I did see a therapist for awhile and he felt that I used food to help me through all the past trials and tribulations in my life. I was an only child and had wonderful, loving parents who I took care of til the day they died which was 2 months apart in 99.... their deaths crushed me, I felt totally devastated and the thought of going on without my mother in my life was almost unbearable... my comfort, always food....
I have always been afraid that my kids would be fat and try to encourage them to stay active and eat to live instead of living to eat... the older child (now 19) is this way, he is active and eats like a normal person and rarely snacks or anything... the small one (now 4) is just like me... she'd rather snack than eat a meal. I worry about her.
thanks for your replies....

Peg
"It's funny, what the caterpillar thinks is the end of the world, the butterfly knows is only the beginning."