This is how it worked when I was a child

We had to have some of every component of the meal.  We could have "maximum", "medium" or "minimum"

We sat at the table until we finished everything on our plate.  And we had to watch everyone else get dessert (which was generally only offered if one of the 4 of us refused to finish something)


Now, of course this last part is way draconian.  I would not recommend making kid sit at a plate for more than 10-15 minutes. A better option would have been to let us go hungry if we didn't eat what we were given.  The stuff we hated was stuff that all kids hate (curly kale, white fishy fish in white sauce, overcooked liver, lamb hearts) and it was pretty unreasonable to make us eat something that I wouldn't even eat as an adult!!

Most kids are only as fussy as you let them be.  I remember, as a kid, having fussy friends and every single time, in my experience when I was a child, it was because their parents let them eat what they liked. Of course a kid is going to refuse to eat something it doesn't like if it knows that it will get what it does like later.  Kids are cunning and whiley and manipulative creatures.  (having said that, I know it's not that simple every time)

We had a fussy cousin come and stay at our house for a week, she was about 8  First 2 days she didn't like what she was given.  My mother refused to pander.  She got hungry and day 3 she was pretty much eating most things
 
disclaimer: I am British.  A lot of people are quite strict with their kids.  My mother once served us a wild mushroom and slime soup that she admitted 10 year later she would have refused to eat

Now for some slightly more helpful advice

Eldest
give kid minced beef if he'll eat minced beef. Maybe introduct stirfry strips? Burger patties?
give kid sausage if you can find one that has no fillers.   Otherwise, use minced pork and add spices
maybe eventually chicken mince and lamb.  As it sounds like a texture issue
have you tried sweet veggies like carrots and beetroot
Youngest - trickier
If she won't eat meat then...will she eat dairy? Coconut milk?  Does she live entirely on starches right now?
sweetcorn? rice? sweet potato?
Both
start by getting them to try something first before giving them something that they do like.  Like get the youngest to try some meat before she is allowed (GLUTEN FREE!) pasta if that's all she likes right now.

Someone better qualified that me
http://www.supernanny.co.uk/Advice/-/Food-and-Nutrition/-/0-to-4-years/Coping-with-a-Fussy-Eater.aspx
http://www.supernanny.co.uk/Advice/-/Food-and-Nutrition/-/4-to-13-years/Supernanny-Guide-to-Healthy-Eating.aspx

Unfortunately, women - even on paleo - often have to cut cals quite significantly to lose the weight.  My basal metabolic rate is 1500 cals/day, so to lose weight I have to reduce that by 500cals, either by diet or exercise.  It's too miserable for me so I've just decided to be 10lbs over what I want (5'1", 120lbs, 35-25-37)

You don't look like you're eating too much, and you're not having dairy, which is good. A 2-week stall is pretty normal so I wouldn't worry about it unduly at this stage

DON'T reduce your carbs - it can knacker out your adrenals and leave you hypothyroid which makes it impossible to lose more weight.  I would say get at least 50g carbs a day as a bare minimum.   I eat about 60-70g/day.  VLC might work for you - and by all means try it out - but for a lot of women, VLC really doesn't work and messes up the thyroid hormones (and menstrual cycle).  I would even consider adding a few more starchy veggies to some meals, like parsnips, carrots, rutabaga, butternut squash.  If you always keep your insulin very low, your body can think it's starving and then try as hard as it can to conserve the fat

Coconut milk is very calorific so you could be eating more calories than you want to without realising, simply because it doesn't contain that much volume to fill the stomach.  When I want to lose weight I actually eat a lot of lean protein - its not what's usually advised for paleo weight-loss (as protein is more insulinugenic than fat) but for me, it fills up my stomach and lets me eat less overall calories as a result.  I eat squid rings, prawns etc.  Plus celery, carrots, vegetable juices with chia seeds, loads of veggies.  All make me very full.  A black coffee isn't paleo but also kills the appetite quite effectively. 

Salad greens + avocado + 1 egg + a few almonds + cherry tomatoes + beetroot + asparagus + chicken/salmon

I usually just throw meat/fish at my frying pan, steamer or grill.  Cooking some veg takes 5 minutes or if I'm really lazy I have salad (and I don't really like salad!)

Deboned chicken thighs are easy to grill or fry

Snacks? I don't really.  Cold meat, or dried sausage (like chorizo) or a few mixed nuts or raw carrots (crrrrunnch!) if I do

I hate things that involve puffing (small lungs...) and am totally fine with heavy weights

is it paleo?

Yes.  So is honey.  But only paleolithic man living in paleolithic Canada would have had access to it, and might not have been able to reduce it as much as we do now

In other words - proceed with caution.  It's still sugar

This isn't about what will make you look better for the summer, it's about what will make you feel great for your whole life. Try to focus your attention on how tasty paleo foods are and how good you feel when you've eaten the right foods - I found that really helped me.

+100

You can cook for yourself a little even when a student.  Boil egg for breakfast in the kettle.  For lunch, if you go to the cafeteria, look to base your meal on meat, and get meat and veg.  On the go, pick up some cold meat from the grocery store and add it to a bought salad.

I got the impression it was BF who did it.

Get well soon.

If he had, he would have a lot worse injuries than a broken nose.  One does not mess with Glaswegian women, especially when they do Krav Maga and have sharp teeth 

 

Did lying on the couch cause further damage?

No, but it didn't help as you're supposed to keep your head elevated to keep the swelling down.  The general level of stress probably did more damage

The worst thing is that they had to operate to fix my septum (it was a type 3 fracture) so now I'm on antibiotics  My plan of action (after very strong probiotics, and keffir), is playing with the dog and not bothering to wash my hands much