Have you tried many things to gain weight?
Are those costly, time-consuming, and less effective?
Let’s think differently in your existing setup.
Do you have kids?
If yes, then you may try this option (1,2). It needs to be mentioned here that it may be suitable or recommended for underweight parents only. It would also be a less or no cost-involved happy and healthy approach for gaining weight.
How?
- Here mindful and mindless eating (3,4,5) is imbalanced.
- Mindless eating attitudes are promoted due to the tendency of parents to nibble on kids’ foods and other exposures (5,6).
- You may try to have leftover foods. As a result, the frequency, amount, and diversity of food consumption will be improved dramatically. Thus, the probability of weight gain will be promoted (2).
- There is a change in unhealthy practices such as a decrease in physical activities and increased consumption of unhealthy foods(2),
- There is also a chance of being overweight and obese if you fail to monitor weight gain as well and mindless eating is continued for the long term (2).
In addition to weight gain, you may have the following benefits:
- It may reduce the stress of both parent and kid(s),
- It would increase family bonding,
- It may reduce food waste due to leftover foods generated during the feeding of kids,
- It may lower the food expenditure of the family due to increased consumption of leftover foods.
- No additional cost would be needed for gaining weight,
- No new setup is needed, etc.
Try to learn the basics of weight gain or loss (7,8) and act accordingly. As a result, you will be able to figure out the benefits as well as the consequences of this noble option. Later, you may modify it as needed (9).
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References:
- Family-based programs targeting childhood obesity can be good for parents, too | American Heart Association
- Weight gain among men and women who have a child enter their home – PMC (nih.gov)
- Mindful Eating | The Nutrition Source | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- 8 steps to mindful eating – Harvard Health
- This Is Why You Gain Weight After Having Kids | University of Utah Health
- Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think | Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (nih.gov)
- Hidden causes of weight gain – Harvard Health
- Why people become overweight – Harvard Health
- Losing weight: Mindfulness may help – Harvard Health
If you are interested to learn more, please visit the following links:
Is Weight Management Difficult? Make It Simple. | Learn Nutrition Online (learnutritiononline.com)
On-demand Or Forced Feeding? | Learn Nutrition Online (learnutritiononline.com)