Healthy Habits for Parents: Strategies for Baking, Snacking, and Impulsive Eating | HSM 676

Half Size Me

Heather A. Robertson

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In episode 676 of The Half Size Me™ Show, Heather talks with Meghan about the common challenges parents face, like being around kids' snacks and treats all day and finding ways to set healthy boundaries with food. They also chat about -- strategies to enjoy baking and special food moments with kids while sticking to personal goals -- teaching kids responsibility by involving them in cleanup and portioning -- using a paper-and-pencil journal to track impulsive eating habits and improve consistency -- and more! Support Half Size Me Show’s mission and help us stay free of third-party ads! As a subscriber to Half Size Me Podcast Premium, you will get: --Access to the entire 650+ episode archive --Access weekly episodes a day EARLY --Access to EXCLUSIVE, subscriber-only episodes including the Coaching Karolina and Coaching Sarah series --Access to subscriber-only audio responses to “Ask Me Anything” questions Become a podcast premium subscriber today and make Heather and the Half Size Me show a part of your weight loss journey! Do you want to get support and connection at a price you can afford? Then check out the Half Size Me Academy here: https://www.halfsizeme.com/hsm-academy/ About Half Size Me The Half Size Me™ Show is a weekly podcast. It will inspire and motivate you no matter where you are in your weight loss journey. Whether you're just getting started losing weight or having worked on your health and wellness for years, this show is for you! The Half Size Me Show is hosted by Heather Robertson, who lost 170 pounds over a period of 5 years and has maintained since 2012. Heather did it by learning new eating habits, getting regular exercise, and changing her mindset. On her popular weekly podcast, The Half Size Me Show, Heather shares her own lessons and struggles with you, and she shows you how to handle the real challenge of any weight loss journey... weight maintenance. Be sure to subscribe to The Half Size Me Show and join Heather every week as she shares information, inspiration, coaching, and conversations with REAL people who've learned weight loss isn't only about losing pounds, it's about finding yourself. Disclaimer: Heather is not a doctor, nurse, or certified health professional. What worked for her or her guests may not work for you. Please talk with your doctor, dietician, or other certified health professionals when seeking advice about your own weight loss or weight maintenance plan. All information included in The Half Size Me™ Podcast and on HalfSizeMe.com is for informational and inspirational purposes only. For additional disclaimer information, please visit HalfSizeMe.com.

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0:00.0	Half-Size Me episode 676 brought to you by the amazing Half-Size Me Academy to join us.
0:08.5	Please go to half-size-me.com forward slash join.
0:17.2	Here's your story.
0:19.0	Let's begin.
0:20.1	The water's fine. Come on, diving. The future's here. It's right before your eyes.
0:25.6	Step by step. You're on your way. Welcome to a brighter day. Don't you know it feels good to be alive?
0:35.6	You could be larger than life, bigger than the world,
0:41.3	living now, hopes and dreams of every boy and every girl.
0:46.3	You could fire higher than the sky, shine brighter than the stars.
0:51.3	You could have all you ever wanted,
0:53.3	short the moon and reach from, you know you could.
0:59.4	Hello, lovely listeners. I am your host, Heather, and as always, I am thrilled to be here with you.
1:05.1	And this week, we're going to have a great coaching call with Megan. And what Megan is struggling with is what so many stay-at-home
1:13.9	moms or homeschool parents struggle with, which is being around your kids all day and their food
1:21.5	and having a hard time putting in boundaries, right, where you want to support them and say baking cookies or doing these things
1:30.0	that seem like a good use of their time, but not having it also mean that you have to abandon
1:35.6	your goals and your plans. And that's exactly what Megan and I are going to be talking about today.
1:40.9	She has three kids and they're home together all day. The kids want to make
1:45.7	cookies. And she even has a kid who needs to eat higher calorie, needs to eat higher fat. So she wants to
1:50.9	promote that. But she's also noticing she is partaking of it. So we in this call talk about a lot of
1:57.1	things that she can start to do with her paper pencil journal, her problematic eating.
2:01.7	She can also start to set up her environment for success, put the kids more in charge of
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