Parents Are Much Healthier Thanks To Their Kids

Four in five parents confessed to doing a complete lifestyle-180 after the kids came along, according to new research.

The survey of 2,000 parents with kids 0-18 looked at the changes, both minor and major people make to their lives when they have kids. 

Here’s what the survey found.

• Sixty-eight percent confess they worry about what their kids think.  Parents fear they will be labeled as hypocrites if their kids find out what they did in their youth.
• The age-old saying, “do as I say, not as I do” definitely applies for many parents.
• Sixty-five percent of parents said that they would be embarrassed if their kids knew how unhealthy there were back-in-the- day.
• Three in four parents admit that they didn’t care about their health before kids. 

Here are some of the things the parent gave up after kids:

1. Eat junk food: 60 percent
2. Pulling an all-nighter: 52 percent
3. Substituting snacks for meals: 51 percent
4. Forgetting to drink water: 51 percent
5. Skipping meals: 50 percent
6. Eating too much starch: 48 percent
7. Only drinking sugary drinks: 47 percent
8. Not getting enough sleep: 40 percent
9. Drinking too much alcohol: 37 percent

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