September 30, 2018 I’M WORRIED ABOUT MY SISTER’S BAD EATING HABITS!! Dear Brandon, I love my sister a lot and care about her. Lately, she has been eating TONS of junk food. She eats it at night and hides behind the couch just to devour bags of goldfish! I am very worried and scared that when she’s older, she is going to be overweight and unhealthy! I can already see she’s gained weight! Even my parents are concerned! I am really worried and I need your help! Sincerely, Sister Of A Sneaky Snack Eater Hey Sister Of A Sneaky Snack Eater, It sounds like you really love your sister a lot and that’s amazing. She’s lucky to have you. Now I don’t have siblings, but I do have friends who have dealt with food and eating disorders. Based on that, here’s what I think: don’t get involved in what she eats AT ALL. If she’s already hiding to eat junk food, then she already knows people are watching and judging her weight and what she eats. So, she’s already building up negative thoughts about food, her weight and self-esteem. She needs you to be a safe space. So, don’t make ANY comments about food or weight to her. And if she loses weight, don’t make a big deal about how great she looks – because that will make her feel like she didn’t look great before. There’s a difference between eating junk food and massively binging on junk food in a really unhealthy way and I don’t know what’s happening here. There’s also a very BIG difference between being naturally chubby and being very obese. Your job as her sister is to be there for her and love her NO MATTER WHAT. If there’s a medical reason that what she eats and what she weighs is unhealthy, then leave that up to your parents and her doctor. What she needs from YOU is a supportive sister. Try not to worry. Chances are good it’s just a phase that she’s going through. But if everyone makes a huge deal of it, it could turn into a much bigger problem. So be cool, model healthy eating habits for her, and don’t make a big deal of weight or food—including your own weight and the food you eat. I hope that helps! Have you ever worried about a sibling or friend’s unhealthy habits? What did you do? Tell us in the comments!
Unicorn letta says October 19, 2018 at 5:07 am Nikki I enjoy all of your books yourl are great tell Mackenzie to take Theadore SwagmireIII if she can and to back off for on Brandon I love you and I adore all your dorkiness Thanks Miss Know it all Unicorn LettA
Anonymous says October 19, 2018 at 5:03 am Nikki you are an inspiration miss Know it all every move you do is dorktastic I would love to join Actually I’m not really sure yet you are amazing may you remain dorky tell Mackenzie she needs to back of on Brandon if you truly love Your Dorcktastic BFF Taliana (not my real name)
Lily kittycorn says October 19, 2018 at 4:32 am I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee choc mint well nearly anything biscuts ice cream nearly anythingggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
Lily kittycorn says October 19, 2018 at 4:19 am I am vegan and very healthy hardly even eat junk food never had weight problems or anything.✌
Miss-eat-a-lot says October 18, 2018 at 11:52 pm I feel i over stuff myself whenever i eat.can you give me tips to help myself from over stuff in g myself.
Coco says October 17, 2018 at 8:55 pm The coco nut is a very big nut and if you eat too much, you’ll get very fat!
Crazy Lover says October 16, 2018 at 9:00 am Hey guys, do you ever have a crush that you think he likes you?
sweetiepiecupcake111 says October 15, 2018 at 6:38 pm I never eat candy except for warheads or chocolate (including chocolate mints at olive garden!! yummmmmm!!!!!)
sweetiepiecupcake111 says October 15, 2018 at 6:36 pm my friend has diabetes and my other BFFs and I still treat her nice!!! She is literally the best friend EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish she and I were immortal… so we could live together forever!! c;
Scotch egg says October 15, 2018 at 6:40 am U r the best sis ever. I can understand this from your question itself……..Love Love
Rockinburd says October 14, 2018 at 11:35 pm And that is someone who really cares about their sibling. *Starts slow clap*
DorkDiaries#1 says October 14, 2018 at 7:39 pm My friends always eat to much junk food. But me, no way I don’t even eat candy except KitKat