this summer, just like the past 5 years, I worked at a cub scout camp.  Oh-Da-Ko-Ta in SE Wisconsin if anyone cares....

Anyhoo, I was waterfront staff and I noticed that more often than not the kids were noticably fat/chubby.  Now,  these kids were 8-11 years old and some of these kids could out weigh some of the freshmen i have seen at my high school. 

At first it didn't bother me, yeah, times change whatever.... but then I started helping out in the store we have up there.  Parents would walk in with their son and buy them 2 candy bars, a pixy stick, and an ice cream bar and buy the same or more for themselves.  Now, I don't know about you guys, but when i was a kid my parents wouldn't walk me into a store and buy me handfuls of candy and ice cream or whatever else i pointed at.  I have seen in the news that obiesity is a growing problem and I have never really thought about it as a huge problem, but now having seen really young kids eating this way... yeesh. 

This was in no way to offend anyone who might be over weight... but just something i noticed this summer and was bothering me.  Just figured the forum could use some discussion. 

parents need to know how to say no to their children.

^ very true Static-98

I weigh more than a kid should at 13, but I go to La Fitness with my stepdad, because i play lacrosse and football. Its muscle, not fat. But your right kids these days are getting fatter, parents need to learn to say no.

it probley wouldnt hurt for me to lose a couple lbs. i have a big build as it is. i run cross country (not the fastest but i do it for the workout) and am on the raiders team (adventure tranning) at my high school and have always been a little heavy, not because of the way i eat or not from exersise its just the way i've been since i turned 6, my twin brother on the other hand runs the same amount of miles as me and weights 50lbs less and is 4 inches shorter than me (im 6'0) hes faster than i am, but at short distances where just as fast. i agree that young people eat like crap, i cant belive how many kids drink 1-4 sodas a day, i havent drank a soda since july 31st, and how many chips and candy bars this kids eat. In my JROTC class our Major teaches us the importance of eating healthy and how being an athlete is more important for you to be drinking more water, less soda less caffine, less cabination, less sugar filled junk bars. i'll be the first to admit i like ice cream, and a candy bar every now and then, i'll have either a scoup of ice cream or a cand bar a week.

BTW the atkins diet can kill because of lack of sugar in the blood, but having to many carbs can give you diabetes. cut back on carbs but not to much

can some one PM me and tell me the diffrence between to and too. thx

I've also noticed this.

I'm a tkd instructor for kids. A lot of the kids we get are overweight/chubby, even some of the little ones. I've also noticed how un-coordinated most kids are. My conclusion is that kids just don't do anything. Kids need to go outside and kick a ball or throw a frisbee or play baseball or something other than sit on their butts and waste their life at TV and video games. I just get sick looking at these kids.

But I do understand that a lot of it is the parents' fault. Kids eat what their parents feed them and what the parents themselves eat. Parents develope the eating habbits of their children.

I'd type more but I'm tired, so yeah.

I'm slightly overweight but I've been riding my bike lately, so I've been losing weight.

Homer J wrote: I'm slightly overweight but I've been riding my bike lately , so I've been losing weight.

yay bike riders.

Im Fat. Ive also done various martial arts for about 5 years. Im quick on my feet, Im skilled on how to fight, and I have pretty good indurance built up from sparring.

But im still fat. I dont care. I gain alot of weight from working at McDonalds too.

It makes your insurance go up, why should I care.

Ilovepaintball1 wrote: ImpyKing2 wrote: DBP that picture is disgusting. It makes me want to puke. Yo dude.  I thought you were saving up for the Dm4?(Your Sig)

Are you trying to be funny or are you just retarded?